Alpaca vs Penny Pledge

Alpaca is a registered securities broker with commission free stock trading specifically for developers and trading bots.

Alpaca offers a commission free stock trading API purpose built around automated investing. This allows developers to build algorithms and programs to trade stocks. Features include; real-time market data, a REST API and WebSocket stream, an algorithm management dashboard, paper trading features, Slack community, and more.

Removing annoying internet ads while still supporting online content.

Penny Pledge is a platform that enables anyone in the world to donate pennies to online content. Users can donate as much or as little as they’d like to Youtube videos, blogs, music, games, sites like Wikipedia or to anything else on the internet.
The simple pain Penny Pledge addresses is that creators struggle to get paid. Advertisements are often the only resource creators have to monetize their content yet they are annoying to both the viewers and creators. In addition, ad revenue is not enough to support many creators, leaving them to look for other sources of revenue. This takes their time and focus away from creating great content.