Put economic observations and release dates directly into your app. Narwhal supplies structured data through REST and hosted MCP, so your interface and agent can use the same catalogue and quota. TradingView supplies charting software and embeddable economic widgets.
Choose Narwhal when your software needs economic observations, release calendars or FX as JSON, with one account for application requests and hosted agent tools.
This comparison covers data access and economic calendars; TradingView's charting subscriptions are separate products.
| Requirement | Narwhal API | TradingView |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ✓ 3,000 requests/month | Not published as a data API |
| Cheapest paid plan | Basic: $60/month; $600/year available | Not published as a data API |
| Update speed | Dataset schedule; timestamps retained | Not published |
| History | Free: 12 months; Basic: 5 years; available records only | Not published |
| Coverage | Economics, FX, holidays and published commodities | Charts, economics and calendar widgets |
| Interfaces | REST and MCP; WebSocket not published | Widgets; no public market-data API |
| SDKs | Not published | Charting libraries; data SDKs not published |
| Commercial use on free tier | ✓ Commercial apps; resale needs Enterprise | Not published for data reuse |
TradingView subscriptions cover charting; public market-data API pricing is not published.
| Requests per month | Narwhal API | TradingView |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | Free: $0/month | Not published |
| 10,000 | Basic: $60/month | Not published |
| 100,000 | Basic: $60/month | Not published |
List October 2026 economic releases
TradingView publishes no public market-data API; the request below lists October 2026 economic releases.
# Change: URL and key
curl --get \
"https://api.narwhalapi.com/v1/economics/calendar" \
--data-urlencode "start_date=2026-10-01" \
--data-urlencode "end_date=2026-10-31" \
--data-urlencode "limit=25" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Narwhal Free includes 3,000 successful requests each month and permits commercial apps. Use that allowance for a dashboard, scheduled data fetches or an agent integration. Move to Basic for 100,000 monthly requests as usage grows, with the same account and authentication.
REST and hosted MCP reach the same data through one account. Your application can fetch JSON while an agent uses the hosted tools, with every successful call counted once against the shared allowance. One quota makes the combined workload straightforward to budget.
Narwhal's economics catalogue spans 36 countries, with a coverage table for each indicator. Country and indicator paths organize requests around the data your application uses. Combine observations with FX, public holidays and release dates to build country dashboards through the same account.
TradingView is the better pick when you want a finished chart or economic widget on a website. Its widgets handle presentation for you, and its charting libraries provide a dedicated charting interface. Advanced Charts is free for public websites, while Trading Platform has licensing fees. The Charting Library requires a separate datafeed, so its charting subscription serves a different purpose from Narwhal's data access.
Yes. Narwhal Free includes 3,000 successful requests per month, commercial app use and both REST and hosted MCP access. A single key connects your own interface to observations and economic release dates.
No. TradingView's documentation says you must supply a datafeed. Advanced Charts is free for public websites, while Trading Platform has licensing fees. Decide separately how to draw charts and how to obtain the underlying observations.
Replace the request URL and authentication, then map the JSON response into your application's fields. The examples use standard fetch in JavaScript and requests in Python, so integration fits an ordinary HTTP client. Keep your key on the server and carry the response's units, dates and missing values into your display or calculations.
The shared cap applies to successful REST and MCP requests together. There are no automatic overage charges. Basic includes 100,000 monthly requests; quotas reset each month even when you pay yearly.
The comparison uses Narwhal's current public contract and the following first-party competitor pages.
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