A medium-universe minute-resolution US options stack with live data, 5 years of history, and no futures requirement ranks Alpaca's Algo Trader Plus tier first at €1,188/year. Tiingo's Starter at €120/year ranks second on price but misses live, options, and resolution requirements — the Data Vendor TCO tool flags it as not meeting the spec. For EU retail, the binding constraint is not the headline subscription fee but the SIP/CTA market-data exchange fees and the BaFin/MiFID II record-keeping burden that no vendor pricing page lists.
TL;DR
- Alpaca Algo Trader Plus (SIP feed): €1,188/year, all spec items met.
- Tiingo Starter: €120/year, fails on live + options + resolution.
- The headline subscription is rarely the largest cost line for EU retail.
- Exchange fees (NYSE, NASDAQ, CBOE) and BaFin record-keeping add €500-2,000/year on top.
- True annual TCO for a single-trader EU operation: €1,500-3,500 once compliance overhead is in.
The scenario
A solo retail-algo trader in Germany running a US equities + options strategy needs:
- Live market data (US session)
- Options chain coverage
- 5 years of minute-bar history
- Medium universe (~500 symbols)
Running this through the Data Vendor TCO engine with needs_live=true, needs_options=true, needs_futures=false produces a ranked list. Alpaca Algo Trader Plus (SIP feed) wins at €1,188/year with all four requirements met. Six vendors tested in total; only Alpaca satisfies the full spec — every other vendor's retail tier fails on options coverage.
| Vendor | Tier (engine pick) | Monthly | Annual | Spec met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaca | Algo Trader Plus (SIP feed) | €99 | €1,188 | All |
| Tiingo | Starter | €10 | €120 | Fails options |
| Financial Modeling Prep | Starter | €14 | €168 | Fails options |
| Polygon.io | Stocks Starter | €29 | €348 | Fails options |
| Alpha Vantage | Premium 75 | €50 | €600 | Fails options |
| Databento | metered (typical retail) | €125 | €1,500 | Fails options |
The engine ranks on annual cost subject to all spec items meeting the minimum. Vendors that fail a spec item (here, every non-Alpaca retail tier lacks options coverage) are returned but flagged as not meeting the spec. Note this is the retail-tier pick per vendor: Polygon and Databento sell options-capable enterprise tiers, but the engine evaluates their retail entry tiers, which do not include options.
What the vendor pricing pages do not list
Vendor pricing assumes you are a US-based retail subscriber. For EU retail, three cost lines stick to every subscription that the comparison engine cannot quote:
Exchange fees (the load-bearing line)
NYSE, NASDAQ, CBOE, and IEX charge non-display exchange fees for redistributed data. The US-side rate card is on each exchange's market-data fees schedule, and the totals add up:
- NYSE Trades feed (consolidated tape A): $50/month non-professional
- NASDAQ Basic (consolidated tape C): $25/month non-professional
- CBOE Options: $30/month non-professional
- OPRA Top-of-Book (for full US options): $1.50/month per device, plus per-feed cap
Most vendors bundle these into their headline tier; some do not. Alpaca Algo Trader Plus includes SIP equities but options OPRA fees are passed through. Polygon Advanced includes both. The line "all-in" deserves a careful read of the vendor's fee schedule, not the marketing summary.
For a non-professional EU retail trader, the additional pass-through usually runs €60-150/month. That doubles the headline subscription for the cheaper tiers.
Professional vs non-professional designation
US exchanges define "professional" by occupation and use of data. An EU retail trader running a personal algo strategy from home may qualify as non-professional under most exchange rules — but the moment the strategy is incorporated as a GmbH or trades through a corporate account, the professional rate applies. Professional rates run 3-10x the non-professional rate. Confirm the designation with each exchange before scaling1.
BaFin record-keeping
BaFin's Wertpapierhandelsgesetz (WpHG) §83 record-keeping requirements apply to anyone providing financial services or operating algorithmic trading2. For solo retail algo, the bar is low — keep order records, decision logs, and the source data feeding the decision for 5 years. The practical cost is storage (negligible) and the time to design a record schema that survives an audit (€1,000-3,000 one-time, then €500/year maintenance).
The honest annual TCO
For the scenario above (solo retail, US equities + options, EU-resident, non-professional designation), the total landed cost dwarfs the headline subscription, the same pattern ESMA documents across EU retail investment products3:
| Cost line | Annual (€) |
|---|---|
| Alpaca Algo Trader Plus | 1,188 |
| OPRA options pass-through (non-pro) | 360-720 |
| Storage (DuckDB on Mac Mini) | 0 |
| Record-keeping infra setup (amortised over 3 years) | 350 |
| Compliance review (annual external check) | 500-1,500 |
| Total annual TCO | 2,398-3,758 |
That is roughly 2-3x the headline subscription. Alpaca is the only retail tier in the engine that meets the options spec at all; the other vendors' retail tiers would need an enterprise upgrade to add options, which moves them well above Alpaca's €1,188 base before any pass-through. For a strategy targeting €30,000+ annual P&L, the TCO is acceptable; for a strategy targeting €5,000, the TCO eats half the expected return.
Free-tier viability
Alpaca's Free (IEX feed) tier is €0/month but covers IEX volume only — roughly 2-3% of US equity trading volume. For latency-insensitive end-of-day strategies on liquid large-caps, IEX feed is usable. For anything intraday or any options strategy, the SIP feed is required.
Tiingo's €10/month tier delivers EOD equities and a respectable news API but no live, no options, and no minute bars. For multi-year backtesting on daily bars, it is the cheapest defensible option on the list. The TCO engine flags it as not meeting the live + options + resolution spec — which is correct, but for a pure EOD research workflow it is the right answer.
What changes for Crypto-only or Futures
A Crypto-only retail stack avoids exchange fees entirely. Binance, Kraken, and Coinbase publish free websocket and REST feeds at retail-acceptable rate limits. The TCO collapses to broker fees + storage, typically under €100/year all-in.
A futures-inclusive stack (CME, ICE, Eurex) adds exchange fees in the same shape as equities options. Eurex non-professional retail data runs €60-120/month with broker bundling4. The TCO climbs by €700-1,500/year.
The Data Vendor TCO tool accepts needs_futures=true and re-ranks the vendor list accordingly. The ranking shifts toward Databento and away from Alpaca, which has weaker futures coverage.
Failure modes
- Quoting the headline subscription as TCO. The OPRA pass-through, exchange fees, and BaFin compliance overhead routinely add 50-150% on top.
- Misclassifying as non-professional after incorporation. A GmbH-held account is professional under most exchange rules. Re-confirm before scaling.
- Skipping the historical-data licence question. Most vendors ship 5-10 years of minute bars in the tier; some charge separately. Read the tier limits before committing.
- Treating crypto as comparable to equities for TCO. Crypto has effectively no market-data fees. The numbers above do not transfer.
FAQ
Is Alpaca actually the cheapest for an EU retail trader?
For the specific spec above (US equities + options, minute resolution, 5-year history), yes — it is the only retail tier in the engine that meets the full spec, because every other vendor's retail tier (Tiingo €120, FMP €168, Polygon €348, Alpha Vantage €600, Databento €1,500) fails on options coverage. Adding options to any of those requires an enterprise upgrade that prices above Alpaca. The margin narrows if the spec includes futures or full SIP depth-of-book, where Alpaca's tier is limited.
Do I need professional data rates as a German retail trader?
Most likely no, while you trade through a personal brokerage account and are not employed in financial services. Once you incorporate or sell access to your data feed, the professional designation applies. Confirm with each exchange's data-policy desk before scaling.
Does Databento make sense at retail size?
For pure research with US equities and options, Databento Plus is overkill at retail. It pays off for tick-level execution simulation, large universe coverage, or any workload that requires ITCH/PITCH-equivalent depth. For €1k/year strategies, Alpaca or Polygon are the right tier.
Related in this series
This is the EU total-cost entry in the broker-and-data-vendor series: what the headline subscription leaves out once exchange fees, OPRA pass-through, and BaFin record-keeping are counted. Read alongside:
- Choosing a Broker API 2026: the series pillar, covering all five retail broker APIs on the production-bite axes.
- Broker APIs Compared 2026: the AI-agent lens: brokers ranked on MCP coverage and order idempotency.
- Alpaca vs Tradier: Options + MCP Coverage: the narrow options-first broker head-to-head.
- Market Data APIs Compared 2026: the six-vendor data-side comparison this TCO sits on top of.
Connects to
- Market Data APIs Compared 2026: head-to-head detail per vendor.
- Broker APIs Compared 2026: paired broker-side analysis.
- BaFin + EU Guide for Retail AI Traders: record-keeping and disclosure overlay.
- Choosing a Broker API 2026: broker selection alongside data.
- Data Vendor TCO: re-rank on your own spec.
- Data Vendor TCO methodology: full input/output specification.
References
Footnotes
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NYSE Market Data (2024). "Non-Display and Real-Time Market Data Fees Schedule." nyse.com ↩
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BaFin (2024). "WpHG record-keeping requirements for algorithmic trading." bafin.de ↩
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ESMA (2024). "Market structure annual statistical report." esma.europa.eu ↩
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Eurex Exchange (2024). "Market Data Fees and Policies." eurex.com ↩
Verified engine output
Show the recompute-verified inputs and outputs
| needs_live | true |
|---|---|
| needs_options | true |
| needs_futures | false |
| scenario › universe | medium |
|---|---|
| scenario › resolution | minute |
| scenario › history | 5-year |
| scenario › needs live | true |
| scenario › needs options | true |
| scenario › needs futures | false |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › id | alpaca |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › name | Alpaca Markets |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › url | https://alpaca.markets |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › short pitch | Broker-bundled market data. Generous free tier via IEX feed; SIP feed requires paid plan. |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › has overage | false |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › last checked | 2026-05-25 |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › name | Free (IEX feed) |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › monthly | 0 |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 1 | IEX feed only (subset of volume) |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 2 | Free with Alpaca brokerage account |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › name | Algo Trader Plus (SIP feed) |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › monthly | 99 |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes options | true |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 3 | second |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 4 | tick |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 1 | Full SIP consolidated tape |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 2 | Options chains included |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › name | Algo Trader Plus (SIP feed) |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › monthly | 99 |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › includes options | true |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › resolutions › row 3 | second |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › resolutions › row 4 | tick |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › notes › row 1 | Full SIP consolidated tape |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › notes › row 2 | Options chains included |
| ranked › row 1 › monthly | 99 |
| ranked › row 1 › one time | 0 |
| ranked › row 1 › annual total | 1188 |
| ranked › row 1 › meets resolution | true |
| ranked › row 1 › meets live | true |
| ranked › row 1 › meets options | true |
| ranked › row 1 › meets futures | true |
| ranked › row 1 › meets all | true |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › id | tiingo |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › name | Tiingo |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › url | https://www.tiingo.com |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › short pitch | Strong fundamentals + EOD pricing at low cost. Limited intraday. Favorite for long-horizon research. |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › has overage | false |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › last checked | 2026-04-20 |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › name | Tiingo Starter |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › monthly | 10 |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 1 | EOD equities |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 2 | News API included |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 3 | Price unconfirmed 2026-05-25 — official pricing page not machine-readable |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › name | Tiingo Power |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › monthly | 50 |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 1 | Intraday bars |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 2 | Crypto data |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 3 | Fundamentals included |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › name | Tiingo Starter |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › monthly | 10 |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › notes › row 1 | EOD equities |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › notes › row 2 | News API included |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › notes › row 3 | Price unconfirmed 2026-05-25 — official pricing page not machine-readable |
| ranked › row 2 › monthly | 10 |
| ranked › row 2 › one time | 0 |
| ranked › row 2 › annual total | 120 |
| ranked › row 2 › meets resolution | false |
| ranked › row 2 › meets live | false |
| ranked › row 2 › meets options | false |
| ranked › row 2 › meets futures | true |
| ranked › row 2 › meets all | false |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › id | fmp |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › name | Financial Modeling Prep |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › url | https://site.financialmodelingprep.com |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › short pitch | Fundamentals-heavy. Earnings, filings, transcripts. Price data is a secondary offer. |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › has overage | false |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › last checked | 2026-04-20 |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › name | Starter |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › monthly | 14 |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 1 | 5 years history |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 2 | 250 API calls/day |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 3 | Price unconfirmed 2026-05-25 — FMP list prices not consistently published |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › name | Premium |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › monthly | 29 |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 1 | Full history |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 2 | 750 calls/day |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › name | Ultimate |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › monthly | 79 |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › resolutions › row 3 | second |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › notes › row 1 | Real-time |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › notes › row 2 | Unlimited calls |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › name | Starter |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › monthly | 14 |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › notes › row 1 | 5 years history |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › notes › row 2 | 250 API calls/day |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › notes › row 3 | Price unconfirmed 2026-05-25 — FMP list prices not consistently published |
| ranked › row 3 › monthly | 14 |
| ranked › row 3 › one time | 0 |
| ranked › row 3 › annual total | 168 |
| ranked › row 3 › meets resolution | false |
| ranked › row 3 › meets live | false |
| ranked › row 3 › meets options | false |
| ranked › row 3 › meets futures | true |
| ranked › row 3 › meets all | false |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › id | polygon |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › name | Polygon.io |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › url | https://polygon.io |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › short pitch | Flat-rate subscription. Real-time + historical for US equities. Popular retail default. |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › has overage | false |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › last checked | 2026-05-25 |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › name | Stocks Starter |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › monthly | 29 |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 1 | 15-min delayed market data |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 2 | 5 calls/min |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › name | Stocks Developer |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › monthly | 79 |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 3 | second |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 1 | 15-min delayed |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 2 | Unlimited API calls |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › name | Stocks Advanced |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › monthly | 199 |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › resolutions › row 3 | second |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › resolutions › row 4 | tick |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › notes › row 1 | Full real-time |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › notes › row 2 | Unlimited API calls |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › name | Stocks Starter |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › monthly | 29 |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › notes › row 1 | 15-min delayed market data |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › notes › row 2 | 5 calls/min |
| ranked › row 4 › monthly | 29 |
| ranked › row 4 › one time | 0 |
| ranked › row 4 › annual total | 348 |
| ranked › row 4 › meets resolution | true |
| ranked › row 4 › meets live | false |
| ranked › row 4 › meets options | false |
| ranked › row 4 › meets futures | true |
| ranked › row 4 › meets all | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › id | alpha-vantage |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › name | Alpha Vantage |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › url | https://www.alphavantage.co |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › short pitch | Budget tier with broad coverage. Rate limits tight. Workable for low-frequency research. |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › has overage | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › last checked | 2026-05-25 |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › name | Premium 75 |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › monthly | 49.99 |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 1 | 75 calls/min, no daily limit |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 2 | Free key capped at 25 calls/day, 5/min |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › name | Premium 1200 |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › monthly | 249.99 |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 3 | second |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 1 | 1,200 calls/min, no daily limit |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 2 | Rate-tiered ladder: $99.99/150, $149.99/300, $199.99/600, $249.99/1200 |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › name | Premium 75 |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › monthly | 49.99 |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › notes › row 1 | 75 calls/min, no daily limit |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › notes › row 2 | Free key capped at 25 calls/day, 5/min |
| ranked › row 5 › monthly | 49.99 |
| ranked › row 5 › one time | 0 |
| ranked › row 5 › annual total | 599.88 |
| ranked › row 5 › meets resolution | true |
| ranked › row 5 › meets live | false |
| ranked › row 5 › meets options | false |
| ranked › row 5 › meets futures | true |
| ranked › row 5 › meets all | false |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › id | databento |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › name | Databento |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › url | https://databento.com |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › short pitch | Per-unit metered pricing. Strong for institutional-quality tick + L2 data. No subscriptions on base offer. |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › has overage | true |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › last checked | 2026-05-25 |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › name | Databento metered (typical retail) |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › monthly | 125 |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes futures | true |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 3 | second |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 4 | tick |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 5 | level2 |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 1 | Usage-metered: historical is pay-as-you-go priced per GB (uncompressed binary), no subscription required; $125 free credits on signup |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 2 | Subscription option: Standard $199/mo (historical core schemas + 1yr L1 / 1mo L2-L3); $125/mo modeled typical retail metered spend |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 3 | Live data + dedicated support on Plus ($1,399/mo, annual); Unlimited $3,500/mo (verified 2026-05-25) |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 4 | Per-GB cost scales aggressively with universe and resolution |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › name | Databento metered (typical retail) |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › monthly | 125 |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › includes futures | true |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › resolutions › row 3 | second |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › resolutions › row 4 | tick |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › resolutions › row 5 | level2 |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › notes › row 1 | Usage-metered: historical is pay-as-you-go priced per GB (uncompressed binary), no subscription required; $125 free credits on signup |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › notes › row 2 | Subscription option: Standard $199/mo (historical core schemas + 1yr L1 / 1mo L2-L3); $125/mo modeled typical retail metered spend |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › notes › row 3 | Live data + dedicated support on Plus ($1,399/mo, annual); Unlimited $3,500/mo (verified 2026-05-25) |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › notes › row 4 | Per-GB cost scales aggressively with universe and resolution |
| ranked › row 6 › monthly | 125 |
| ranked › row 6 › one time | 0 |
| ranked › row 6 › annual total | 1500 |
| ranked › row 6 › meets resolution | true |
| ranked › row 6 › meets live | true |
| ranked › row 6 › meets options | false |
| ranked › row 6 › meets futures | true |
| ranked › row 6 › meets all | false |
Computed live at build time.