Tidore vs TwelveData
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TwelveData covers 8 asset classes (stocks, ETFs, forex, crypto, indices, mutual funds, commodities, futures) with WebSocket + REST starting at $79/month Grow. Tidore covers 10 verticals including macro, prediction markets, sports, fixed income, and reference that TwelveData doesn't ship, with free tier available and paid plans by request at tidore.co/pricing. TwelveData wins on stocks depth; Tidore wins on cross-asset breadth, MCP-native tools for AI agents, and bundled access spanning more verticals.
At a glance
| Feature | Tidore | TwelveData |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing entry | Free tier + paid plans — request access at tidore.co/pricing | Free $0 (800 req/day) · Grow $79/mo · Pro $229/mo · Ultra $599/mo |
| Asset-class scope | 10 verticals — commodities, crypto, FX, macro, equities, fixed-income, derivatives, sports, prediction-markets, reference | 8 — stocks, ETFs, forex, crypto, indices, mutual funds, commodities, futures (no macro, no sports, no prediction-markets, no fixed-income institutional, no MCP) |
| Stocks coverage | On roadmap; sourcing under evaluation | Industry-leading at the developer-API tier — 100,000+ symbols across NYSE, Nasdaq, LSE, TSE, etc |
| Crypto coverage | Top-200 coins × 17-19 CEX with per-exchange ticker breakdown on Basic | Crypto major pairs across ~5-10 venues; depth-limited vs CoinGecko / CMC |
| WebSocket streaming | Included on paid tiers — TID-23 envelope contract (request access at tidore.co/pricing) | Grow $79/mo and above; included |
| MCP / agent-callable | 8 intent-shaped tools per vertical (in development for the live release) | None documented |
| Macro indicators | Macro is a separate vertical (in development, design-locked 2026-05-11) — primary sources BLS / BEA / Fed / ECB / BoJ / RBI / FRED | Not a separate product; some macro indicators surface via index endpoints but no dedicated macro coverage |
| Free tier | Free $0 — 10K calls/month, single-vertical evaluation | Free $0 — 800 requests/day (~24K/mo), all asset classes with WebSocket |
| Per-vertical pricing scaling | One API key spanning 10 verticals — bundled access covers more than TwelveData's 8 asset classes (request access at tidore.co/pricing) | Single global tier across all 8 asset classes — pay for full coverage or downgrade |
| Methodology transparency | Published per vertical; `data_quality` enum on every response | API documentation covers endpoint shapes; aggregation methodology not separately published |
Same query, different access model
Same query (real-time gold spot), different access shapes. TwelveData is a REST API with API key; Tidore is a single HTTP call with Bearer auth and MCP support.
# Tidore — Bearer auth, vertical-scoped
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TIDORE_API_KEY" \
"https://api.tidore.co/v1/commodities/gold/spot"# TwelveData — API key as query param
curl "https://api.twelvedata.com/price?symbol=XAU/USD&apikey=$TWELVE_API_KEY"How does TwelveData's pricing compare?
TwelveData's pricing model is single-global-tier: pick one of Grow ($79) / Pro ($229) / Ultra ($599) and you get all 8 asset classes at that tier. Tidore's pricing model is bundled across verticals — one API key spanning 10 asset classes, including macro, sports, and prediction markets that TwelveData doesn't ship. If you need everything TwelveData ships plus those additional verticals, Tidore covers more ground than TwelveData Ultra ($599/mo) can. Request access at tidore.co/pricing.
How does TwelveData's coverage compare?
TwelveData's moat is stocks — 100,000+ symbols across major exchanges with depth that's hard to match at the developer-API tier. That's the right answer if your primary need is global equities programmatically and Bloomberg / Refinitiv pricing is out of scope. Tidore's coverage is structured differently: 10 verticals with deliberate depth per vertical rather than 8 asset classes at uniform shallow depth. Crypto: Tidore is deeper (top-200 × 17-19 CEX with per-exchange ticker breakdown). Macro / fixed-income / sports / prediction-markets / reference: only Tidore ships these. Stocks: TwelveData wins today; Tidore's equities vertical is on roadmap.
How do MCP and agent-callable workflows compare?
TwelveData ships a REST + WebSocket API with API-key auth — clean DX, well-documented, but no MCP server. An agent calling TwelveData has to either construct REST URLs by hand or wrap the API in a custom MCP tool. Tidore's MCP server (in development for the live release) ships 8 intent-shaped tools per vertical (e.g. `tidore.crypto.spot`, `tidore.macro.indicator`, `tidore.fx.cross`) so a Claude / Cursor / Cline agent picks the right tool from intent. If you're building agent-driven trading bots or financial-research assistants, MCP-native is the difference between "agent can use it" and "agent needs me to write a wrapper first."
When is TwelveData the right choice?
- Your primary use case is global equities — TwelveData ships 100k+ stock symbols with depth that Tidore's equities vertical (on roadmap) will not match at initial release.
- You need fundamentals data on stocks (earnings, ratios, statements) — TwelveData bundles fundamentals into stock endpoints; Tidore's equities vertical hasn't scoped fundamentals depth yet.
- You want a single-tier-for-everything pricing model — TwelveData's Grow $79 covers all 8 asset classes; if your scope is stable across asset classes, that's a simpler entry point than Tidore's bundled-access model.
When is Tidore the right choice?
- You need verticals TwelveData doesn't ship — macro indicators, sports betting odds, prediction-market probabilities, fixed-income institutional, reference (Damodaran-style ERP / country risk premia).
- You're building AI-agent workflows — MCP-native intent tools beat wrapping a REST API by hand.
- You need crypto depth — Tidore covers top-200 × 17-19 CEX with per-exchange ticker breakdown; TwelveData's crypto coverage is thinner than CoinGecko / CMC / Tidore.
Frequently asked questions
Is TwelveData good for crypto?
Adequate but thinner than crypto-specialist APIs. TwelveData covers major crypto pairs across ~5-10 venues — fine for index-level coverage but limited for per-exchange ticker depth or long-tail coin coverage. CoinGecko Pro is the breadth answer (~18,000 coins); Tidore is the depth answer for top-200 (per-exchange tickers + tunable VWAP + intent-shaped MCP).
How does TwelveData compare to Polygon (Massive)?
Both target the developer-API stocks tier. TwelveData's pricing is simpler (single global tier covers 8 asset classes); Massive's pricing is per-asset-class (stocks-only plan, options-only plan, all-stocks plan at $799/mo). For multi-asset developer use, TwelveData is more economical; for stocks depth specifically, both are competitive.
Can I use TwelveData for macro economic data?
Not at coverage parity with macro specialists. TwelveData includes some economic indices via their indices endpoint, but they don't ship dedicated macro endpoints, calendar coverage, or primary-source attribution to BLS / BEA / Fed. For macro work today: Trading Economics or FRED or a primary-source pipeline; Tidore's macro vertical when it ships.
Does TwelveData support WebSocket for real-time data?
Yes — WebSocket is included on the Grow tier ($79/mo) and above, with rate limits that scale by tier. Tidore's WebSocket is included on Pro and above per the locked rate-limit shape. Both are real-time over WebSocket; the difference is per-vertical (Tidore) vs all-asset-class (TwelveData) pricing.
How does TwelveData handle MCP for AI agents?
It doesn't — TwelveData ships a REST + WebSocket API but no MCP server. An agent calling TwelveData has to construct REST URLs or wrap in a custom tool. Tidore's MCP-native intent tools (8 per vertical) are designed for the agent context from the ground up.
Is TwelveData's free tier useful?
Yes — 800 requests/day (~24K/month) with WebSocket and all asset classes is generous for evaluation and small projects. Tidore's Free tier is 10K calls/month with single-vertical evaluation (one vertical at a time) — different shape, optimized for committing to a vertical rather than sampling everything. If you want to evaluate "the whole product" before paying, TwelveData's free tier is more permissive. If you know your vertical, Tidore's Free tier is enough to validate the integration.