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RealMarketAPI vs Finnhub

Real Market API vs Finnhub — published latency SLA, MCP & Telegram included

Finnhub's free tier is capped at 60 API calls/minute. Real Market API publishes a sub-150ms latency SLA, ships a native MCP Server for LLM agents, and sends Telegram price alerts on every plan — no extra integration required.

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Why switch

Why developers switch from Finnhub

  • Published sub-150ms latency — Finnhub has none

    Finnhub documents rate limits but publishes no latency SLA. Real Market API commits to sub-150ms average response times on every plan — documented in the terms, not just marketing copy.

  • 33-tool MCP Server for LLM agents

    Finnhub has no Model Context Protocol support. Real Market API ships a native MCP server with 33 quota-free tools — `get_price`, `get_candles`, `get_volatility`, `get_rsi` — so AI agents call market data like any other tool.

  • Gold, Silver, Platinum, Copper, Oil — all included

    Finnhub's commodity and metals coverage is minimal; Gold and Silver pricing is absent from most plans. Real Market API includes XAUUSD, XAGUSD, XPTUSD, XCUUSD, WTI Oil, Brent, and Natural Gas on every paid tier.

  • Telegram Bot on every plan — including free

    Finnhub offers no Telegram integration. Real Market API's Telegram Bot delivers price checks, M1/M5/H1 candle alerts, and volatility notifications to any Telegram chat — activated with one command, no webhook setup.

Comparison

RealMarketAPI vs Finnhub: feature comparison

FeatureRealMarketAPIFinnhub
Free planLive data, 5,000 req/moLive data, 60 req/min (≈86k/day)
Forex pairs14 pairs (EURUSD, GBPUSD…)Major forex pairs — included
Metals (Gold, Silver)XAUUSD, XAGUSD & moreVery limited — not a focus
CryptoBTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL…Good crypto coverage
US Stocks30 selected symbolsBroad US + international
Oil & CommoditiesWTI, Brent, Nat. Gas, PlatinumVery limited
Global IndicesS&P500, NASDAQ, DAX, FTSE…Select indices
REST APIIncludedIncluded
WebSocket streamingIncluded(Plus plan, $14.99/mo)Included(free + paid)
MCP ServerIncluded(Pro plan, $34.99/mo)Not available
Telegram BotIncludedon every planNot available
OHLC candle historyUp to 10 years (H1)Up to 5 years (Premium)
Latency SLA<150ms documentedNot published
Entry paid plan$4.99/mo$50/mo (Basic)

Pricing note

Finnhub Basic is $50/mo. Real Market API starts at $4.99/mo with 20,000 req/mo and includes Metals and Commodities that Finnhub doesn't cover on any plan.

Competitor details are based on publicly available information and may change. Check each provider's site for current terms.

Migration

Migration checklist from Finnhub

  1. 01Map your current symbol list to the RealMarketAPI instrument set.
  2. 02Validate endpoint parity in the playground before switching production traffic.
  3. 03Define retry and timeout budgets for both REST and WebSocket flows.
  4. 04Run a one-day dual-read verification before cutting over alert workflows.

Channels

Every way to consume RealMarketAPI

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