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Tiingo vs Unusual Whales comparison

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

Tiingo

tiingo.com

PricingFree, Subscription

PlatformsWeb, API

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Unusual Whales

unusualwhales.com

PricingFree, Subscription

PlatformsWeb, Mobile, API

Editor's pickHands-on review

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Comparison highlights

Tool score: the chart below shows community vote sentiment over the last 8 weeks. Use it as a signal, not a verdict.
Overlap: both cover Data APIs, News, and APIs & SDKs.
Coverage tilt: Tiingo has 2 categories you won't get in Unusual Whales; Unusual Whales has 9 unique categories.
Platforms: Tiingo runs on Web, API; Unusual Whales runs on Web, Mobile, API.

Category leaders

Screeners: Unusual Whales is tagged for this workflow; Tiingo has no category votes yet.
News: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.

Vote sentiment comparison

Cumulative positive vote share. Loading fresh totals...

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Side-by-side metrics

Attribute	Tiingo	Unusual Whales
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Cryptos, Currencies	Options, Stocks, ETFs, Cryptos
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, API	Web, Mobile, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription	Free, Subscription
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Highlighted

Coverage overlap

Shared categories

Categories where both tools offer overlapping coverage.

Data APIs News APIs & SDKs

Tiingo strengths

Categories covered by Tiingo but not Unusual Whales.

Dividends Splits

Unusual Whales strengths

Categories covered by Unusual Whales but not Tiingo.

Options & Derivatives Money Flow Screeners Options P&L Alerts Calendar Dark Pool & Off-Exchange US Government Trades Insider Data

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Tiingo and Unusual Whales both support?

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

Do Tiingo and Unusual Whales require subscriptions?

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

Which tool has mobile access?

Unusual Whales ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Tiingo focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Tiingo differentiates itself with 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., whereas Unusual Whales stands out for Options flow tool: tracks options trades (docs: “every options trade placed across the entire US stock exchange”) and displays trade details across options exchanges; includes filters, configurable columns, sorting, and saved trades., Multi-leg tagging in the flow feed; multileg icon can open a pop-up that preloads the Options Profit Calculator with a P/L profile for the trade., and Mobile apps (iOS/Android) provide abridged access to Alerts, Flow (incl. Events feed for trading halts/unhalts + IPOs), Stocks (volume deviation alerts), News, and Dark Pools..

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Curation & Accuracy

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