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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Tool Comparison

QuantConnect vs Tiingo comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

QuantConnect adds Quant, Backtesting, Paper Trading, Auto-Trading & Bots, and Options & Derivatives coverage that Tiingo skips.

Tiingo includes Data APIs, News, Dividends, and Splits categories that QuantConnect omits.

In depth comparison

QuantConnect

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QuantConnect runs on the open-source LEAN engine, giving quants and systematic traders a unified workflow from research to backtesting to live deployment. You can run everything locally or in the cloud. Historical data down to tick and second resolution is available on paid tiers, and live-trading notifications scale by plan (from a handful per hour to thousands). Some broker and data feeds-like Trading Technologies futures or premium vendors-are only unlocked at higher tiers.

Platforms

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Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

Seamless environment that connects research, backtests, and live trading on institutional-grade co-located servers.
Powered by the open-source LEAN engine (Python 3.11 and C#), with the flexibility to run locally or in the cloud.
Multi-asset coverage across equities, ETFs, options, futures, FX, and crypto, with a long list of broker and data integrations including Interactive Brokers, Schwab, TradeStation, Tastytrade, Alpaca, OANDA, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, and Bloomberg EMSX.
Robust options support with Greeks, implied volatility, and helpers for building multi-leg strategies such as iron condors.
Generates detailed backtest reports you can download as PDFs and raw results exportable as CSV or JSON.

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Tiingo

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Flat-rate market data platform with simple, transparent plans. Tiingo provides end-of-day and real-time APIs for equities, mutual funds, ETFs, forex, and crypto, alongside corporate actions, fundamentals, and news. Plans range from a free Starter tier to affordable paid subscriptions, with usage limits and data history varying by plan. Enterprise or commercial use is supported via higher tiers.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage.
Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history.
Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events.
IEX real-time equity feed with tick-level data via REST and WebSocket.
Forex API with real-time and historical data for 140+ currency pairs.

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Where they differ

QuantConnect

Distinct strengths include:

Quant Backtesting Paper Trading Auto-Trading & Bots Options & Derivatives

Seamless environment that connects research, backtests, and live trading on institutional-grade co-located servers.
Powered by the open-source LEAN engine (Python 3.11 and C#), with the flexibility to run locally or in the cloud.
Multi-asset coverage across equities, ETFs, options, futures, FX, and crypto, with a long list of broker and data integrations including Interactive Brokers, Schwab, TradeStation, Tastytrade, Alpaca, OANDA, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, and Bloomberg EMSX.
Robust options support with Greeks, implied volatility, and helpers for building multi-leg strategies such as iron condors.

Tiingo

Distinct strengths include:

Data APIs News Dividends Splits

End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage.
Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history.
Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events.
IEX real-time equity feed with tick-level data via REST and WebSocket.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	QuantConnect	Tiingo
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: APIs & SDKs Unique: Quant, Backtesting, Paper Trading, Auto-Trading & Bots, Options & Derivatives	Shared: APIs & SDKs Unique: Data APIs, News, Dividends, Splits
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Options, Futures, Currencies, Cryptos	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Cryptos, Currencies
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, Desktop, API	Web, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Seamless environment that connects research, backtests, and live trading on institutional-grade co-located servers. Powered by the open-source LEAN engine (Python 3.11 and C#), with the flexibility to run locally or in the cloud. Multi-asset coverage across equities, ETFs, options, futures, FX, and crypto, with a long list of broker and data integrations including Interactive Brokers, Schwab, TradeStation, Tastytrade, Alpaca, OANDA, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, and Bloomberg EMSX. Robust options support with Greeks, implied volatility, and helpers for building multi-leg strategies such as iron condors. Generates detailed backtest reports you can download as PDFs and raw results exportable as CSV or JSON. Cloud API and Lean CLI for managing projects, running backtests, deploying live strategies, and pulling reports programmatically.	Unique End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage. Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history. Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events. IEX real-time equity feed with tick-level data via REST and WebSocket. Forex API with real-time and historical data for 140+ currency pairs. Crypto API aggregating data from multiple exchanges, with REST and WebSocket endpoints.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do QuantConnect and Tiingo both support?

Both platforms cover APIs & SDKs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do QuantConnect and Tiingo require subscriptions?

Both QuantConnect and Tiingo keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access QuantConnect and Tiingo?

Both QuantConnect and Tiingo prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

QuantConnect differentiates itself with Seamless environment that connects research, backtests, and live trading on institutional-grade co-located servers., Powered by the open-source LEAN engine (Python 3.11 and C#), with the flexibility to run locally or in the cloud., and Multi-asset coverage across equities, ETFs, options, futures, FX, and crypto, with a long list of broker and data integrations including Interactive Brokers, Schwab, TradeStation, Tastytrade, Alpaca, OANDA, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, and Bloomberg EMSX., whereas Tiingo stands out for End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage., Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history., and Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events..

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