Bloomberg Terminal Alternative
for Energy Data
Same energy price data. Developer-friendly REST API. No $24,000/year terminal contract. No annual commitment. Start in minutes.
Bloomberg vs OilPriceAPI — side by side
| Feature | Bloomberg Terminal | OilPriceAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Annual cost | $24,000/year | $228–$1,188/year |
| Minimum commitment | 1 year contract | Month-to-month |
| Access method | Desktop terminal | REST API + SDKs |
| Energy commodities | ✓ 177+ commodities | |
| Real-time prices | ✓ Sub-second | |
| Historical data | ✓ 5+ years | |
| Developer SDK | Limited | Python, Node, Ruby, PHP, Go |
| Webhooks / alerts | Limited | ✓ Included |
| Setup time | Days (sales process) | Minutes (self-serve) |
| Free trial | No | ✓ 200 requests free |
Built for developers, not terminal operators
REST API — not a terminal
Fetch prices programmatically into your models, dashboards, and apps. No Bloomberg terminal required at every workstation.
SDKs in 5 languages
Official Python, Node.js, Ruby, PHP, and Go clients. Drop into your existing stack in minutes, not days.
The benchmarks that matter
WTI, Brent, Henry Hub, and 60+ energy benchmarks — the prices you actually need, in a clean REST API, at a fraction of the terminal cost.
No sales process
Sign up, get an API key, and start fetching prices — all in under 5 minutes. No Bloomberg rep, no demo call, no contract.
Enterprise-ready
IP whitelisting, 99.9% uptime target, dedicated infrastructure, and custom rate limits for institutional use cases.
Webhooks & price alerts
Push notifications when Brent crosses $90 or Henry Hub drops below $2. No constant polling needed.
Integrate in 5 minutes — not 5 days
What takes days with Bloomberg sales takes minutes with OilPriceAPI
# Bloomberg requires a terminal. OilPriceAPI requires a curl command.
curl "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?by_code=BRENT_CRUDE_USD,WTI_USD,NATURAL_GAS_USD,GOLD_USD" \
-H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY"
{
"status": "success",
"data": [
{ "code": "BRENT_CRUDE_USD", "price": 84.21 },
{ "code": "WTI_USD", "price": 80.47 },
{ "code": "NATURAL_GAS_USD", "price": 1.98 },
{ "code": "GOLD_USD", "price": 2318.50 }
]
}
# That's it. No terminal. No contract. No $24k/year.“We replaced a $2,000/month Bloomberg data feed with OilPriceAPI. Same energy prices, REST API our team can actually work with, and we had it integrated in one afternoon.”
Save $23,772 per year vs Bloomberg
- • Annual contract required
- • Desktop terminal only
- • Sales process to get started
- • Month-to-month, cancel anytime
- • REST API + SDKs
- • Self-serve, up in minutes
200 free requests/month • No card required • Cancel anytime