// API Comparison

Everything your trading agent needs. One API key.

Live prices, sentiment-scored intelligence, trading signals, bias detection, and portfolio analysis from a single API key. Free ticker resolution. Pay only for intelligence.

Polaris
Alpha Vantage
Finnhub
CoinGecko
// Feature Comparison

Feature by feature.

Side-by-side comparison across 21 capabilities. Green means full support, amber means partial or limited, gray means not available.

Live prices15s paid, 60s free
POL
AV
FH
CG
OHLCV candles
POL
AV
FH
CG
20 technical indicators
POL
AV
FH
CG
Signal summary
POL
AV
FH
CG
Sentiment analysis-1.0 to +1.0 per entity
POL
AV
FH
CG
Bias analysis
POL
AV
FH
CG
News intelligence18 verticals
POL
AV
FH
CG
Screener
POL
AV
FH
CG
NLP screenerNatural language queries
POL
AV
FH
CG
Backtesting
POL
AV
FH
CG
Correlation matrix
POL
AV
FH
CG
Portfolio feedWeighted by holdings
POL
AV
FH
CG
DeFi TVLVia DeFi Llama
POL
AV
FH
CG
Economic data
POL
AV
FH
CG
Forex
POL
AV
FH
CG
Commodities
POL
AV
FH
CG
Earnings
POL
AV
FH
CG
IPO calendar
POL
AV
FH
CG
MCP server14 tools
POL
AV
FH
CG
Price alerts
POL
AV
FH
CG
7 SDKsPython, TS, LangChain, Vercel AI, CrewAI, MCP, OpenClaw
POL
AV
FH
CG
// Pricing Comparison

More features. Lower price.

Polaris includes sentiment, signals, bias analysis, and 7 SDKs at every tier. Competitors charge extra or don't offer them at all.

Free tier
Polaris1K credits/mo
Alpha Vantage25 calls/day
Finnhub60/min
CoinGecko10K calls/mo
Entry
Polaris$24/mo
Alpha Vantage$50/mo
Finnhub~$50/mo
CoinGecko$129/mo
Top tier
Polaris$399/mo
Alpha Vantage$250/mo
Finnhub$3,000/mo
CoinGecko$999/mo
Overage
Polaris$0.008/credit
Alpha VantageHard cutoff
FinnhubHard cutoff
CoinGeckoHard cutoff
Pay-as-you-go
Polaris$0.01/credit
Alpha VantageNo
FinnhubNo
CoinGeckoNo
The math

Alpha Vantage ($50) + Finnhub ($50) + CoinGecko ($129) = $229/mo for partial coverage.
Polaris gives you everything for $24/mo with sentiment, signals, and bias analysis included.

90%
Less cost
// What They Don't Have

Capabilities no competitor offers.

These features are unique to Polaris. You cannot get them from Alpha Vantage, Finnhub, CoinGecko, or any combination of the three.

NLP Screener

Polaris Only

Query the market in plain English. "Show me tech stocks with rising sentiment and negative bias shift" — no ticker lists, no manual filters.

Backtesting

Polaris Only

Test sentiment-based trading strategies against historical data. See how signals would have performed before risking capital.

Composite Signals

Polaris Only

Four-component weighted trading signals combining sentiment, momentum, volume, and technical indicators into a single actionable score.

Portfolio Feed

Polaris Only

Pass your holdings, get ranked intelligence weighted by position size. Your portfolio drives the priority, not a generic news feed.

Bias Analysis

Polaris Only

Quantified bias scores on every brief — direction, framing notes, loaded language detection, and what each source omitted.

News Impact Scoring

Polaris Only

Every brief carries a confidence score derived from source agreement, recency, and corroboration depth. Filter noise before it reaches your models.

// Migration Guide

Switch in 5 minutes.

Drop-in replacement. Same data, plus intelligence. Our Python and TypeScript SDKs handle authentication, pagination, and rate limiting for you.

BeforeMultiple APIs
Python
# 3 libraries, 3 API keys, 3 rate limits
import requests

# Alpha Vantage — stock price
av = requests.get(
  "https://www.alphavantage.co/query",
  params={
    "function": "GLOBAL_QUOTE",
    "symbol": "NVDA",
    "apikey": AV_KEY
  }
)
price = av.json()["Global Quote"]["05. price"]

# Finnhub — basic sentiment
fh = requests.get(
  "https://finnhub.io/api/v1/news-sentiment",
  params={"symbol": "NVDA"},
  headers={"X-Finnhub-Token": FH_KEY}
)
sentiment = fh.json()["sentiment"]

# CoinGecko — crypto price (separate API)
cg = requests.get(
  "https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price",
  params={
    "ids": "bitcoin",
    "vs_currencies": "usd",
    "x_cg_demo_api_key": CG_KEY
  }
)
btc = cg.json()["bitcoin"]["usd"]

# No bias analysis. No signals. No confidence.
# No portfolio feed. 3 bills to manage.
AfterPolaris — one SDK, one key
Python
from polaris_news import Polaris

polaris = Polaris(api_key="pk_...")

# Stock price + sentiment + signals in one call
nvda = polaris.trading.signals("NVDA")
print(nvda.price)          # $142.50
print(nvda.sentiment)      # 0.72
print(nvda.signal)         # "bullish"
print(nvda.bias_score)     # 0.15 (low bias)
print(nvda.confidence)     # 0.89

# Crypto — same SDK, same key
btc = polaris.trading.prices("BTC")
print(btc.price)           # $67,432.10

# Portfolio-aware intelligence
feed = polaris.trading.portfolio_feed(
  holdings=["NVDA:40", "AAPL:30", "BTC:30"]
)
for brief in feed.briefs:
    print(brief.headline, brief.impact_score)

# One API. One bill. Full intelligence.
TypeScriptSame simplicity in every language
TypeScript
import { Polaris } from "polaris-news-api";

const polaris = new Polaris({ apiKey: "pk_..." });

// Stock signals with full intelligence
const nvda = await polaris.trading.signals("NVDA");
console.log(nvda.price, nvda.sentiment, nvda.signal);

// Search with natural language
const results = await polaris.search("NVDA earnings impact");

// Real-time stream filtered by your tickers
const stream = polaris.trading.stream(["NVDA", "AAPL", "BTC"]);
for await (const event of stream) {
  console.log(event.ticker, event.sentiment, event.headline);
}
// SDK Ecosystem

7 SDKs. Every major framework.

Alpha Vantage has a Python library. Finnhub has Python + JS. Polaris ships first-class integrations for every framework your agents use.

Python SDK
polaris-news
44 methods
TypeScript SDK
polaris-news-api
43 methods
LangChain
langchain-polaris
19 tools
Vercel AI
@polaris-news/ai
22 tools
CrewAI
crewai-polaris
Multi-agent
MCP Server
polaris-news-mcp
14 tools
OpenClaw
openclaw-skill
19 commands
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