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Tiingo VS Tradier

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

Quick Decision

▶ PICK TIINGO IF DATA-API
  • Indie devs
  • News-driven systems
  • Long-history backtesting (50+ yr)
  • Multi-asset (equity + crypto + forex)
  • Python users (mature SDK)
▶ PICK TRADIER IF DATA-API
  • US options traders
  • Retail algo traders
  • Commission-free trading bots
  • Options analytics apps

Side-by-Side Matrix

METRIC TIINGO TRADIER
API Quality 4/5 4/5
Doc Quality 4/5 4/5
Data Latency tick second
SDK Languages 2 languages 3 languages
Free Tier Yes Yes
Affiliate Program No Yes
Asset Coverage Breadth 7 classes 5 classes
Asset Coverage
US Equities · ETFs · Mutual Funds · Crypto · Forex · News · Chinese Equities
US Equities · US Options · ETFs · Futures · Micro Futures
Historical Depth 50+ years (US equities, mutual funds) 10+ years (daily OHLCV); 1-min intraday on paid
Starting Price $0/mo $0/mo
Rate Limits Free: 50 req/hour, 1,000 req/day, 500 unique symbols/month; Power: unlimited unique symbols Generous; no published hard limits on Developer plan

Asset Class Coverage

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

ASSET CLASS TIINGO TRADIER
Chinese Equities ✓ Covered
Crypto ✓ Covered
ETFs ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
Forex ✓ Covered
Futures ✓ Covered
Micro Futures ✓ Covered
Mutual Funds ✓ Covered
News ✓ Covered
US Equities ✓ Covered ✓ Covered
US Options ✓ Covered
TOTAL CLASSES 7 5
Only Tiingo
Mutual Funds · Crypto · Forex · News · Chinese Equities
Only Tradier
US Options · Futures · Micro Futures
Shared · 2
US Equities · ETFs

Pricing Tier Map

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

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
TRADIER · 3 TIERS FREE TIER
01
Lite $0/mo
$0.35/trade stocks & options; $0.75/contract micro futures; no desktop app
02
Pro $10/mo
Commission-free stocks & equity/ETF options; $0.35 index options; $0.35/contract micro futures; full platform access
03
Pro Plus $35/mo
Commission-free stocks & equity/ETF options; $0.10 index options; $0.25/contract micro futures; full platform access
▲ Free Tier · Free sandbox: full API access on paper trading account

Technical Stack Fit

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

DIMENSION TIINGO TRADIER
API Types REST · WebSocket · SDK REST · WebSocket
SDK Languages Python · JavaScript Python · JavaScript · Ruby
Data Formats JSON · CSV JSON · XML
Rate Limits Free: 50 req/hour, 1,000 req/day, 500 unique symbols/month; Power: unlimited unique symbols Generous; no published hard limits on Developer plan
Latency Class tick second

Fit Profile

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
TRADIER · PROFILE DATA-API

Best For

  • US options traders
  • Retail algo traders
  • Commission-free trading bots
  • Options analytics apps

Not Ideal For

  • International markets
  • Crypto
  • Non-US exchanges

Full Tradier Review

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