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7Timer! vs Meteorologisk Institutt

Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.

API7Timer!HEALTHY91Meteorologisk InstituttHEALTHY92
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d100%100%
Uptime · 30d100%100%
P50 · ms600621
P95 · ms29351857
Authnonenone
CORSnoyes
HTTPSnoyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearyes
Data licenseUnverifiedCC BY 4.0 / NLOD (Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data)
Free tierFree — limits not publishedFree, no key; requires identifying User-Agent
Rate limitUnpublishedThrottled; identify via User-Agent and respect caching headers (per docs)
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

7Timer! vs Meteorologisk Institutt: common questions

Which is more reliable, 7Timer! or Meteorologisk Institutt?

Both are neck-and-neck — 7Timer! and Meteorologisk Institutt each measure 100% uptime over 90 days on our probe schedule. Reliability here is verified from our own scheduled checks; use the 30-day bars above to see which has been steadier lately.

Which is faster, 7Timer! or Meteorologisk Institutt?

7Timer! has the lower median latency in our checks — 7Timer! responds in 600 ms versus Meteorologisk Institutt at 621 ms (P50). Tail latency (P95) is in the table above; for most workloads the median is the number that shapes how the API feels.

Do 7Timer! and Meteorologisk Institutt need an API key?

Neither needs a paid key — 7Timer! is callable with no signup, and Meteorologisk Institutt is callable with no signup. Both are quick to prototype with; rate limits still apply.

Can I call 7Timer! and Meteorologisk Institutt from the browser?

Only Meteorologisk Institutt is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. 7Timer! needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.

Are 7Timer! and Meteorologisk Institutt free for commercial use?

7Timer! has unclear commercial terms, and Meteorologisk Institutt allows commercial use on its free tier. We track service terms and the data license as separate fields — see the Commercial use and Data license rows above, and confirm both before shipping either in a paid product.