Alternative data providers

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Explore providers by signal, coverage, delivery and licensing. Use the filters below to narrow the directory and add up to four providers to the comparison table.

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Start with the signal you need, then compare coverage and methodology before price. Validate a sample against a known historical window, confirm revision and compliance policies, and only then evaluate commercial terms. See the institutional vendor-evaluation guide.

ProviderCategoryDatasetsGeographyDeliveryPrice band
TheirStack Data company that builds and licenses investment-grade datasets from public signals: job postings, technology adoption and social activity.
Jobs & Workforce 3 Global API, S3, Snowflake, Parquet Licensed
1010data Consumer-spending panels and analytics on point-of-sale and transaction data.
Card & Transactions 1 US API, Dashboard $150k+
2iQ Research Insider-transaction and director-dealing data globally.
Public Records & Filings 2 Germany API, Feed $50–150k
42matters App-market data and intelligence across mobile and connected-TV stores.
App Usage & Downloads 1 Switzerland API $50–150k
6sense B2B buying-intent and technographic data scored from firmographic and behavioral signals.
Technographics & Tech Stacks 0 US API, Dashboard $150k+
Aberdeen Web traffic data mapped to company IP addresses to understand what topics employees are researching.
Web & Pricing Data 1 US - -
Above Data Consumer data infrastructure layer offering SKU-level product transaction signal across roughly twenty million US households to investment funds.
Card & Transactions 1 US - -
Accrue Forward-looking global event calendar and historical event database, marketed as a digital almanac for event-driven investors.
Estimates, Events & Fund Flows 1 UK - -
Aclima Provides a variety of weather data. Founded in 2010; 53 employees.
Weather & Agriculture 1 US - -
Adjust Mobile measurement and app-analytics platform.
App Usage & Downloads 1 Global API, Dashboard $150k+
ADP Aggregated payroll and employment data from ADP's workforce-management platform.
Jobs & Workforce 0 US API, Feed Custom / enterprise
Advan Research Location and foot-traffic data derived from mobile-device movement for investment research.
Foot Traffic & Mobility 1 US API, S3 $150k+
Affinity Solutions Purchase-signal data built from a large panel of US credit and debit card accounts.
Card & Transactions 1 US API, S3 $150k+
Airports Council International Monthly summary data of passenger, cargo and plane traffic by top airports and regions. Data is collected from participating airports (over 800). Founded in 199
Supply Chain & Shipping 1 Global - -
AirSage Geo-location data which can be used to measure consumer foot traffic. Founded in 2000; 34 employees.
Foot Traffic & Mobility 1 US - -
ALASA Sentiment data covering financial news and social media. Founded in 2015; 9 employees.
News & Sentiment 1 UK - -
Alexandria Technology Sentiment analysis using machine learning over news and filings for institutional investors.
News & Sentiment 1 US API, Feed -
Alphamatician Sentiment analysis based on various public news sources (traditional news and blogs) and social media. Founded in 2012; 1 employee.
News & Sentiment 1 US - -
AlphaSense Market-intelligence search over filings, transcripts, news, and research.
News & Sentiment 1 US API, Dashboard $150k+
AlphaSights Knowledge-on-demand service brokering expert calls for investment and corporate research.
Expert Networks & Surveys 1 Global Calls $150k+
Alternate DNS Raw DNS query data of domain and subdomain names. These originate from all software or devices that makes a connection to the internet. Including IoT. One broad
Sensors & IoT 1 US - -
AltIndex Alternative-data analytics platform producing AI-generated stock signals and company alerts.
News & Sentiment 0 Global API, Dashboard Subscription
Amass Insights Alternative data aggregator and analytics company that specializes in Web Data. Founded in 2015; 5 employees.
Web & Pricing Data 1 US - -
Amberdata Digital-asset market, on-chain, and DeFi data for institutions.
Crypto & On-Chain 3 US API, Feed $150k+
Amenity Analytics Text analytics that extract sentiment and key events from filings, transcripts, and news.
News & Sentiment 1 US API, Dashboard $50–150k
Ampere Analysis Data on streaming services subscribers and viewership by title, sourced via on-demand service providers and consumer surveys.
Expert Networks & Surveys 1 UK - -
AnthemData About live streaming, we can provide: DAU, number of paying users, ARPU; About music & audio, we can provide: paid subscription, number of digital album sales,
App Usage & Downloads 1 China - -
Apify Web scraping and automation platform producing structured datasets from public websites.
Web & Pricing Data 1 Global API < $50k
AppMagic Mobile-app market intelligence on downloads, revenue, and rankings.
App Usage & Downloads 1 Global API, Dashboard $50–150k
AppsFlyer Mobile attribution and marketing-analytics platform.
App Usage & Downloads 1 Global API, Dashboard $150k+
Apptopia App performance estimates covering downloads, active users, and engagement.
App Usage & Downloads 2 Global API, Dashboard $50–150k
ARC Large database of air travel ticketing data that provides insights into aviation, travel marketing, and hotel industries. Industry benchmark for airline pricing
Web & Pricing Data 1 US - -
Arcadia Energy and utility data accessed with customer consent across thousands of utilities.
Sensors & IoT 1 US API $50–150k
Arch Metrics Inventory, geo-location, and survey data collected via contracted individuals who visit retail locations and upload geo-tagged photographs on customer foot traf
Foot Traffic & Mobility 1 US - -
Arkham On-chain intelligence platform with entity labelling and wallet tracking.
Crypto & On-Chain 1 US API, Dashboard < $50k
Associated Press Structured data for news archives, real time news, live and archived vote tabulation and a database of 140k upcoming potentially newsworthy events. Founded in 2
News & Sentiment 1 US - -
Atheneum Global expert-network and primary-research provider.
Expert Networks & Surveys 1 Germany Calls, Survey $150k+
Audit Analytics Provides audit, regulatory, and disclosure intelligence and data. They specialize in normalizing non-quantitative aspects of financial reporting that have a dem
Public Records & Filings 1 US - -
Aurora Mobile App usage provider on over 800mm Chinese Android devices. Founded in 2011; 33 employees.
App Usage & Downloads 1 China - -
Azira Location intelligence and consumer-movement data, formerly operating as Near Intelligence.
Foot Traffic & Mobility 1 Global API, Dashboard $150k+
Bank of America Data team within Bank of America responsible for understanding alternative data landscape.
Credit & Lending 1 US - -
BayStreet Research Research on U.S. and European smartphone, tablet, and wearable markets. Has a database of mobile device sell-through data with rolling 6-month forecasts, and re
Web & Pricing Data 1 US - -
Benzinga Capital markets and fin-tech news platform that hosts a variety of industry events, often featuring alternative data topics. Founded in 2010; 69 employees.
News & Sentiment 1 US - -
Bitnodes Open census of reachable Bitcoin nodes: global counts, geography and network trends. The longest-running reachable-node census (since 2013), originally created by Addy Yeow and now operated as an independent restoration by Rodrigo Martínez (@brunneis) at bitnodes.io.
Crypto & On-Chain 1 Global Web Free
Black Box Intelligence Restaurant-industry performance benchmarks covering sales, traffic, per-person averages, and labour metrics, drawn from a long-running operator data network.
Card & Transactions 1 US - -
BlackSky Real-time satellite imagery and geospatial-intelligence monitoring.
Satellite & Geospatial 1 US API, Feed $150k+
Bloomberg Government Government affairs, contracts, and legislative data and analysis.
Public Records & Filings 2 US API, Dashboard $150k+
Bloomberg Second Measure Consumer transaction analytics drawn from billions of US card purchases, delivered via the Bloomberg Terminal and data feeds.
Card & Transactions 1 US API, Feed, Terminal $150k+
Bloomberg Tesla Tracker Tracks Model 3 production by counting VIN sequences across National Highway Traffic Safety Administration registrations, social media, and user submissions. Fou
News & Sentiment 1 US - -
BoardEx Relationship and biographical data on executives and board members.
Public Records & Filings 1 UK API, Dashboard $150k+
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