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IEX Cloud (Discontinued) VS Tiingo

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

WINNER · TIINGO · 4/7 AXES

Quick Decision

▶ PICK IEX CLOUD (DISCONTINUED) IF DATA-API
  • Historical reference only
▶ 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 IEX CLOUD (DISCONTINUED) TIINGO
API Quality 3/5 4/5
Doc Quality 3/5 4/5
Data Latency second tick
SDK Languages 5 languages 2 languages
Free Tier No Yes
Affiliate Program No No
Asset Coverage Breadth 5 classes 7 classes
Asset Coverage
US Equities · US Options · Crypto · Forex · Commodities
US Equities · ETFs · Mutual Funds · Crypto · Forex · News · Chinese Equities
Historical Depth Service discontinued 50+ years (US equities, mutual funds)
Starting Price N/A $0/mo
Rate Limits Service discontinued 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 IEX CLOUD (DISCONTINUED) TIINGO
Chinese Equities ✓ Covered
Commodities ✓ Covered
Crypto ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
ETFs ✓ Covered
Forex ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
Mutual Funds ✓ Covered
News ✓ Covered
US Equities ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
US Options ✓ Covered
TOTAL CLASSES 5 7
Only IEX Cloud (Discontinued)
US Options · Commodities
Only Tiingo
ETFs · Mutual Funds · News · Chinese Equities
Shared · 3
US Equities · Crypto · Forex

Pricing Tier Map

Full tier ladder side-by-side · names and prices as published by each provider · 1 vs 3 tiers.

IEX CLOUD (DISCONTINUED) · 1 TIERS
01
Discontinued N/A
IEX Cloud shut down on August 31, 2024
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 IEX CLOUD (DISCONTINUED) TIINGO
API Types REST · WebSocket · SDK REST · WebSocket · SDK
SDK Languages Python · JavaScript · Java · Go · Ruby Python · JavaScript
Data Formats JSON JSON · CSV
Rate Limits Service discontinued Free: 50 req/hour, 1,000 req/day, 500 unique symbols/month; Power: unlimited unique symbols
Latency Class second tick

Fit Profile

IEX CLOUD (DISCONTINUED) · PROFILE DATA-API

Best For

  • Historical reference only

Not Ideal For

  • Any new project — service is shut down

Full IEX Cloud (Discontinued) 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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