Switch from Sugra
The Sugra alternative: usage-based, no subscription — and econ-to-trade depth on any country.
Sugra is a broad multi-domain API — markets, macro, weather, news, and more — sold on volume-based plans. If you need that many domains under one key, it covers them. We keep it focused: economics and bilateral trade. Start with 100 free API calls a month, pay per call after that, and go deep on any country we cover.
As of September 2026.
Why teams switch
Usage-based, no subscription
100 free API calls every month, then pay per call from a $50 deposit. No subscription and no plan to pick — you pay for the calls you make.
Econ to trade, one API
Macro indicators and bilateral trade by product and partner, in the same API and MCP server, with one schema across every country we cover.
Go deep on any country
50 countries of economics and 41 countries of monthly bilateral trade from 2015 to the present — not a thin slice of a much wider catalog.
Sugra vs EconomicsAPI, line by line.
Public information only, checked against each vendor's own site (September 2026).
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Public pricing, line by line.
Both vendors publish pricing. Sugra is tiered by volume; ours is prepaid and per call.
| EconomicsAPI | Sugra | |
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| Free tier | 100 API calls every month | Free tier for prototyping |
| How you pay | Usage-based from a $50 deposit | Volume-based plans |
| Subscription | None | Paid tiers |
| Hosted MCP | Included | Included |
| Scope | Economics and trade | 36 cross-domain families |
| Depth per country | Econ + bilateral trade, 2015 to present | Varies by domain |
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