Trading Data APIs Under $50/Month
Mid-range trading data providers with plans under $50/month. · 12 providers in range.
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Polygon.io (now Massive)
FREE Real-time and historical stock, options, forex, and crypto data — rebranded to Massive in 2026
Stocks Basic: $0/moStocks Starter: $29/moStocks Developer: $79/mo
▲ Free tier (Stocks Basic): 5 API calls/min, EOD data only, no real-time
Alpha Vantage
FREE Free stock API with technical indicators and fundamentals
Free: $0/mo75 req/min: $49.99/mo150 req/min: $99.99/mo
▲ Free: 25 API requests/day, no real-time
EODHD (EOD Historical Data)
FREE Deep historical OHLCV and fundamentals for 70+ global exchanges
Free: $0/moEOD All World: $19.99/moAll World Extended (EOD+Intraday): $29.99/mo
▲ Free plan: 20 API calls/day, limited endpoints, personal use
Finazon
FREE Modular market data marketplace — pay only for the feeds you need
Pay-as-you-go: From $5/moPro Bundle: $79/mo
▲ Free sandbox with limited records per endpoint
MetaAPI
FREE Cloud API for connecting to MT4/MT5 broker accounts programmatically
Free: $0/moGrowth: $15/moScale: $49/mo
▲ Free: 2 accounts, limited API calls, community support
Tradier
FREE Brokerage API with real-time market data, options chains, and commission-free trading
Lite: $0/moPro: $10/moPro Plus: $35/mo
▲ Free sandbox: full API access on paper trading account
Marketstack
FREE Simple REST API for global stock market data with a free tier for hobbyists
Free: $0/moBasic: $9.99/moProfessional: $49.99/mo
▲ 100 requests/mo, EOD only, 1-year history
Financial Modeling Prep
FREE Multi-asset financial data API with generous free tier and 30 years history on premium plans
Free: $0/moStarter: $22/moPremium: $59/mo
▲ 250 calls/day, EOD only, 5-year history, 150+ endpoints
Tiingo
FREE Affordable end-of-day and real-time data for US equities, crypto, forex with strong news API and 50+ year history
Free: $0/moPower: $10/moCommercial: Custom
▲ Free starter — 50 req/hour, 1,000 req/day, 500 unique symbols/month, EOD data
Interactive Brokers
FREE Multi-asset global broker with deepest API stack and lowest tiered commissions for active traders
IBKR Tiered: $0.0035/shareIBKR Fixed: $0.005/shareIBKR Lite: $0/trade
▲ Live data subscriptions sold separately; demo (paper) account is free
tastytrade
FREE Options-focused broker with capped per-leg commissions and futures/crypto access — no account minimum
Stocks & ETFs: $0/tradeEquity Options: $1/contract openFutures: $1.25/contract
▲ $0 stock/ETF commissions; paper trading via tastytrade platform
The5ers
Veteran prop firm (since 2016) with instant funding, scaling programs, and futures + CFD tracks
Bootcamp $2.5K: $39Hyper Growth $5K: $95Pro Growth $10K: $155