openbb-equity
Equity extension for OpenBB
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are already using the OpenBB Platform and need equity data access. The low install friction, active maintenance, and modular design make it a natural fit for financial workflows. However, the AGPL-3.0-only license is a hard blocker for closed-source commercial applications. Verify that the specific data providers and coverage meet your needs before committing to the platform.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Depends on openbb-core being installed and configured.
- Low friction installation as a pure Python wheel.
License · maintenance · safety
AGPL-3.0-only (agpl) — Licensed under AGPL-3.0-only, which requires derivative works and modifications to be open-sourced under the same license. Suitable for open-source projects but restrictive for proprietary applications.
last release 2026-05-26 (80 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 88,810 downloads/mo, #13,702 on PyPI
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pip install openbb-equity
from openbb_core.app import OpenBB
obb = OpenBB()
prices = obb.equity.price.historical(symbol='AAPL')- Specific data providers and coverage for each sub-module (calendar, darkpool, estimates, etc.)
- API rate limits or data freshness guarantees
- Whether all sub-modules are fully functional in version 1.6.2 or if some are experimental
What it is and what it does
OpenBB Equity is an extension for the OpenBB Platform that bundles equity market data tools into organized sub-modules. It acts as a data access layer, letting you query stock prices, fundamentals, options chains, ownership structures, analyst estimates, and discovery data through a unified interface. The extension depends on openbb-core, which provides the platform infrastructure.
You install it as a standard Python package and access its functionality through the OpenBB app object. It's designed for developers building financial analysis tools, research workflows, or dashboards that need structured access to equity data. The modular design (calendar, compare, darkpool, discovery, estimates, fundamental, options, ownership, price, shorts) means you can work with specific data types without loading unnecessary code.
Use it for
- Fetch historical stock prices and build backtesting systems for trading strategies.
- Analyze peer companies using the compare module for competitive research.
- Access analyst estimates and fundamental metrics for equity valuation models.
- Monitor dark pool and short interest data for market microstructure analysis.
- Discover new equities using the discovery module for screening workflows.
- Retrieve options chain data for derivatives pricing and risk analysis.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are already using the OpenBB Platform and need equity data access.
The low install friction, active maintenance, and modular design make it a natural fit for financial workflows. However, the AGPL-3.0-only license is a hard blocker for closed-source commercial applications. Verify that the specific data providers and coverage meet your needs before committing to the platform.
Install
openbb-equity on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation as a pure Python wheel. Actively maintained with a release 80 days ago. Single runtime dependency on openbb-core keeps the dependency tree lean.
Requires Python 3.10 or later. Depends on openbb-core being installed and configured.
License in practice
Licensed under AGPL-3.0-only, which requires derivative works and modifications to be open-sourced under the same license. Suitable for open-source projects but restrictive for proprietary applications.
Quickstart
pip install openbb-equity
from openbb_core.app import OpenBB
obb = OpenBB()
prices = obb.equity.price.historical(symbol='AAPL')Verify before relying
- Specific data providers and coverage for each sub-module (calendar, darkpool, estimates, etc.)
- API rate limits or data freshness guarantees
- Whether all sub-modules are fully functional in version 1.6.2 or if some are experimental
Package facts
| License | AGPL-3.0-only agpl |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <4,>=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageopenbb-core |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 80 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 88,810 / month, #13,702 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14 |
Evidence: openbb_equity-1.6.2-py3-none-any.whl
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