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Accounting API vs IEX Cloud

If you need a Finance API that's easy to integrate, go with IEX Cloud.

Accounting API

A flexible API for pulling accounting data, normalized and aggregated from 20 accounting integrations. Standardize how you connect to your customers’ accounting software. View, create, update, and...

IEX Cloud

Realtime & Historical Stock and Market Data

Accounting API

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported

IEX Cloud

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use
FeatureAccounting APIIEX Cloud
AuthenticationapiKeyapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownYes

When to use which?

IEX Cloud works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps.