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Accounting API vs Real Time Finance

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

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...

Real Time Finance

Websocket API to access realtime stock data

Accounting API

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported

Real Time Finance

  • Simple API key authentication
  • No HTTPS support
FeatureAccounting APIReal Time Finance
AuthenticationapiKeyapiKey
HTTPSYesNo
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

Accounting API supports HTTPS, which is required for production deployments and secure data handling.