VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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Tiingo vs USAspending comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Tiingo adds News, Dividends, and Splits coverage that USAspending skips.

USAspending includes Data Visualizations, Videos, and Other categories that Tiingo omits.

In depth comparison

Tiingo

tiingo.com

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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USAspending

usaspending.gov

Official U.S. federal spending open‑data portal mandated by the DATA Act and operated by Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service. The public REST API powers the site (GET/POST endpoints, JSON responses). Data refreshes daily after a nightly pipeline; underlying source systems update on different cadences (e.g., monthly for Files A/B/C via the DATA Act Broker; next‑day for FPDS contracts; FABS within 2 weeks; FSRS subawards by month‑end; GTAS monthly). Bulk downloads and archives are available for awards back to FY2008.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Advanced Search & profiles across awards, recipients, agencies, federal accounts; filters include date, place of performance, NAICS/PSC, Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA), DEFC for COVID/infrastructure.
Spending Explorer and Agency/Federal Account profiles for top‑down views of obligations/outlays and drill‑downs by budget hierarchy.
Public REST API that powers the website (GET & POST endpoints; JSON responses); tutorial and contracts for commonly used endpoints.
Bulk data: Award Data Archive (pre‑generated, by agency/fiscal year), Custom Award Data, Custom Account Data, and full Database Download.
Award coverage: contracts, contract IDVs, grants, direct payments, loans, insurance, other financial assistance; prime awards and subawards (FSRS).

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Where they differ

Tiingo

Distinct strengths include:

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.

USAspending

Distinct strengths include:

Data Visualizations Videos Other

Advanced Search & profiles across awards, recipients, agencies, federal accounts; filters include date, place of performance, NAICS/PSC, Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA), DEFC for COVID/infrastructure.
Spending Explorer and Agency/Federal Account profiles for top‑down views of obligations/outlays and drill‑downs by budget hierarchy.
Public REST API that powers the website (GET & POST endpoints; JSON responses); tutorial and contracts for commonly used endpoints.
Bulk data: Award Data Archive (pre‑generated, by agency/fiscal year), Custom Award Data, Custom Account Data, and full Database Download.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Tiingo	USAspending
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs Unique: News, Dividends, Splits	Shared: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs Unique: Data Visualizations, Videos, Other
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Cryptos, Currencies	Other
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, API	Web, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription	Free
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	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.	Unique Advanced Search & profiles across awards, recipients, agencies, federal accounts; filters include date, place of performance, NAICS/PSC, Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA), DEFC for COVID/infrastructure. Spending Explorer and Agency/Federal Account profiles for top‑down views of obligations/outlays and drill‑downs by budget hierarchy. Public REST API that powers the website (GET & POST endpoints; JSON responses); tutorial and contracts for commonly used endpoints. Bulk data: Award Data Archive (pre‑generated, by agency/fiscal year), Custom Award Data, Custom Account Data, and full Database Download. Award coverage: contracts, contract IDVs, grants, direct payments, loans, insurance, other financial assistance; prime awards and subawards (FSRS). Entity identifiers: UEI (replaced DUNS on Apr 4, 2022) used for recipients as the governmentwide identifier (via SAM.gov).
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 Tiingo and USAspending both support?

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

Do Tiingo and USAspending require subscriptions?

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

How can you access Tiingo and USAspending?

Both Tiingo and USAspending 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?

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 USAspending stands out for Advanced Search & profiles across awards, recipients, agencies, federal accounts; filters include date, place of performance, NAICS/PSC, Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA), DEFC for COVID/infrastructure., Spending Explorer and Agency/Federal Account profiles for top‑down views of obligations/outlays and drill‑downs by budget hierarchy., and Public REST API that powers the website (GET & POST endpoints; JSON responses); tutorial and contracts for commonly used endpoints..

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