# Massive vs Intrinio

Updated October 2026. Written by Massive. Canonical page: https://massive.com/compare/massive-vs-intrinio

Massive sells real-time exchange data for stocks and options from $199/mo, with no sales call. Intrinio puts that on Enterprise, from $1,250/mo. If you only need ESG or mutual fund data, Intrinio specializes in that.

- Massive leads on: Price, Real-time stocks, Asset classes
- Intrinio leads on: Commercial price, ESG and mutual funds
- Even on: Free plan, Fundamentals, Data delivery, SDKs, AI agents

## What each one is

**Massive.** Massive is a market data API for US stocks, options, indices, and futures, plus forex and crypto. It delivers data over REST, WebSockets, S3 flat files, and an MCP server.

**Intrinio.** Intrinio is a financial data provider known for US fundamentals, with self-serve plans and Enterprise plans for real-time exchange feeds.

## Choose Massive if

- You need real-time exchange data for US stocks or options on a self-serve plan.
- You need futures, forex, or crypto.
- You want flat monthly pricing that does not step up over time.
- You want a personal plan that costs less than $150/mo.

## Choose Intrinio if

- You need ESG or mutual fund data.
- You want commercial display rights from $333/mo in the first months.
- You want webhooks for data updates.

## Feature by feature

| Feature | Massive | Intrinio | Leads |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $29, $79, or $199/mo per market, with unlimited API calls on every paid plan | $150/mo (Individual), personal use only [1] | Massive |
| Real-time stocks | Stocks and options exchange data, self-serve on Advanced plans, $199/mo each | SIP and OPRA exchange data on Enterprise, from $1,250/mo. Self-serve plans include a derived real-time price [1] | Massive |
| Free plan | Free plan per market: end-of-day data, 2 years of history, 5 calls/min | Free trial [1] | Even |
| Commercial price | Self-serve Business plans: Currencies $999/mo, Options $1,999/mo, Stocks $2,499/mo | Startup plan with display rights: $333/mo, then $666/mo, then $999/mo, billed quarterly [1] | Intrinio |
| Fundamentals | Financials and ratios on Stocks Advanced or a $29/mo add-on. SEC filings, insider trades, 13-F holdings, short interest, and economic data on every Stocks plan, including the free one. Analyst estimates, Benzinga news ($99/mo), and ETF holdings as add-ons | US fundamentals on self-serve plans. Estimates, ETF holdings, ESG, and mutual funds on Enterprise [1] | Even |
| ESG and mutual funds | Not available | ESG scores and mutual fund data on Enterprise plans [1] | Intrinio |
| Asset classes | US stocks, options, indices, and futures, plus forex and crypto | US stocks, options, ETFs, and mutual funds. Global indices on Enterprise [1] | Massive |
| Data delivery | REST, WebSockets, and S3 flat files | API, WebSocket, bulk downloads (CSV, Snowflake, S3), and webhooks [2][1] | Even |
| SDKs | Python, JavaScript, Go, and Kotlin/JVM, which also works from Java | Python, Ruby, and JavaScript [2] | Even |
| AI agents | Official MCP server at mcp.massive.com | Official MCP server, requires a subscription or trial [3] | Even |

## Where they differ

### Real-time access

Intrinio self-serve plans include 15-minute delayed exchange data, plus EquitiesEdge and OptionsEdge, real-time prices Intrinio derives itself. Real-time SIP and OPRA data is Enterprise: a sales call and a $1,250/mo minimum. Massive sells real-time exchange data on self-serve plans at $199/mo per market.

### ESG and fund data

Intrinio sells ESG and mutual fund data on Enterprise plans. Massive does not sell either. Massive covers financials and ratios, SEC filings, insider trades, and short interest, with analyst estimates and ETF holdings as self-serve add-ons.

### Commercial pricing over time

The Intrinio Startup plan runs $333/mo for 6 months, $666/mo for the next 6, then $999/mo, billed quarterly. If you only need delayed data with display rights, it can cost less than Massive Business in year one. Massive Business prices do not step up.

## Pricing

Prices in USD per month, from public pricing pages on October 23, 2026.

| What you need | Massive | Intrinio |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Entry personal plan | $29/mo (Stocks Starter, 15-min delayed) | $150/mo (Individual, delayed exchange data plus a derived real-time price) [1] |
| Real-time US stock exchange data | $199/mo (Stocks Advanced) | Enterprise, from $1,250/mo [1] |
| Commercial display, first year | Stocks Business $2,499/mo | Startup $333/mo, then $666/mo [1] |

## Moving from Intrinio

### Example: daily AAPL bars for January 2024

Intrinio:

```bash
curl "https://api-v2.intrinio.com/securities/AAPL/prices?start_date=2024-01-02&end_date=2024-01-31&frequency=daily" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
```

Massive:

```bash
curl "https://api.massive.com/v2/aggs/ticker/AAPL/range/1/day/2024-01-02/2024-01-31" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
```

| Field | Intrinio | Massive |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Timestamp | date | t (Unix milliseconds, bar start) |
| Open | open (also adj_open) | o |
| High | high (also adj_high) | h |
| Low | low (also adj_low) | l |
| Close | close (also adj_close) | c |
| Volume | volume (also adj_volume) | v |
| VWAP | None | vw |
| Trade count | None | n |

- Intrinio pages results with next_page. Massive pages with next_url.
- Intrinio accepts a ticker, FIGI, ISIN, CUSIP, or Intrinio ID in the path. Massive uses tickers, and OCC option symbols with an O: prefix.
- If your product depends on Intrinio fundamentals, keep them and add Massive for real-time prices, options, and futures.

### Switch with an agent

Paste this into any coding agent:

> Find every place my project calls Intrinio. Switch those calls to the Massive REST API. Read https://massive.com/docs/llms.txt for endpoints and auth, and read the API key from the MASSIVE_API_KEY environment variable. Keep my function signatures and data shapes the same, and list anything Massive does not cover.

The ported code calls the REST API directly. The Massive MCP server is optional, for checking real responses while the agent works: https://massive.com/docs/ai-tools/quickstart. Skills and plugins for coding agents: https://github.com/massive-com/ai

## Questions

### Is there a cheaper alternative to Intrinio?

For market data, yes. Intrinio Individual is $150/mo. Massive plans start at $29/mo per market, and real-time stock exchange data is $199/mo.

### Massive vs Intrinio: which is better?

Intrinio may be a better fit for ESG and mutual fund data. Massive for real-time exchange data without a sales call, plus futures, forex, and crypto.

### Is Intrinio data real-time or delayed?

Both. Self-serve plans get 15-minute delayed exchange data and EquitiesEdge, a price Intrinio derives itself. Real-time SIP data is Enterprise, from $1,250/mo.

### What do I need to display Intrinio data in my product?

The Startup plan, at $333/mo rising to $999/mo over a year, billed quarterly. The Individual plan does not allow display.

### Does Intrinio have a free trial?

Yes. Intrinio offers a free trial on its paid plans, but no free plan. Massive has a free plan with no end date: end-of-day data, 2 years of history, and 5 calls a minute.

## Sources

Intrinio details come from Intrinio's own public pages, checked on October 23, 2026, and may have changed since. Massive details come from the Massive plans API on October 22, 2026. "Not listed" means we did not find it on Intrinio's site. Massive wrote this page. If something is wrong, tell us at https://massive.com/contact and we will fix it. Intrinio is a trademark of its owner, and Massive is not affiliated with Intrinio.

1. [Intrinio pricing](https://intrinio.com/pricing)
2. [Intrinio](https://intrinio.com/)
3. [Intrinio: connecting to the MCP server](https://help.intrinio.com/connecting-to-the-mcp-server)
4. [Intrinio stock prices API](https://docs.intrinio.com/documentation/web_api/get_security_stock_prices_v2)