Marketstack review
Exchange rate APIsStock market data API: end-of-day prices for more than 30,000 tickers and 15+ years of history; the free plan has 100 requests per month. An APILayer product.
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- Update frequencyFree: end-of-day only; Basic: IEX intraday data for the US; Professional and above: real-time updates (intraday intervals below 15 minutes).
- HistoryEnd-of-day history: 1 year on the free plan, 10 years on Basic and 15+ years on Professional and above.
- Free tierYes: 100 requests per month, 1 year of end-of-day history, splits and dividends, HTTPS; non-commercial use only.
The 'from' price of $9.99 per month corresponds to the Basic plan (10,000 requests), the cheapest paid plan; the free plan is not counted. Annual billing is somewhat cheaper (prices per month, billed yearly): $8.99 for Basic. Professional costs $49.99 ($43.99 with annual billing) and Business $149.99 ($127.99 with annual billing); Enterprise is tailored.
Marketstack is an API of stock market data. Its product page advertises more than 30,000 stock tickers and 15+ years of end-of-day historical data, plus intraday data from IEX for US tickers. It is an APILayer product; Idera announced the acquisition of APILayer in January 2021.
There are five tiers. Free offers 100 requests per month with one year of history, end-of-day data and splits and dividends, for non-commercial use. Basic (10,000 requests, 10 years of history) adds IEX intraday data for the US; Professional (100,000 requests, 15+ years) adds real-time updates, defined as intraday intervals below 15 minutes; Business (500,000 requests) adds company ratings, statements, details, concepts and facts; Enterprise is tailored. It suits developers and apps that need stock quotes through an API.
Features
- Coverage
- More than 30,000 stock tickers (figure from the product page).
- History
- End-of-day history: 1 year on the free plan, 10 years on Basic and 15+ years on Professional and above.
- Update frequency
- Free: end-of-day only; Basic: IEX intraday data for the US; Professional and above: real-time updates (intraday intervals below 15 minutes).
- Free tier
- Yes: 100 requests per month, 1 year of end-of-day history, splits and dividends, HTTPS; non-commercial use only.
Marketstack
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