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Historical vs live data pricing

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Kite Connect data offerings:

Data typePricing
Live WebSocket ticksIncluded in base Kite Connect plan
Live quote (REST snapshot)Included
Historical OHLCPaid add-on
Historical tick dataPremium / institutional

For most retail algo developers:

  • Base plan (Rs ~2,000/month): Live data + order placement.
  • Historical add-on: Adds back-test capability.

When historical is needed

  • Backtesting strategies before live deployment.
  • Building analytics dashboards.
  • Strategy research.

For details: Kite Connect historical data API .

Free alternatives

For historical data without Kite Connect subscription:

See also

External references

References

  1. Zerodha, Kite Connect data pricing, kite.trade.

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