AQICN vs Storm Glass Marine Weather
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
AQICN vs Storm Glass Marine Weather: common questions
Which is more reliable, AQICN or Storm Glass Marine Weather?
Both are neck-and-neck — AQICN and Storm Glass Marine Weather 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, AQICN or Storm Glass Marine Weather?
AQICN has the lower median latency in our checks — AQICN responds in 224 ms versus Storm Glass Marine Weather at 238 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 AQICN and Storm Glass Marine Weather need an API key?
Both ask you to authenticate — AQICN uses an API key and Storm Glass Marine Weather uses an API key. Each key is free to obtain; the Auth and Card-required rows above spell out the signup terms.
Can I call AQICN and Storm Glass Marine Weather from the browser?
Only Storm Glass Marine Weather is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. AQICN needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.
Are AQICN and Storm Glass Marine Weather free for commercial use?
AQICN has unclear commercial terms, and Storm Glass Marine Weather has unclear commercial terms. 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.