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title: Benzinga Pro Alternative for Macro and Rates Traders
description: "A Benzinga Pro alternative for traders who follow macro rather than single stocks: scored releases, Treasury auctions, the yield curve and a live squawk."
source: Helious
canonical: "https://helious.io/compare/benzinga-pro"
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Helious vs Benzinga Pro


# A Benzinga Pro alternative built for macro and rates

    Benzinga Pro is built around US equities, with single-stock catalysts, scanners and a squawk on its higher tiers. If what moves your book is CPI, payrolls, the Fed and the Treasury curve, you are using a stock tool for a macro job.


      The short answer
      These two are aimed at different traders. Benzinga Pro covers single-stock and options newsflow. Helious covers US macro, so every economic release is scored on print in standard deviation surprise terms, Treasury auctions are read within seconds, and the yield curve and spread board, Fed speaker tracking and the market reaction all sit beside the headline. That is $39.99 a month, against roughly $99 to $197 for the Benzinga tier that includes the squawk.





## Side by side




      Helious
      Benzinga Pro


      Monthly price
      $39.99 / month
      About $99 to $197 for the tier that includes the squawk

      Free tier
      Yes, no card required
      Entry tier from about $27, squawk not included

      Coverage focus
      US macro, rates, Treasuries and index futures
      US equities and options

      Live audio squawk
      Yes, on Pro
      Yes, on the higher tiers

      Written news feed
      Yes, every item scored as it lands
      Yes

      Standard deviation surprise scoring
      Yes, every US release scored on print
      Not offered

      Treasury auction results
      Yes, tail, bid to cover and bidder split in seconds
      Not covered

      Yield curve and spread board
      Yes, 2s, 5s, 10s, 30s, 2s10s and curve regime
      Not offered

      Full indicator history and downloads
      Yes, per-series CSV and JSON
      Not offered

      Fed speaker tracking with a hawk or dove read
      Yes, flagged as they speak
      Not offered

      Economic calendar
      Yes, forecast, prior and the live result
      Yes




## What each one is for



    What Benzinga Pro is good for


- Single-stock and options newsflow is its core job, and if you trade equity catalysts Helious does not do that.
- It has stock scanners, trader chat and sentiment tooling built around the equity session.


    Where Helious wins


- The releases that move rates and index futures are the product here, not a side feed.
- Every US release is scored on print in standard deviation surprise terms, so a CPI miss and a payrolls beat sit on the same ruler.
- Treasury auctions are read within seconds, with the tail, the bid to cover, the bidder split and a verdict.
- There is a live yield curve and spread board, with the curve regime and which leg is leading the move.
- Fed speakers are flagged as they speak, with a hawk or dove read tied to the FOMC calendar.
- It is about $480 a year against roughly $1,188 to $2,364 for the tier that carries a squawk.





## Which should you choose

    **Go with Benzinga Pro** if you trade single stocks and options, and you want catalyst newsflow, scanners and chat built around the equity session.

    **Go with Helious** if you trade around macro, meaning rates, Treasuries, index futures and the economic calendar, and you want the surprise measured rather than just reported.



## FAQ

### What is the best Benzinga Pro alternative?

It depends what you trade. For single-stock catalysts and scanners there is no direct substitute in a macro product. If you trade rates, Treasuries or index futures around the economic calendar, Helious covers that at $39.99 a month with a free tier, including scored releases, Treasury auctions, the yield curve and a live squawk on Pro.

### How much does Benzinga Pro cost?

Benzinga Pro runs an entry tier at roughly $27 a month which does not include the squawk, with the audio squawk on higher tiers reported between about $99 and $197 a month depending on plan and promotion, as of August 2026. Pricing changes often, so check the vendor.

### Is Helious better than Benzinga Pro?

For a different job, yes, and for its core job, no. Benzinga Pro is an equities product. If your trading is driven by CPI, payrolls, the Fed and the Treasury curve, Helious is built around exactly that and Benzinga is not. If you trade single stocks off company catalysts, the reverse holds.

### Can I use both?

Some people do, and the free tier makes that easy to test. Keep the equity newsflow you rely on and use Helious for the macro side: the scored releases, the auctions, the curve and the reaction.

    [Try the free tier →](https://helious.io/)
    There is a longer piece on [what is the best financial news source](https://helious.news/blog/what-is-the-best-financial-news-source) if you want the whole category.
      Or go and look at the live [news feed](https://helious.io/news), the
      [economic calendar](https://helious.io/calendar) and the
      [Treasury auction results](https://helious.io/auctions).


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  prices as of August 2026 and change without notice. Check each provider for current pricing.
  This is our own view of the market, offered as general information and not financial advice.