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City, Berlin vs Data.parliament.uk

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

APICity, BerlinHEALTHY88Data.parliament.ukHEALTHY95
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d99.02%99.02%
Uptime · 30d98.3%100%
P50 · ms861362
P95 · ms32313954
Authnonenone
CORSnoyes
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearyes
Data licenseVaries per dataset (many CC-BY / dl-de-by-2.0)Open Parliament Licence
Free tierFree — limits not publishedFree / open data
Rate limitUnpublishedUnpublished
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

City, Berlin vs Data.parliament.uk: common questions

Which is more reliable, City, Berlin or Data.parliament.uk?

Both are neck-and-neck — City, Berlin and Data.parliament.uk each measure 99.02% 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, City, Berlin or Data.parliament.uk?

Data.parliament.uk has the lower median latency in our checks — City, Berlin responds in 861 ms versus Data.parliament.uk at 362 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 City, Berlin and Data.parliament.uk need an API key?

Neither needs a paid key — City, Berlin is callable with no signup, and Data.parliament.uk is callable with no signup. Both are quick to prototype with; rate limits still apply.

Can I call City, Berlin and Data.parliament.uk from the browser?

Only Data.parliament.uk is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. City, Berlin needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.

Are City, Berlin and Data.parliament.uk free for commercial use?

City, Berlin has unclear commercial terms, and Data.parliament.uk 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.