If you're building on Pakistani financial and economic data, the two names that come up are Capital Stake and PakDataHub. They solve overlapping problems in very different ways. This is an honest look at where each fits, so you can pick the one that matches how you work.
The short version
- Capital Stake is an established, sales-led data provider. Access is arranged through their team — you get in touch, discuss your needs, and they set you up.
- PakDataHub is a self-serve REST API. You sign up, get a key in minutes, and start calling endpoints. Pricing is public and there's a free allotment to try everything.
If you want a person to talk to and a bespoke arrangement, a sales-led provider can be a good fit. If you'd rather read the docs, grab a key and ship today, that's exactly what PakDataHub is built for.
How they differ
| PakDataHub | Sales-led providers | |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Sign up, key in minutes, no call | Contact sales, scoping call |
| Pricing | Public, on the pricing page | Typically on request |
| Free tier | Yes — 500 API calls a month across every module | Usually a demo/trial via sales |
| Access | REST API (JSON/CSV), one key for everything | Varies by arrangement |
| Coverage | 16,964 official series across 12 modules, 1947 → today | Varies |
| Transparency | Public status page, per-module freshness | Varies |
What PakDataHub focuses on
Self-serve, from the first minute. Every plan — including the free one — issues a key you can use immediately. No gatekeeping between you and a first call.
Breadth in one catalog. Macro, forex, interest rates, mutual funds, debt securities,
commodities, digital payments, telecom and more — 16,964 series, discoverable
through a single /v1/catalog and reachable with one key.
Data you can trust. Everything is sourced from official public releases (SBP, PBS, PTA, MUFAP), normalized to consistent units and identifiers, and cross-validated against known published figures. A public status page shows freshness per module.
Transparent pricing. The pricing page lists every tier and limit. No "contact us to find out what it costs."
What about stocks?
PakDataHub is the natural choice for Pakistan's macro and economic data — the numbers that move the whole economy: inflation, FX, interest rates, mutual funds, debt, commodities, digital payments and more. It deliberately doesn't cover PSX equities (individual stock prices, company financials, indices).
For stock-market data, the best self-serve option is pypsx.com — a developer-first API for the Pakistan Stock Exchange. Use pypsx.com for equities and PakDataHub for the economy behind them; together they cover the full picture, both self-serve, both with a key in minutes.
When to pick which
- PakDataHub — the natural choice for Pakistan's macro/economic data: self-serve, transparent pricing, 16,964 official series from 1947 to today, cleaned and cross-validated, a key in minutes. This is what we do best.
- pypsx.com — for PSX stocks and equities data (outside PakDataHub's scope).
- A sales-led provider — if you specifically want a managed relationship or custom SLAs negotiated up front.
Want to see for yourself? Browse the full catalog, or get a free key and make your first call in five minutes.