MarketParquet vs Tiingo
> EOD prices + news + IEX intraday for retail quants
Tiingo is a long-standing favorite among retail quants for clean EOD data, news, and fundamentals. MarketParquet narrows the focus to OHLCV and ships it as Parquet rather than JSON. Both target similar audiences; they're complementary as often as competitive.
[ Side-by-side ]
| Tiingo | MarketParquet | |
|---|---|---|
| Asset classes | stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, crypto, forex (IEX intraday for some) | US stocks, ETFs, futures |
| History depth (EOD) | back to inception for most US stocks | back to 2000 |
| Intraday data | 1-minute via IEX (US equities, IEX coverage only) | 1-min/5-min/30-min/1-hour from full consolidated tape |
| Format | JSON via REST | Parquet, by-date partitioned |
| News + fundamentals | yes -- a key Tiingo differentiator | no -- OHLCV only |
| Free tier | 1000 requests/day, EOD only | full EOD history, 30-day intraday, 5 files/day |
| Pricing (paid entry) | around $30/mo Power | $36/mo Pro (annual) |
[ Where Tiingo wins ]
- News API with sentiment and tagging -- great for event-driven research.
- Fundamentals data (financial statements, ratios).
- Crypto and forex coverage.
- Mature API, long track record.
[ Where MarketParquet wins ]
- Intraday history covers the full consolidated US tape, not just IEX.
- Parquet format eliminates JSON parsing + flatten step.
- Single bulk download per day instead of paginated requests.
- Futures coverage (130+ contracts), which Tiingo doesn't have.
[ Which to pick ]
Pick Tiingo if you need news, fundamentals, or non-equity coverage; or your intraday research is fine on IEX-only data.
Pick MarketParquet if you need full-tape intraday history, are loading data in bulk for backtesting, or want futures alongside equities/ETFs.
> Pricing and feature snapshots reflect public information at time of writing and may shift. Always confirm against Tiingo's own pricing page before committing.