BdAPIs vs Country.is
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
BdAPIs vs Country.is: common questions
Which is more reliable, BdAPIs or Country.is?
Both are neck-and-neck — BdAPIs and Country.is 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, BdAPIs or Country.is?
Country.is has the lower median latency in our checks — BdAPIs responds in 817 ms versus Country.is at 189 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 BdAPIs and Country.is need an API key?
Neither needs a paid key — BdAPIs is callable with no signup, and Country.is is callable with no signup. Both are quick to prototype with; rate limits still apply.
Can I call BdAPIs and Country.is from the browser?
Yes — both BdAPIs and Country.is send CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch either directly with no backend proxy. That makes them easy to swap in a client-side app while you compare responses.
Are BdAPIs and Country.is free for commercial use?
BdAPIs has unclear commercial terms, and Country.is 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.