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Comparison

Data Commons vs Fred

Data Commons lands on Depends, and Fred lands on Worth it.

Data Commons versus Fred
CompareData CommonsFred
VerdictDependsWorth it
Best forResearchers and journalistsResearchers tracking US macro data
Who it's not forAnyone needing private or internal company dataAnyone shopping for purchasable software . this is a free public site
PrivacyNo known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁴No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁵
Support qualityNo support information foundNo vendor support expected from a public agency
Public sentimentNo independent user reviews or community quotes surfaced; every reviewed source is an official page.¹No user reviews or community discussion were found in the sources reviewed.

Pick Data Commons when

  • Researchers and journalists
  • Policy and nonprofit analysts
  • Sustainability reporting
  • Developers needing cleaned public-data APIs

When Data Commons is not a fit

  • Anyone needing private or internal company data
  • Buyers requiring vendor SLAs or support contracts
  • Teams needing security or compliance documentation
  • Casual users wanting one quick chart . use a spreadsheet

Pick Fred when

  • Researchers tracking US macro data
  • Economists and analysts
  • Students and journalists
  • Guess: developers wanting a free economic data API

When Fred is not a fit

  • Anyone shopping for purchasable software . this is a free public site
  • Buyers wanting contracts, SLAs, or vendor support . none exists
  • Teams needing licensed or redistributable market data . check terms first
  • Anyone evaluating this as a commercial tool . there is no pricing or vendor

Sources

  1. Home - Data Commonsdatacommons.org
    official
  2. Data Commons Browserbrowser.datacommons.org
    official
  3. Stanford Data Commons for Sustainabilitydatacommons.stanford.edu
    official
  4. Security pagedatacommons.org
    security
  5. Security pagefred.stlouisfed.org
    security