Church Calendar vs UK Bank Holidays

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

Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d100%100%
Uptime · 30d100%100%
P50 · ms848221
P95 · ms19971045
Authnonenone
CORSyesyes
HTTPSnoyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearyes
Data licenseUnverifiedOpen Government Licence v3.0
Free tierFree — limits not publishedFree, no key
Rate limitUnpublishedUnpublished
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
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Church Calendar vs UK Bank Holidays: common questions

Which is more reliable, Church Calendar or UK Bank Holidays?

Both are neck-and-neck — Church Calendar and UK Bank Holidays 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, Church Calendar or UK Bank Holidays?

UK Bank Holidays has the lower median latency in our checks — Church Calendar responds in 848 ms versus UK Bank Holidays at 221 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 Church Calendar and UK Bank Holidays need an API key?

Neither needs a paid key — Church Calendar is callable with no signup, and UK Bank Holidays is callable with no signup. Both are quick to prototype with; rate limits still apply.

Can I call Church Calendar and UK Bank Holidays from the browser?

Only UK Bank Holidays is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. Church Calendar needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.

Are Church Calendar and UK Bank Holidays free for commercial use?

Church Calendar has unclear commercial terms, and UK Bank Holidays 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.