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Financial Modeling Prep VS Finnhub

Head-to-head market data API comparison.
UPDATED 2026-05-24 · 7 axes scored

Quick Decision

▶ PICK FINANCIAL MODELING PREP IF DATA-API
  • Fundamentals research
  • Budget-conscious devs
  • Multi-asset portfolio apps
  • DCF / valuation tools
  • 13F institutional tracking
▶ PICK FINNHUB IF DATA-API
  • Indie developers
  • Screener apps
  • Sentiment / news analytics
  • Global equities

Side-by-Side Matrix

METRIC FINANCIAL MODELING PREP FINNHUB
API Quality 4/5 4/5
Doc Quality 4/5 4/5
Data Latency minute second
SDK Languages 2 languages 5 languages
Free Tier Yes Yes
Affiliate Program No No
Asset Coverage Breadth 9 classes 5 classes
Asset Coverage
US Equities · Global Equities · ETFs · Mutual Funds · Global Indices · Forex · Crypto · Commodities · Macroeconomic
US Equities · Global Equities · Forex · Crypto · ETFs
Historical Depth 5 years (free/Starter) to 30+ years (Premium+); 1-min intraday on Ultimate 30+ years (daily); 1 year intraday on free
Starting Price $0/mo $0/mo
Rate Limits Free: 250/day; Starter: 300/min; Premium: 750/min; Ultimate: 3,000/min Free: 60/min; paid: 300/min

Asset Class Coverage

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

ASSET CLASS FINANCIAL MODELING PREP FINNHUB
Commodities ✓ Covered
Crypto ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
ETFs ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
Forex ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
Global Equities ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
Global Indices ✓ Covered
Macroeconomic ✓ Covered
Mutual Funds ✓ Covered
US Equities ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
TOTAL CLASSES 9 5
Only Financial Modeling Prep
Mutual Funds · Global Indices · Commodities · Macroeconomic
Shared · 5
US Equities · Global Equities · ETFs · Forex · Crypto

Pricing Tier Map

Full tier ladder side-by-side · names and prices as published by each provider · 4 vs 2 tiers.

FINANCIAL MODELING PREP · 4 TIERS FREE TIER
01
Free $0/mo
250 calls/day, EOD only, 5-year history
02
Starter $22/mo
300 calls/min, US coverage, 5-year history, annual fundamentals
03
Premium $59/mo
750 calls/min, UK+Canada added, 30-year history, intraday, technicals
04
Ultimate $149/mo
3,000 calls/min, global coverage, 1-min intraday, 13F, transcripts, 150GB
▲ Free Tier · 250 calls/day, EOD only, 5-year history, 150+ endpoints
FINNHUB · 2 TIERS FREE TIER
01
Free $0/mo
60 calls/min, real-time US + global quotes
02
All-In-One $50/mo
300 calls/min, premium datasets, financials
▲ Free Tier · Free: 60 API calls/min, real-time quotes, WebSocket trades

Technical Stack Fit

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

DIMENSION FINANCIAL MODELING PREP FINNHUB
API Types REST · SDK REST · WebSocket
SDK Languages Python (community) · JavaScript (community) Python · JavaScript · Go · Ruby · PHP
Data Formats JSON JSON
Rate Limits Free: 250/day; Starter: 300/min; Premium: 750/min; Ultimate: 3,000/min Free: 60/min; paid: 300/min
Latency Class minute second

Fit Profile

FINANCIAL MODELING PREP · PROFILE DATA-API

Best For

  • Fundamentals research
  • Budget-conscious devs
  • Multi-asset portfolio apps
  • DCF / valuation tools
  • 13F institutional tracking

Not Ideal For

  • Real-time HFT
  • Tick-level order book
  • Sub-second latency requirements

Full Financial Modeling Prep Review
FINNHUB · PROFILE DATA-API

Best For

  • Indie developers
  • Screener apps
  • Sentiment / news analytics
  • Global equities

Not Ideal For

  • Tick data / HFT
  • Deep intraday history free tier
  • Futures

Full Finnhub Review

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