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CIRCL CVE Search vs Florida Man

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

APICIRCL CVE SearchUNMONITORED—Florida ManNEW—
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d—%—%
Uptime · 30d—%—%
P50 · ms——
P95 · ms——
AuthapiKeynone
CORSyesyes
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearyes
Data licenseUnverifiedMIT (repository license)
Free tierFree tier — API key requiredFree — static JSON on GitHub Pages, no key
Rate limitUnpublishedUnpublished (served via GitHub Pages)
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

CIRCL CVE Search vs Florida Man: common questions

Which is more reliable, CIRCL CVE Search or Florida Man?

Only Florida Man is on our probe schedule so far (—% uptime over 90 days). The other is catalogued but not yet live-checked, so we can't compare measured reliability head-to-head — check the uncovered API's own status page for now.

Do CIRCL CVE Search and Florida Man need an API key?

Florida Man needs no key, while CIRCL CVE Search requires a free API key. If you want to start calling without signup, reach for Florida Man first.

Can I call CIRCL CVE Search and Florida Man from the browser?

Yes — both CIRCL CVE Search and Florida Man 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 CIRCL CVE Search and Florida Man free for commercial use?

CIRCL CVE Search has unclear commercial terms, and Florida Man 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.