Alternative Data Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of providers, marketplaces, signal categories and research methods
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22 signal familiesConcepts & methods
14 articlesHubs
6 sourcesProviders
378 provider and source entriesDataset catalogue
4496 recordsCategories
Free & Open Data
Card & Transactions
Web & Pricing Data
News & Sentiment
Foot Traffic & Mobility
ESG & Climate
Satellite & Geospatial
Supply Chain & Shipping
Jobs & Workforce
Weather & Agriculture
App Usage & Downloads
Email Receipts
Credit & Lending
Public Records & Filings
Expert Networks & Surveys
Sensors & IoT
Crypto & On-Chain
Healthcare & Clinical
Private Markets Signals
Auto & Vehicle Data
Estimates, Events & Fund Flows
Technographics & Tech Stacks
Concepts, methods and primers
- What is alternative data?
- How funds evaluate alternative data vendors
- Job postings as an investment signal
- Card transaction panels
- Alt data delivery formats and pipelines
- Open vs commercial alternative data
- Web scraping and compliance in alternative data
- Satellite and geospatial signals
- News and sentiment analytics
- Alternative data for hedge funds
- Free alternative data sources
- Alternative data for investing
- Job market data: datasets and providers
- State of Alternative Data 2026
Hubs
Providers
Featured
- TheirStack Jobs & Workforce
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- 1010data Card & Transactions
- 2iQ Research Public Records & Filings
- 42matters App Usage & Downloads
- 6sense Technographics & Tech Stacks
A
- Aberdeen Web & Pricing Data
- Above Data Card & Transactions
- Accrue Estimates, Events & Fund Flows
- Aclima Weather & Agriculture
- Adjust App Usage & Downloads
- ADP Jobs & Workforce
- Advan Research Foot Traffic & Mobility
- Affinity Solutions Card & Transactions
- Airports Council International Supply Chain & Shipping
- AirSage Foot Traffic & Mobility
- ALASA News & Sentiment
- Alexandria Technology News & Sentiment
- Alphamatician News & Sentiment
- AlphaSense News & Sentiment
- AlphaSights Expert Networks & Surveys
- Alternate DNS Sensors & IoT
- AltIndex News & Sentiment
- Amass Insights Web & Pricing Data
- Amberdata Crypto & On-Chain
- Amenity Analytics News & Sentiment
- Ampere Analysis Expert Networks & Surveys
- AnthemData App Usage & Downloads
- Apify Web & Pricing Data
- AppMagic App Usage & Downloads
- AppsFlyer App Usage & Downloads
- Apptopia App Usage & Downloads
- ARC Web & Pricing Data
- Arcadia Sensors & IoT
- Arch Metrics Foot Traffic & Mobility
- Arkham Crypto & On-Chain
- Associated Press News & Sentiment
- Atheneum Expert Networks & Surveys
- Audit Analytics Public Records & Filings
- Aurora Mobile App Usage & Downloads
- Azira Foot Traffic & Mobility
B
- Bank of America Credit & Lending
- BayStreet Research Web & Pricing Data
- Benzinga News & Sentiment
- Bitnodes Crypto & On-Chain
- Black Box Intelligence Card & Transactions
- BlackSky Satellite & Geospatial
- Bloomberg Government Public Records & Filings
- Bloomberg Second Measure Card & Transactions
- Bloomberg Tesla Tracker News & Sentiment
- BoardEx Public Records & Filings
- Bombora Technographics & Tech Stacks
- Borrell Associates Expert Networks & Surveys
- Boxoffice Media Estimates, Events & Fund Flows
- Brain News & Sentiment
- Bridg Credit & Lending
- Bright Data Web & Pricing Data
- Broughton Capital Supply Chain & Shipping
- BuiltWith Technographics & Tech Stacks
C
- Calcbench Public Records & Filings
- Capella Space Satellite & Geospatial
- Caplight Private Markets Signals
- Cardlytics Card & Transactions
- Causality Link News & Sentiment
- CB Insights Private Markets Signals
- Cboe Global Markets Estimates, Events & Fund Flows
- CDP ESG & Climate
- CFPB Public Records & Filings
- CFTC Public Records & Filings
- Chainalysis Crypto & On-Chain
- CivicScience Expert Networks & Surveys
- Clarify Health Healthcare & Clinical
- Clarity AI ESG & Climate
- Clarivate Healthcare & Clinical
- Climate FieldView Weather & Agriculture
- Climate TRACE Free & Open Data
- ClinicalTrials.gov Free & Open Data
- CMS Data Free & Open Data
- CoinGecko Free & Open Data
- Coleman Research Expert Networks & Surveys
- Common Crawl Free & Open Data
- CompStak Public Records & Filings
- ComScore App Usage & Downloads
- Consumer Edge Email Receipts
- Copernicus Data Space (ESA) Free & Open Data
- Coresignal Jobs & Workforce
- Cotality Credit & Lending
- CourtListener Free & Open Data
- Cruise Analytics Web & Pricing Data
- Crunchbase Private Markets Signals
- CryptoQuant Crypto & On-Chain
- Cuebiq Foot Traffic & Mobility
D
- Data.gov Free & Open Data
- Dataminr News & Sentiment
- Dataprovider.com Web & Pricing Data
- DataPulse Web & Pricing Data
- DataWeave Web & Pricing Data
- DataYes Estimates, Events & Fund Flows
- Dealroom Private Markets Signals
- DecaData Card & Transactions
- Definitive Healthcare Healthcare & Clinical
- Dialectica Expert Networks & Surveys
- Diffbot Web & Pricing Data
- DigitalMR News & Sentiment
- Dodge Construction Network Public Records & Filings
- DTN Weather & Agriculture
- Dun & Bradstreet Public Records & Filings
- Dun & Bradstreet (PAYDEX) Healthcare & Clinical
- Dune Crypto & On-Chain
- dv01 Credit & Lending
E
- EagleAlpha Expert Networks & Surveys
- Earnest Analytics Card & Transactions
- Earth-i Satellite & Geospatial
- Edmunds Auto & Vehicle Data
- Eilers & Krejcik Gaming Expert Networks & Surveys
- Ember Free & Open Data
- EnerKnol Public Records & Filings
- Enigma Public Records & Filings
- Entelligent ESG & Climate
- Enverus Sensors & IoT
- Envestnet Yodlee Card & Transactions
- EPA Envirofacts Free & Open Data
- EPFR Estimates, Events & Fund Flows
- Equifax Credit & Lending
- ESG Book ESG & Climate
- Estimize Estimates, Events & Fund Flows
- Etherscan Free & Open Data
- Eurostat Free & Open Data
- Evaluate Healthcare & Clinical
- Event Registry News & Sentiment
- Everstream Analytics Supply Chain & Shipping
- Exante Data Estimates, Events & Fund Flows
- Experian Credit & Lending
- ExtractAlpha Foot Traffic & Mobility
F
- Fable Data Card & Transactions
- Facteus Card & Transactions
- Fashionbi News & Sentiment
- FDIC BankFind Free & Open Data
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York Credit & Lending
- Fetch Email Receipts
- FiscalData (US Treasury) Free & Open Data
- FNGO Supply Chain & Shipping
- Forge Global Private Markets Signals
- Foursquare Foot Traffic & Mobility
- FRED Free & Open Data
- Freestyle Media Jobs & Workforce
- FreightWaves Supply Chain & Shipping
G
- GDELT News & Sentiment
- Geocento Satellite & Geospatial
- Geospatial Insight Satellite & Geospatial
- Geotab Foot Traffic & Mobility
- GHGSat Satellite & Geospatial
- Glassnode Crypto & On-Chain
- GLG Expert Networks & Surveys
- GlobalData Healthcare & Clinical
- Google Earth Engine Free & Open Data
- GovSpend Public Records & Filings
- Granular.ai Satellite & Geospatial
- Grapedata Expert Networks & Surveys
- Grata Private Markets Signals
- Greenwich.HR Jobs & Workforce
- GroundTruth (xAd) Foot Traffic & Mobility
- Guidepoint Expert Networks & Surveys
- Gyana Foot Traffic & Mobility
H
- h2o Expert Networks & Surveys
- Hatched Analytics Web & Pricing Data
- Headset Supply Chain & Shipping
- HealthVerity Healthcare & Clinical
- Heckyl News & Sentiment
- Hivemind News & Sentiment
- Huq Industries Foot Traffic & Mobility
I
- ICEYE Satellite & Geospatial
- IFI CLAIMS Patent Services Public Records & Filings
- Import.io Web & Pricing Data
- ImportGenius Supply Chain & Shipping
- ImportYeti Supply Chain & Shipping
- Indeed Jobs & Workforce
- Inferess News & Sentiment
- inFilings Public Records & Filings
- Intelligence Node Web & Pricing Data
- Intelligize Public Records & Filings
- Intercontinental Exchange Credit & Lending
- International Energy Agency Free & Open Data
- Internet Archive Free & Open Data
- Investing.com News & Sentiment
- IPqwery Public Records & Filings
- IQVIA Healthcare & Clinical
- iSpot.tv Web & Pricing Data
- ISS ESG ESG & Climate
J
- J Capital Research Weather & Agriculture
- JetTrack Foot Traffic & Mobility
- JobsPikr Jobs & Workforce
- Jupiter Intelligence Weather & Agriculture
K
- Kaiko Crypto & On-Chain
- KASPR Datahaus Sensors & IoT
- Kayrros Satellite & Geospatial
- KD Interactive Card & Transactions
- Komodo Health Healthcare & Clinical
- Kpler Supply Chain & Shipping
- ktMINE Public Records & Filings
L
- Lexalytics News & Sentiment
- LexisNexis Public Records & Filings
- Lightcast Jobs & Workforce
- LikeFolio News & Sentiment
- LinkedIn Jobs & Workforce
- LinkUp Jobs & Workforce
- ListEdTech Web & Pricing Data
- Live Data Technologies Jobs & Workforce
- LSEG News Analytics News & Sentiment
- Lucena Research News & Sentiment
M
- M Science Card & Transactions
- Manheim Auto & Vehicle Data
- MarineCadastre (NOAA AIS) Free & Open Data
- MarineTraffic Supply Chain & Shipping
- Marketcheck Web & Pricing Data
- MarketPsych News & Sentiment
- Mavrx Satellite & Geospatial
- Measurable AI Email Receipts
- Meltwater News & Sentiment
- Messari Crypto & On-Chain
- Metricle Public Records & Filings
- MIDiA Research Web & Pricing Data
- MixRank App Usage & Downloads
- MKT Mediastat News & Sentiment
- Mobiquity Networks Foot Traffic & Mobility
- Moody’s Data Alliance Credit & Lending
- Mozenda Web & Pricing Data
N
- Nansen Crypto & On-Chain
- Narrative.io Foot Traffic & Mobility
- NASA Earthdata Free & Open Data
- Nasdaq Data Link Estimates, Events & Fund Flows
- Native Expert Networks & Surveys
- Neudata Expert Networks & Surveys
- New Generation Research Public Records & Filings
- Nikkei Card & Transactions
- NOAA NCEI Free & Open Data
- Nova Credit Credit & Lending
- Numerator Email Receipts
- NVCA Private Markets Signals
O
- OICA Auto & Vehicle Data
- Open-Meteo Free & Open Data
- OpenAQ Free & Open Data
- OpenCorporates Free & Open Data
- openFDA Free & Open Data
- OpenInsider Public Records & Filings
- Opensignal Sensors & IoT
- OpenSky Network Free & Open Data
- OpenStreetMap Free & Open Data
- Orbital Insight Satellite & Geospatial
- Oxylabs Web & Pricing Data
P
- Pathmatics App Usage & Downloads
- PatSnap Private Markets Signals
- Paynxt360 Expert Networks & Surveys
- People Data Labs Jobs & Workforce
- PipeCandy Supply Chain & Shipping
- PitchBook Private Markets Signals
- Placer.ai Foot Traffic & Mobility
- Planalytics Weather & Agriculture
- Planet Labs Satellite & Geospatial
- Premise Data Foot Traffic & Mobility
- Preqin Private Markets Signals
- project44 Supply Chain & Shipping
- proSapient Expert Networks & Surveys
- Prosper Insights & Analytics Expert Networks & Surveys
Q
- QL2 Private Markets Signals
- Quantcube Satellite & Geospatial
- QuestMobile App Usage & Downloads
- Quexopa Healthcare & Clinical
- QUICK Corp Estimates, Events & Fund Flows
- Quiver Quantitative Public Records & Filings
R
- RandomWalk Email Receipts
- RavenPack News & Sentiment
- Real Estate Data Web & Pricing Data
- RepRisk ESG & Climate
- RetailStat Foot Traffic & Mobility
- Reveal Mobile Foot Traffic & Mobility
- Revelio Labs Jobs & Workforce
- Reviewshake News & Sentiment
- Rezatec Satellite & Geospatial
- Rigup Sensors & IoT
- RIWI Data Expert Networks & Surveys
- Rook Research Web & Pricing Data
- RS Metrics Satellite & Geospatial
- RVIA Web & Pricing Data
- Rystad Energy Sensors & IoT
S
- S&P Global Market Intelligence News & Sentiment
- S&P Global Mobility Auto & Vehicle Data
- S&P Global Panjiva Supply Chain & Shipping
- Sacra Private Markets Signals
- SafeGraph Foot Traffic & Mobility
- Sandalwood Credit & Lending
- Santiment Crypto & On-Chain
- Satellite Imaging Corporation Satellite & Geospatial
- Satellogic Satellite & Geospatial
- Sayari Public Records & Filings
- SciDex Alpha Crypto & On-Chain
- ScrapeHero Web & Pricing Data
- Sea-Intelligence Supply Chain & Shipping
- SEC EDGAR Free & Open Data
- Selerity News & Sentiment
- Sensor Tower App Usage & Downloads
- Sequentum Web & Pricing Data
- SESAMm News & Sentiment
- Sg2 (MarketPulse) Healthcare & Clinical
- Similarweb Web & Pricing Data
- Sky Watch Satellite & Geospatial
- Skydeo Foot Traffic & Mobility
- Slingshot Aerospace Satellite & Geospatial
- Social Alpha News & Sentiment
- SourceScrub Private Markets Signals
- SpaceKnow Satellite & Geospatial
- Spacelist Public Records & Filings
- Spire Global Weather & Agriculture
- Standard Media Index Web & Pricing Data
- Statistical Survey Expert Networks & Surveys
- StockTwits News & Sentiment
- Street Diligence Credit & Lending
- StreetLight Data Foot Traffic & Mobility
- Sustainalytics ESG & Climate
- Suzy Expert Networks & Surveys
T
- T.H. Capital Web & Pricing Data
- Tailwind Imaging Satellite & Geospatial
- Tala Card & Transactions
- TalentNeuron Jobs & Workforce
- Talismatic Jobs & Workforce
- TalkingData App Usage & Downloads
- Tegus Expert Networks & Surveys
- Teragence Sensors & IoT
- The Tie Crypto & On-Chain
- TheySay News & Sentiment
- Thinknum Private Markets Signals
- Third Bridge Expert Networks & Surveys
- Tipranks News & Sentiment
- Tomorrow.io Weather & Agriculture
- Tracxn Private Markets Signals
- TransCore Sensors & IoT
- TransUnion Credit & Lending
- Trendeo Jobs & Workforce
- TriNetX Healthcare & Clinical
- Triton Research Private Markets Signals
- TrustData App Usage & Downloads
- Truveta Healthcare & Clinical
- Tussell Public Records & Filings
- TVeyes News & Sentiment
U
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Free & Open Data
- U.S. Census Bureau Free & Open Data
- U.S. EIA Free & Open Data
- UBS Evidence Lab
- Umbra Lab Satellite & Geospatial
- Unacast Foot Traffic & Mobility
- Understory Weather & Agriculture
- Unusual Whales Estimates, Events & Fund Flows
- Ursa Space Systems Satellite & Geospatial
- USAspending.gov Free & Open Data
- USDA NASS Quick Stats Free & Open Data
- USGS EarthExplorer Free & Open Data
- USPTO PatentsView Free & Open Data
- UtilityAPI Sensors & IoT
V
- Vantor Satellite & Geospatial
- Veeva Systems Healthcare & Clinical
- Veraset Foot Traffic & Mobility
- Vessel Finder Supply Chain & Shipping
- VesselsValue Supply Chain & Shipping
- Vortexa Supply Chain & Shipping
W
- W3Techs Technographics & Tech Stacks
- Wall Street Horizon Estimates, Events & Fund Flows
- Wards Intelligence Auto & Vehicle Data
- Webz.io Web & Pricing Data
- Windward Supply Chain & Shipping
- Wood Mackenzie Sensors & IoT
- Woodseer Estimates, Events & Fund Flows
- World Bank Open Data Free & Open Data
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Z
- Zhiwei Data News & Sentiment
- ZoomInfo Public Records & Filings
- Zyte Web & Pricing Data
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