Alpha Vantage API Alternative for
Oil & Energy Commodity Data
Alpha Vantage excels at stock and forex data. For crude oil prices, natural gas, marine fuels, and 50+ energy commodities, OilPriceAPI is the specialized commodity price API built for the energy sector.
Feature Comparison: Alpha Vantage vs OilPriceAPI
| Feature | Alpha Vantage | OilPriceAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Focus | Stocks & Forex | Oil & Energy Commodities |
| Oil & Energy Coverage | Basic (WTI, Brent only) | 50+ commodities |
| Crude Oil Prices | WTI, Brent | WTI, Brent, Dubai, Murban, OPEC Basket, Urals |
| Natural Gas | Henry Hub only | Henry Hub, Dutch TTF, UK NBP, JKM, AECO |
| Marine Fuels | ||
| Coal & Uranium | ||
| Drilling & Well Permits | ||
| ICE Brent Futures (96 months) | ||
| Webhooks | ||
| Python SDK | Community maintained | Official SDK |
| Excel Integration | ||
| Stocks & Equities | ||
| Forex | ||
| Technical Indicators | ||
| Free Tier | 25 req/day | 7-day full-access trial |
Code Comparison: Getting Energy Commodity Prices
Alpha Vantage
# Alpha Vantage - limited to WTI/Brent
import requests
url = "https://www.alphavantage.co/query"
params = {
"function": "WTI",
"interval": "daily",
"apikey": "YOUR_KEY"
}
r = requests.get(url, params=params)
data = r.json()
# Only WTI and Brent available
# No marine fuels, no natural gas
# No drilling data or well permits
# 25 requests/day on free tier
# No webhook supportOilPriceAPI (official SDK)
# pip install oilpriceapi
from oilpriceapi import OilPriceAPI
client = OilPriceAPI("your_api_key")
# 50+ energy commodities
wti = client.get_price("WTI_USD")
brent = client.get_price("BRENT_USD")
gas = client.get_price("NATURAL_GAS_USD")
ttf = client.get_price("DUTCH_TTF_USD")
marine = client.get_price("VLSFO_MARINE_USD")
coal = client.get_price("COAL_USD")
print(f"Brent: {brent.price}/barrel")
# 5-min updates, 99.9% SLA
# Webhooks, futures, drilling dataUse Alpha Vantage If You Need:
- Stock market data and equity prices
- Forex and currency exchange rates
- Technical indicators (SMA, EMA, RSI, MACD)
- Crypto market data
Use OilPriceAPI If You Need:
- Crude oil prices — WTI, Brent, Dubai, Murban, Urals, OPEC Basket
- Natural gas prices — Henry Hub, Dutch TTF, UK NBP, JKM, AECO
- Marine fuels (VLSFO, HSFO), coal, uranium, gasoline, diesel
- Drilling intelligence — 2.19M+ well permits across 27 states
- ICE Brent futures with 96 contract months and term structure
- Price alert webhooks for real-time automation
Official Python SDK
Install our official SDK with complete API documentation and code examples for every endpoint. No community-maintained wrappers.
pip install oilpriceapi
from oilpriceapi import OilPriceAPI
client = OilPriceAPI("your_api_key")
# Get latest crude oil prices
latest = client.get_price("BRENT_USD")
print(f"Brent Crude: {latest.price}/barrel")
# Get historical time-series data
history = client.get_prices("WTI_USD", period="30d")
for point in history:
print(f"{point.date}: {point.price}")Pricing Comparison
Alpha Vantage
Free: 25 req/day. Premium starts at $49/mo.
Focus: stocks, forex, crypto, basic commodities
OilPriceAPI
7-day free trial with full access. No credit card required.
Focus: 50+ energy commodities, drilling data, marine fuels
Common Questions
Does Alpha Vantage have oil price data?
Alpha Vantage provides basic WTI and Brent crude oil prices through their commodities endpoint. However, coverage is limited to these two benchmarks. For comprehensive energy commodity data including natural gas variants (TTF, NBP, JKM), marine fuels, coal, uranium, and drilling permits, OilPriceAPI provides specialized coverage with 50+ commodities.
Can I use both Alpha Vantage and OilPriceAPI?
Yes — many developers use Alpha Vantage for stock and forex data alongside OilPriceAPI for energy commodity prices. The APIs are complementary: Alpha Vantage handles equities and currencies, while OilPriceAPI handles the energy sector with real-time crude oil, natural gas, and specialty commodities.
What commodity price API has the best energy data?
For oil and energy commodities, OilPriceAPI offers the deepest coverage with 50+ commodities, 5-minute updates, official Python and Node.js SDKs, price alert webhooks, and drilling intelligence data. Data is sourced from premium providers including global exchanges like ICE and CME, cross-validated for accuracy.
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7-day free trial. No credit card required. Full API access from day one.