TickerDB
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What is TickerDB?
TickerDB is a market intelligence database designed specifically for AI agents, providing pre-computed categorical market context instead of raw OHLCV data. It computes and caches daily or weekly snapshots for over 10,000 assets across 5 years of historical data, covering stocks, crypto, forex, metals, and indices. The service transforms complex market data into categorical vocabulary like 'oversold', 'uptrend', and 'deeply_overvalued' that LLMs can reason about directly.
Key features include a powerful search endpoint with up to 10 filters on Pro plans, watchlist monitoring with state change tracking via webhooks, full market summaries with technical/fundamental/analyst data in one response, and 140+ queryable fields. The platform offers MCP server integration for Claude Desktop, OpenClaw support, and native SDKs for Python, Node.js, and Go. Every tool returns pre-computed market-state data with categorical facts and supporting metadata.
TickerDB is built for AI developers, quantitative traders, and teams building trading bots, analysis tools, or financial applications. It's ideal for workflows agents typically struggle with: watchlist monitoring, market scanning for specific conditions (oversold stocks, strong uptrends), and querying historical precedent for specific market setups.
TickerDB pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Starter: $0/month - Full schema access always free, search with up to 3 filters, 30 days of history & summaries, events/transitions (30 days), watchlist up to 10 tickers, 100 req/hr · 250 req/day, cross-asset correlation, webhooks. Plus: $29/month - Search with up to 5 filters, 2 years of history & summaries, ticker event lookups + aftermath (2 years), cross-asset correlation, watchlist up to 50 tickers, 5K req/hr · 50K req/day, 1 webhook URL, email support. Pro: $79/month (free during beta) - Search with up to 10 filters, 5 years of history & summaries, ticker event lookups + aftermath (5 years), cross-asset correlation, watchlist up to 100 tickers, 10K req/hr · 100K req/day, 3 webhook URLs, email support. During beta, every signed-in account gets Individual Pro tier free. Business Plus: $149/month (coming soon) with 3 team seats. Business Pro: $349/month (coming soon) with 10 team seats. Most endpoints cost 1 credit, watchlist GET costs 1 credit per ticker, summary with cross-asset context costs 2 credits, schema is always free.
TickerDB pros
- Pre-computed categorical data reduces token usage significantly
- 10,000+ assets across stocks, crypto, forex, metals, and indices
- 5 years of queryable historical data on Pro plan
- 140+ queryable fields for complex filtering
- MCP server integration works natively with Claude Desktop
- Watchlist change detection with structured diffs and webhooks
- Full schema access always free on all plans including Starter
- Official SDKs for Python, Node.js, and Go with typed responses
- No raw data parsing or indicator math required
- Cross-asset correlation available on Plus and Pro plans
- Daily EOD snapshots cached with zero latency on requests
- Search finds oversold names, rare conditions, valuation mismatches
- Event lookups show what happened after specific market states
- OpenClaw integration requires just one install command
- No credit card required to start free trial
TickerDB cons
- Internal use only - no customer-facing or redistribution rights
- Starter plan limited to 30 days of history
- Starter plan only allows 10 tickers in watchlist
- Starter plan has low rate limits (100 req/hr, 250 req/day)
- Business plans not yet available - coming soon
- No real-time data - only end-of-day snapshots
- Plus plan limited to 5 search filters vs 10 on Pro
- Customer-facing products require separate agreement negotiation
Frequently asked questions about TickerDB
What makes TickerDB different from other financial APIs?
TickerDB is a categorical-first market intelligence database, not just an API that returns price data. The search endpoint lets you run arbitrary filters across categorical signals and supporting metadata fields including trend, momentum, volatility, volume, and more. You query it like a database, not just fetch data for a ticker. Responses use terms like oversold, uptrend, and deeply_overvalued - the same vocabulary LLMs use to reason about markets.
What do I get during the beta?
During beta, every new account is automatically set to the Individual Pro tier for free with no credit card required. The Starter, Plus, and Pro plans shown on the pricing page are the standard individual plans that will take effect after beta. Business plans are not part of the beta launch and are coming soon.
Why is the schema always free?
Agents need to see what's queryable before they can use the database effectively. Gating schema access would make the product harder to adopt, so it's free on every plan including the Starter tier. Schema requests cost 0 credits.
Can I cancel at any time?
Yes. You can cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings. You'll continue to have full access to your plan until the end of your current billing period - they don't cut off access early. Your plan simply won't renew after that.
What payment methods do you accept?
They accept all major credit and debit cards including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Payments are processed securely through Stripe. Your card details are never stored on their servers.
Can I upgrade or downgrade my plan?
Yes to both. Upgrades take effect immediately with prorated billing. Downgrades take effect at the end of your current billing period so you keep your existing access until then.
What's the difference between Individual and Business?
Individual plans are for one user. Business plans are the planned team tiers for organizations that need shared seats and higher limits, and they are coming soon. During beta, all accounts are individual accounts provisioned on Individual Pro for free. Both Individual and Business plans are internal use only. Business adds team seats and higher limits, but it does not add customer-facing, redistribution, or third-party delivery rights.
Can I use TickerDB in a customer-facing product or AI assistant?
No. Standard Individual and Business plans are internal use only. You can use TickerDB in internal research workflows, internal tools, trading systems, and internal agents used by you or your team. You cannot expose TickerDB-backed outputs to customers or third parties, even if the output is rewritten, summarized, scored, or otherwise transformed. If you need customer-facing or redistribution rights, contact them to discuss a separate agreement.
How do team seats work?
Business plans include team seats - 3 for Business Plus, 10 for Business Pro. The team owner invites members by email via the /v1/team API or the dashboard. Each member gets their own API key and account, but rate limits are shared across the team. When a member is removed, they're automatically downgraded to the Starter tier.
How much does each API request cost?
Most endpoints cost 1 credit per request. Watchlist GET costs 1 credit per ticker in the request - for example, fetching a watchlist with 10 saved tickers costs 10 credits. Summary event lookups with cross-asset context cost 2 credits. Schema requests cost 0 credits.