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RealMarketAPI vs Metals-API

Real Market API vs Metals-API — live gold & silver prices from $0

Metals-API is the specialist, with hundreds of metal symbols, LBMA fixings and long daily history. Real Market API is the better fit when you need live XAUUSD and XAGUSD candles next to forex, crypto and indices — with a free plan and WebSocket from $14.99/mo.

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Why switch

Why developers switch from Metals-API

  • A free plan for gold and silver

    Metals-API's pricing page lists no free plan; its cheapest plan, Bronze, is $39.99/mo for 5,000 calls. Real Market API's Free plan includes gold (XAUUSD) and silver (XAGUSD) with 5,000 requests a month and no credit card.

  • 1-minute candles instead of 10-minute updates

    Metals-API's Bronze plan updates every 10 minutes. Real Market API serves M1 candles on every plan, including Free.

  • WebSocket from $14.99/mo, not $219.99

    Metals-API includes WebSocket streaming from its Platinum plan ($219.99/mo). Real Market API includes it from Plus ($14.99/mo).

  • Gold next to forex, crypto and indices

    Real Market API puts XAUUSD and XAGUSD in the same API as 12 forex pairs, 9 cryptocurrencies, 11 indices, oil and 22 US stocks, so a dashboard needs one key.

Comparison

RealMarketAPI vs Metals-API: feature comparison

FeatureRealMarketAPIMetals-API
Free planYes, 5,000 requests/monthNo free plan listed on the pricing page
Entry paid plan$4.99/mo (Starter)$39.99/mo (Bronze, 5,000 calls)
Update speed (entry plan)M1 candles10-minute updates (Bronze)
WebSocket streamingFrom Plus, $14.99/moFrom Platinum, $219.99/mo
Metals coverageGold, silver, platinum, copper539 metal symbols incl. LBMA fixings and COMEX futures
Other marketsForex, crypto, indices, oil, US stocks185 currencies
HistoryH1 candles, up to 10 years (Business)Daily gold and silver since 1999

Pricing note

Metals-API figures are from metals-api.com/pricing and its homepage as read on 31 October 2026 (monthly billing). Check their site for current terms.

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

Migration

Migration checklist from Metals-API

  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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