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Finnhub VS Tiingo

Head-to-head market data API comparison.
UPDATED 2026-05-23 · 7 axes scored

Quick Decision

▶ PICK FINNHUB IF DATA-API
  • Indie developers
  • Screener apps
  • Sentiment / news analytics
  • Global equities
▶ PICK TIINGO IF DATA-API
  • Indie devs
  • News-driven systems
  • Long-history backtesting (50+ yr)
  • Multi-asset (equity + crypto + forex)
  • Python users (mature SDK)

Side-by-Side Matrix

METRIC FINNHUB TIINGO
API Quality 4/5 4/5
Doc Quality 4/5 4/5
Data Latency second tick
SDK Languages 5 languages 2 languages
Free Tier Yes Yes
Affiliate Program No No
Asset Coverage Breadth 5 classes 7 classes
Asset Coverage
US Equities · Global Equities · Forex · Crypto · ETFs
US Equities · ETFs · Mutual Funds · Crypto · Forex · News · Chinese Equities
Historical Depth 30+ years (daily); 1 year intraday on free 50+ years (US equities, mutual funds)
Starting Price $0/mo $0/mo
Rate Limits Free: 60/min; paid: 300/min Free: 50 req/hour, 1,000 req/day, 500 unique symbols/month; Power: unlimited unique symbols

Asset Class Coverage

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

ASSET CLASS FINNHUB TIINGO
Chinese Equities ✓ Covered
Crypto ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
ETFs ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
Forex ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
Global Equities ✓ Covered
Mutual Funds ✓ Covered
News ✓ Covered
US Equities ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
TOTAL CLASSES 5 7
Only Finnhub
Global Equities
Only Tiingo
Mutual Funds · News · Chinese Equities
Shared · 4
US Equities · Forex · Crypto · ETFs

Pricing Tier Map

Full tier ladder side-by-side · names and prices as published by each provider · 2 vs 3 tiers.

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
TIINGO · 3 TIERS FREE TIER
01
Free $0/mo
50 req/hour, 1,000 req/day, 500 unique symbols/month
02
Power $10/mo
Unlimited unique symbol API calls, unlimited saved screens, 15 custom indicators
03
Commercial Custom
Commercial license + commercial-use rights
▲ Free Tier · Free starter — 50 req/hour, 1,000 req/day, 500 unique symbols/month, EOD data

Technical Stack Fit

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

DIMENSION FINNHUB TIINGO
API Types REST · WebSocket REST · WebSocket · SDK
SDK Languages Python · JavaScript · Go · Ruby · PHP Python · JavaScript
Data Formats JSON JSON · CSV
Rate Limits Free: 60/min; paid: 300/min Free: 50 req/hour, 1,000 req/day, 500 unique symbols/month; Power: unlimited unique symbols
Latency Class second tick

Fit Profile

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
TIINGO · PROFILE DATA-API

Best For

  • Indie devs
  • News-driven systems
  • Long-history backtesting (50+ yr)
  • Multi-asset (equity + crypto + forex)
  • Python users (mature SDK)

Not Ideal For

  • Tick-level options HFT
  • L2 order book
  • Sub-millisecond latency

Full Tiingo Review

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