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City, Berlin vs Open Government, ACT

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

APICity, BerlinNEW—Open Government, ACTNEW—
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d—%—%
Uptime · 30d—%—%
P50 · ms——
P95 · ms——
Authnonenone
CORSnoyes
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearunclear
Data licenseVaries per dataset (many CC-BY / dl-de-by-2.0)Per-dataset
Free tierFree — limits not publishedFree — app token optional (raises limits)
Rate limitUnpublishedThrottled; higher limits with a free Socrata app token
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

City, Berlin vs Open Government, ACT: common questions

Which is more reliable, City, Berlin or Open Government, ACT?

On our scheduled checks, Open Government, ACT leads on measured uptime — City, Berlin at —% versus Open Government, ACT at —% over 90 days. These are our own probe results, not provider claims; the uptime bars above show the day-by-day record for both.

Do City, Berlin and Open Government, ACT need an API key?

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

Can I call City, Berlin and Open Government, ACT from the browser?

Only Open Government, ACT 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 Open Government, ACT free for commercial use?

City, Berlin has unclear commercial terms, and Open Government, ACT 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.