SnapTrade
Financial data APIs
Financial services software
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What is SnapTrade
SnapTrade is an API platform that lets applications connect to end-user brokerage accounts to access portfolio and account data and, where supported, place trades. It is used by fintech apps and wealth/portfolio tools that need brokerage connectivity without building and maintaining individual broker integrations. The product focuses on broker linking, normalized investment data, and trading workflows rather than payments or bank-account open banking connectivity.
Brokerage connectivity via API
SnapTrade provides a developer-facing API to connect to retail brokerage accounts and retrieve investment-related data such as holdings and transactions. This can reduce the need for teams to build and maintain separate integrations for each broker. It is oriented to investment use cases rather than general bank-account aggregation.
Trading workflow support
In addition to data access, SnapTrade supports trade-related actions for supported broker connections. This enables use cases like rebalancing, model portfolios, and execution from within a third-party app. The combination of data and trading in one integration can simplify architecture for investment apps.
Normalized investment data model
SnapTrade aims to present brokerage data through a consistent schema across supported institutions. Normalization helps downstream systems (analytics, reporting, tax lots/transactions processing) avoid per-broker mapping logic. This is particularly useful for products that need consistent portfolio views across multiple brokers.
Coverage varies by broker
Brokerage support and feature depth (data fields, order types, trading capabilities) can vary by institution. Some brokers may support read-only access while others support trading, which can constrain product design. Teams typically need to validate coverage for their target brokers and workflows.
Not a payments platform
SnapTrade is not primarily designed for money movement, merchant acquiring, or payout orchestration. Products that need ACH/card processing, payfac tooling, or broad open-banking bank account connectivity may require additional vendors. This can increase integration complexity for apps that combine investing with funding and payments.
Compliance and risk burden
Applications that initiate trades or present investment recommendations may face regulatory, suitability, and supervision requirements that are outside the scope of an API provider. Broker-linked authentication and user consent flows also introduce operational considerations (support, account linking failures, and auditability). Organizations often need additional controls and policies beyond the API integration.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go Free tier/trial: Free tier available (see Free plan below); no explicit time-limited free trial stated on pricing page
Plans / Tiers (from official pricing page):
- Free: $0 — Access all features to build an initial proof of concept. Includes real-time data (Positions, Orders, Balances) & Trading; 5 Brokerage Connections; Access to Discord Community.
- Pay as you go: $2 / Connected User / Month — Unlimited API Requests and Brokerage Connections (subject to default rate limit of 250 requests/minute); Real-time Data (Positions, Orders, Balances) & Trading; Access to Discord Community and Email Support.
- Custom Plan: Custom pricing — Contact sales for volume-based discounts, higher rate limits, dedicated Slack channel with priority support, integration assistance, feature requests and beta access.
Notes: The pricing page states the default rate limit of 250 requests/minute applies to the Pay-as-you-go plan.
Seller details
SnapTrade Technologies Inc.
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