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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.

Energy Data Specialist
50+ commodities, 5-minute updates, from $15/mo

Feature Comparison: Alpha Vantage vs OilPriceAPI

FeatureAlpha VantageOilPriceAPI
Primary FocusStocks & ForexOil & Energy Commodities
Oil & Energy CoverageBasic (WTI, Brent only)50+ commodities
Crude Oil PricesWTI, BrentWTI, Brent, Dubai, Murban, OPEC Basket, Urals
Natural GasHenry Hub onlyHenry Hub, Dutch TTF, UK NBP, JKM, AECO
Marine Fuels
Coal & Uranium
Drilling & Well Permits
ICE Brent Futures (96 months)
Webhooks
Python SDKCommunity maintainedOfficial SDK
Excel Integration
Stocks & Equities
Forex
Technical Indicators
Free Tier25 req/day7-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 support

OilPriceAPI (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 data

Use 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 — $49/mo

Free: 25 req/day. Premium starts at $49/mo.

Focus: stocks, forex, crypto, basic commodities

OilPriceAPI

From $15/mo

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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