Alpha Vantage VS Intrinio

Head-to-head market data API comparison.
UPDATED 2026-05-27 · 7 axes scored

WINNER · INTRINIO · 4/7 AXES

Quick Decision

▶ PICK ALPHA VANTAGE IF DATA-API

Beginners
Homework / hobby projects
Technical indicator data
Fundamentals screening

▶ PICK INTRINIO IF DATA-API

Funded startups
Fintech apps needing SIP data
Multi-language SDK requirements
Institutional buyers

Side-by-Side Matrix

METRIC	ALPHA VANTAGE	INTRINIO
API Quality	3/5	4/5
Doc Quality	3/5	4/5
Data Latency	minute	tick
SDK Languages	5 languages	6 languages
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Affiliate Program	No	No
Asset Coverage Breadth	5 classes	7 classes
Asset Coverage	█████░░░ US Equities · Global Equities · Forex · Crypto · Commodities	███████░ US Equities · US Options · Global Indices · Mutual Funds · ETFs · Fundamentals · News
Historical Depth	20+ years (daily); intraday 1-2 months on free	Varies by product: EOD Stock Prices 50+ yrs, Fundamentals 15+ yrs, Estimates 20+ yrs, News up to 10 yrs
Starting Price	$0/mo	$0
Rate Limits	Free: 25/day; paid plans from 75/min up to 1200/min	Per-product (institutional SLA — contact sales)

Asset Class Coverage

Where the two providers overlap and where each has unique coverage.

ASSET CLASS	ALPHA VANTAGE	INTRINIO
Commodities	✓ Covered	—
Crypto	✓ Covered	—
ETFs	—	✓ Covered
Forex	✓ Covered	—
Fundamentals	—	✓ Covered
Global Equities	✓ Covered	—
Global Indices	—	✓ Covered
Mutual Funds	—	✓ Covered
News	—	✓ Covered
US Equities	✓ Covered	✓ Covered
US Options	—	✓ Covered
TOTAL CLASSES	5	7

Only Alpha Vantage

Global Equities · Forex · Crypto · Commodities

Only Intrinio

US Options · Global Indices · Mutual Funds · ETFs · Fundamentals · News

Shared · 1

US Equities

Pricing Tier Map

Full tier ladder side-by-side · names and prices as published by each provider · 6 vs 6 tiers.

ALPHA VANTAGE · 6 TIERS FREE TIER

01

Free $0/mo

25 req/day, no real-time

02

75 req/min $49.99/mo

75 requests/min, no daily limits

03

150 req/min $99.99/mo

150 requests/min, no daily limits

04

300 req/min $149.99/mo

300 requests/min, no daily limits

05

600 req/min $199.99/mo

600 requests/min, no daily limits

06

1200 req/min $249.99/mo

1200 requests/min, no daily limits

▲ Free Tier · Free: 25 API requests/day, no real-time

INTRINIO · 6 TIERS FREE TIER

01

Free Trial $0

Time-limited trial on most products

02

EOD Stock Prices $3,100/year

50+ years of dividend & split-adjusted OHLC, 100% US exchanges

03

EquitiesEdge $1,250/mo

Real-time + historical equities bundle

04

OptionsEdge $1,250/mo

Options chains + Greeks

05

US Fundamentals $9,600/year

Standardized fundamentals data

06

Nasdaq Basic $9,000/year

Nasdaq Basic real-time

▲ Free Tier · Free trials available on most products; no permanent free tier

Technical Stack Fit

SDK languages and data formats determine integration cost for your existing codebase.

DIMENSION	ALPHA VANTAGE	INTRINIO
API Types	REST	REST · WebSocket · SDK
SDK Languages	Python · JavaScript · Java · PHP · C#	Python · Ruby · JavaScript · Java · C# · PHP
Data Formats	JSON · CSV	JSON · CSV · Parquet
Rate Limits	Free: 25/day; paid plans from 75/min up to 1200/min	Per-product (institutional SLA — contact sales)
Latency Class	minute	tick