Fred
Worth it
Confidence: Low
Confidence is low . only one public source was available for review.
Comparison
Fred vs World Bank Open Data
World Bank Open Data
Starting report…
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
- Security pagefred.stlouisfed.orgsecurity