MarketParquet vs Kibot
> cheap, very deep historical CSV data (daily back to 1962)
Kibot is a long-running budget vendor with exceptional history depth -- daily bars back to 1962, 1-minute to 1998 -- sold as CSV via download, FTP, or a Windows agent. MarketParquet is newer and narrower but ships Parquet partitioned by trading day, with complete delisted coverage and a single flat price for the whole US universe. Here's how they compare.
Side-by-side
| Kibot | MarketParquet | |
|---|---|---|
| Asset classes | US stocks, ETFs, futures, forex, indexes, OTC | US stocks, ETFs, futures |
| History depth | daily to 1962; 1-minute to 1998; tick to ~2009 | stocks/ETFs from 2000, futures from Dec 2007 |
| Format | CSV via download, FTP, desktop agent, or REST API | Apache Parquet, by-date partitioned |
| Finest resolution | tick + NBBO bid/ask | 1-minute bars (no tick) |
| Survivorship bias | partial -- delisted coverage is liquidity-driven, thin names missing | delisted tickers included |
| Real-time data | no (delayed snapshots on Premium) | no -- end-of-day batch only |
| Full-universe 1-min price | one-time ~$3,000-4,200 (all stocks 1-minute) | one-time $79 (complete archive) |
| Free tier | free daily EOD for all US stocks/ETFs | recent daily sample, unlimited, no card |
| Split / dividend adjusted | yes (unadjusted / split / split+dividend) | yes |
Where Kibot wins
- Exceptional history depth: daily bars to 1962 and 1-minute to 1998 -- deeper than MarketParquet's 2000 start.
- Tick data with NBBO bid/ask; MarketParquet's finest bar is 1-minute.
- Free end-of-day data for all US stocks and ETFs, plus forex and OTC coverage.
- Very cheap per-ticker/small packages and three adjustment variants.
Where MarketParquet wins
- Parquet vs CSV: ~100x faster bulk loads into pandas/polars/duckdb, ~10x smaller on disk.
- Complete delisted coverage for genuinely survivorship-bias-free backtests -- Kibot's delisted set is liquidity-filtered and misses thinner names.
- One flat $79 for the full US stocks/ETFs/futures archive; the all-symbol 1-minute set at Kibot runs into the thousands.
- One file per trading day (all tickers), modern presigned downloads -- no desktop agent or FTP.
Which to pick
Pick Kibot if you need daily history before 2000, tick/NBBO data, forex, or free end-of-day bars, and you're buying only a handful of symbols.
Pick MarketParquet if you want the whole US equity/ETF/futures universe as survivorship-bias-free Parquet for one flat price, and 1-minute-to-daily resolution is enough.
FAQ
Is MarketParquet a good Kibot alternative?
If you want the full US stocks/ETFs/futures universe as Parquet for a flat $79 -- with complete delisted coverage and fast bulk loads -- yes. Kibot is the better pick if you need daily history before 2000, tick/NBBO data, forex, or just a few cheap per-ticker packages.
Does Kibot provide Parquet files?
No -- Kibot delivers CSV via download, FTP, a Windows desktop agent, or (on Premium) a REST API. MarketParquet ships Parquet partitioned by trading day, which loads far faster into pandas, Polars, and DuckDB.
Is Kibot survivorship-bias-free?
Only partially. Kibot includes many delisted tickers, but its delisted coverage is liquidity-driven, so thinly-traded and short-lived symbols are often missing. MarketParquet includes delisted tickers for genuinely survivorship-bias-free backtests.
How far back does Kibot data go?
Kibot's daily data goes back to 1962 and 1-minute bars to 1998 -- deeper than most vendors. MarketParquet starts at 2000 for stocks/ETFs (1-minute to daily) and December 2007 for futures. If you specifically need pre-2000 daily history, Kibot wins on depth.
> Pricing and feature snapshots reflect public information at time of writing and may shift. Always confirm against Kibot's own pricing page before committing.