IEX Cloud, the REST API for US stock and fundamentals data, shut down for good on August 31, 2024. iexcloud.io and iexapis.com no longer resolve. The right iex cloud alternative depends on what you used it for: real-time quotes, or fundamentals data. We ranked 17 stock data APIs that are still standing.
IEX Group itself referred departing customers to Intrinio, its official partner. Independent write-ups more often pointed people toward Alpha Vantage, Tiingo, Databento, Massive, Twelve Data and EODHD. We are one of the providers now competing for that traffic. The separate IEX exchange, and its TOPS and DEEP market-data feeds, were not affected by the shutdown and still operate on their own.
Which stock data API should replace it?
| Rank | Provider | Score | Best for | Cost of real-time US stocks, API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EODHD | 8.6 | Deep low-cost historical US data | $83.33/mo (annual) |
| 2 | Financial Modeling Prep | 7.2 | Cheap, deep US and global history | $22/mo |
| 3 | Market Data | 7.1 | Cheap real-time US stock quotes | $12/mo (annual) |
| 3 | Twelve Data | 7.1 | Broadest global symbol coverage | $66/mo (annual) |
| 5 | Tiingo | 6.8 | Deep EOD history at low cost | $25/mo (annual) |
| 6 | Tradier | 6.7 | Free real-time data via a brokerage | Free |
| 7 | Yahoo Finance | 6.6 | Free real-time quotes, unofficial | Not offered |
| 8 | Massive | 6.3 | Full-SIP real-time and deep history | $159.2/mo (annual) |
| 9 | Alpaca | 6.2 | Free real-time IEX equities | Free |
| 10 | ThetaData | 6.1 | Sub-second real-time via local terminal | Price not published |
| 11 | Databento | 5.4 | Nanosecond tick-level real-time data | $825/mo |
| 12 | Finnhub | 5.3 | Deep historical bulk data | Free |
| 13 | Alpha Vantage | 5.2 | Global symbol history and indicators | $41.58/mo (annual) |
| 14 | Nasdaq Data Link | 4.9 | Cheap Sharadar EOD history | Price not published |
| 15 | Barchart | 4.7 | Sales-assisted real-time by package | Price not published |
| 16 | Intrinio | 4.4 | SEC-sourced fundamentals depth | $150/mo |
| 17 | Marketstack | 4.3 | Cheap international EOD stock data | $43.99/mo (annual) |
| Feature | Market Data | Tiingo | Databento | Massive | EODHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time US stocks | SmartMid (API); IEX quote (Sheets) | IEX; full TOPS needs IEX agreement 1 | Yes, real-time consolidated 2 | Real-time from Advanced ($199/mo) 3 | Real-time on ALL-IN-ONE only ($99.99/mo) 4 |
| Stock price history | 2010 onward; 1-5yr free, unlimited paid | 30+ yrs EOD; 1-min bars since 2017 5 | 16+ yrs L0; 1yr L1 6 | 2yr free; 20+yr (to 2003) Advanced+ 3 | 40+ yrs US; 20+ yrs intl 7 |
| Fundamentals | Earnings only, no financials | Excellent, DOW 30 base; add-on for full 8 | No 2 | Good, ratios add-on $29/mo flat | Excellent, full financials 4 |
| US options | Excellent, real-time OPRA (Trader+) | No | Excellent, OPRA + futures options 9 | Excellent, real-time OPRA (Advanced) 10 | Good, EOD-only add-on 11 |
| Free tier | 100 credits/day, 1yr history, delayed | 1,000 req/day, DOW 30 fundamentals 12 | No; $125 signup credit, 6mo 6 | 5 calls/min, 2yr history, EOD only 3 | 20 calls/day, 1yr history 4 |
| Cheapest paid plan | $12/mo (Starter, annual) | $25/mo (Power, annual) 12 | $199/mo (CME Standard) 6 | $23.20/mo (Stocks Starter, annual) 3 | $16.58/mo (EOD, annual) 4 |
| Cost of real-time stocks + options | $30/mo (annual) 13 | Not offered 5 | Price not published, partial 6 | $318.4/mo (annual) 3 | Not offered 11 |
| Cost of real-time US stocks, API | $12/mo (annual) 13 | $25/mo (annual) 12 | $825/mo 6 | $159.2/mo (annual) 3 | $83.33/mo (annual) 4 |
| Cost of real-time US options, API | $30/mo (annual) 13 | Not offered 5 | Price not published, partial 14 | $159.2/mo (annual) 10 | Not offered 11 |
| Redistribution | Commercial plan + OPRA deal only | Sales-quoted; $100-200/mo fundamentals only 8 | DBEQ free; else $1,750/mo+ (Plus) 6 | Barred below Business; Edge Users only 15 | No priced tier; Custom only 16 |
Sources for this table, checked 2026-09-26
- tiingo.com/documentation/websockets/iex
- databento.com/
- massive.com/pricing
- eodhd.com/pricing
- tiingo.com/products/
- databento.com/pricing
- eodhd.com/lp/historical-eod-api
- tiingo.com/products/fundamental-data-api
- databento.com/options
- massive.com/pricing?product=options
- eodhd.com/lp/us-stock-options-api
- tiingo.com/about/pricing
- marketdata.app/docs/account/plan-limits/index.md
- databento.com/blog/subscriber-status
- massive.com/legal/businesses-terms-of-service
- eodhd.com/commercial-pricing
Tiingo
6.8/10 30+ years of EOD history and 1-minute bars since 2017, but full real-time needs a separate IEX agreement.
- Real-time stock prices ×2
- 6/10
- Historical depth ×1.5
- 9/10
- Breadth ×1
- 7/10
- Price for value ×2
- 8/10
- Developer experience ×1.5
- 4/10
- Reliability and reputation ×1.5
- 7/10
Strengths
- 30+ years of US equity history
- 1-minute bars since 2017
- 1,000 requests/day on the free Starter tier
Weaknesses
- Full TOPS real-time needs a signed IEX Exchange agreement since 2025-02-01
- No official SDK
Tiingo published its own IEX Cloud alternatives guide and offers a comparable free tier plus a flat $25-a-month Power plan, and a third-party app vendor confirmed it as a working drop-in replacement. Our page on Tiingo vs Alpha Vantage compares Tiingo with another common destination.
Databento
5.4/10 Nanosecond real-time and 16+ years of tick data, at a $199/month floor with no free tier.
- Real-time stock prices ×2
- 7/10
- Historical depth ×1.5
- 7/10
- Breadth ×1
- 3/10
- Price for value ×2
- 2/10
- Developer experience ×1.5
- 7/10
- Reliability and reputation ×1.5
- 6/10
Strengths
- Real-time consolidated tick data
- 16+ years of Level 0 history
- $97M Series B, July 2026
Weaknesses
- No free tier, cheapest flat plan is $199/mo
- No Google Sheets or Excel product
Databento wrote its own migration guide and is, notably, an official direct distributor of IEX market data, so a former IEX Cloud user can still get genuinely IEX-sourced quotes through it. Its cheapest flat real-time plan is $199 a month, well above IEX Cloud’s old entry tiers.
Massive
6.3/10 Full-SIP real-time and 20+ years of history, but real-time starts at $199/month.
- Real-time stock prices ×2
- 6/10
- Historical depth ×1.5
- 9/10
- Breadth ×1
- 6/10
- Price for value ×2
- 5/10
- Developer experience ×1.5
- 9/10
- Reliability and reputation ×1.5
- 3/10
Strengths
- Full-SIP real-time equities from $199/mo
- 20+ years of history back to 2003
- 4 official SDKs plus an MCP server
Weaknesses
- Real-time gated to the $199/mo Advanced tier
- Trustpilot 2.3/5 (6 reviews)
Massive, formerly Polygon.io, published its own IEX Cloud retirement guide mapping IEX Cloud’s endpoints to its own. It also covers forex and crypto, plus futures, none of which IEX Cloud ever sold. Real-time stock data starts at $199 a month, personal use only.
EODHD
8.6/10 40+ years of US history and the best reviews here, but real-time needs the $99.99/month top plan.
- Real-time stock prices ×2
- 5/10
- Historical depth ×1.5
- 10/10
- Breadth ×1
- 9/10
- Price for value ×2
- 9/10
- Developer experience ×1.5
- 10/10
- Reliability and reputation ×1.5
- 10/10
Strengths
- 40+ years of US history
- Trustpilot 4.7/5 (146 reviews), the best here
- Free Sheets/Excel add-ins and a 72-tool MCP server
Weaknesses
- Real-time gated to the $99.99/mo ALL-IN-ONE plan
- Free tier limited to 20 calls/day
EODHD ranks first on our own stock API hub and is named in most IEX Cloud migration write-ups as the value play for global end-of-day coverage, from about $19.99 a month, cheaper at entry than IEX Cloud’s old paid tier ever was.
Market Data
7.1/10 SmartMid derived real-time is cheap but not raw NBBO, and coverage stops at US stocks.
- Real-time stock prices ×2
- 6/10
- Historical depth ×1.5
- 6/10
- Breadth ×1
- 4/10
- Price for value ×2
- 9/10
- Developer experience ×1.5
- 7/10
- Reliability and reputation ×1.5
- 9/10
Strengths
- Real-time from $12/mo Starter
- Free tier with 1 year of history included
- 6 official SDK languages
Weaknesses
- Real-time price is a derived SmartMid, not raw NBBO
- No websocket streaming
- No forex, crypto, or international stocks
We never sold IEX Cloud’s fundamentals depth, but our real-time stock price starts at $12 a month billed annually, and our options chains with greeks are something IEX Cloud’s old customers did not have before.
What does IEX data cost since the shutdown?
IEX Cloud’s own legacy pricing was as low as $9/month for years. Buying IEX data directly costs far more: in February 2025, six months after IEX Cloud closed, one commercial customer was quoted $4,000/month for IEX Exchange’s own direct feed.
That customer looked elsewhere rather than pay it. Their own three-way comparison set our price against IEX direct ($500-4,000/mo) and Tiingo’s IEX-derived feed ($250/mo for display-only, no bid/ask). It is a real comparison, and it explains why Tiingo shows up in so many “IEX Cloud alternative” lists.
Which IEX Cloud alternative fits which need?
For a broad, cheap replacement of IEX Cloud’s old stock-and-fundamentals scope, Tiingo. For genuinely IEX-sourced tick data at scale, Databento. For the widest range of asset classes beyond IEX Cloud’s old scope, Massive. For US options and mutual funds on a flat non-professional price, ours, from the $12-a-month Starter plan.
Our own stock market API covers what we sell today, and the best stock API ranking scores all 17 side by side.
What if you need a commercial license for an IEX Cloud replacement?
We refer you to our partner Intrinio. We made that change in February 2025, after IEX ended free redistribution of real-time stock prices for business use, because exchange compliance for business customers was more than our small team could handle.
The volume is steady: from 1 to 25 September 2026 we passed on 22 commercial enquiries. Each one described a product that would show prices, or something built from them, to other people.
Why can prices from an IEX Cloud replacement differ from ours on the same day?
Usually because one source adjusts past prices for later splits and corporate actions and the other does not. Adjusted history changes whenever a new corporate action lands, so a value you fetched last month can come back different today.
That default cost us. In April 2026 an institution valuing donated stock told us our highs and lows disagreed with other quote sites, and it withheld a subscription payment for five weeks while we investigated. A donation is valued at the price that traded that day, so it needed unadjusted candles: two query parameters removed all five discrepancies it reported. The same review found a real bug that dropped the third decimal from some prices, and we fixed it.
When is Market Data the wrong IEX Cloud alternative?
Choose something else if you trade outside the US. We also do not sell forex, crypto, futures or Databento’s raw order-book depth. Commercial redistribution through our partner Intrinio starts at $333 a month, and the ranking of financial data providers adds redistribution pricing across all 19 providers we researched.
Massive’s own pricing page and Databento’s migration guide are the two most detailed accounts of what replacing IEX Cloud actually costs.
If IEX Cloud is one of several providers on your list, our pages on yfinance alternatives and Polygon alternatives use the same rankings.