Alpevox vs. Finnhub

Finnhub offers a genuinely generous free tier (real-time US quotes, news, basic fundamentals) and scales toward institutional/enterprise use at the top end. Pricing above the free tier isn't fully published — deeper financials and higher limits are quoted per-account.

FeatureAlpevoxFinnhub
Fundamentals pricing$29/mo (Pro), $39/mo (Pro+) · 14-day free trial, no card requiredFree: ~60 req/min, basic fundamentals · Paid tiers for deeper financials are quoted on request, not listed with fixed prices
Rate limits100–150 req/min · 300K–400K req/month included~60 req/min on the free tier; paid limits vary by plan
Fundamentals depthFull income statement, balance sheet & cash flow — one schema, no separate paywallBasic fundamentals free; full financials-as-reported behind paid/enterprise tiers
Point-in-time lineageEvery value linked to its SEC filing date + accession numberNot documented on the public pricing page
Ratios & DuPontLiquidity, solvency, profitability ratios + full DuPont ROE — pre-calculatedBasic ratios available; full DuPont breakdown not documented
Growth (YoY/CAGR)YoY growth + CAGR for any metric, up to 15 yearsNot provided as a dedicated endpoint
Valuation ratiosP/E, P/B, P/S, EV/EBITDA — live price + latest fundamentals combinedSome valuation metrics available on paid tiers
Data sourceSEC EDGAR XBRL filings, synced nightlyMixed sources, not exclusively SEC filings

Finnhub figures verified against finnhub.io/pricing as of 2026-09-16. Pricing and features change — check the source directly before relying on these figures.

Finnhub does not publish exact pricing for its paid financials tiers — figures above reflect its free tier (verified) and general plan structure; contact Finnhub directly for current paid pricing.

Where Finnhub is genuinely strong

  • –Free tier is genuinely useful — real-time US quotes plus basic fundamentals, not just delayed/sample data
  • –Broad estimates and alternative-data coverage beyond core fundamentals
  • –Scales to institutional/enterprise redistribution licensing

Why teams building backtests pick Alpevox

You want fixed, published pricing for full fundamentals instead of a "contact us" tier above the free plan

You need point-in-time filing lineage for backtesting, with every value traceable to an SEC accession number

You want ratios, DuPont, growth, and valuation pre-computed in one consistent schema

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