City, Berlin vs Open Government, Sweden

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

Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d97.8%98.3%
Uptime · 30d96.6%100%
P50 · ms426599
P95 · ms32312491
Authnonenone
CORSnoyes
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearyes
Data licenseVaries per dataset (many CC-BY / dl-de-by-2.0)Free reuse with source attribution (SCB terms)
Free tierFree — limits not publishedFree — no key required
Rate limitUnpublishedRate-limited per SCB PxWeb API terms (call-rate and response-size caps)
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

City, Berlin vs Open Government, Sweden: common questions

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

On our scheduled checks, Open Government, Sweden leads on measured uptime — City, Berlin at 97.8% versus Open Government, Sweden at 98.3% over 90 days. These are our own probe results, not provider claims; the uptime bars above show the day-by-day record for both.

Which is faster, City, Berlin or Open Government, Sweden?

City, Berlin has the lower median latency in our checks — City, Berlin responds in 426 ms versus Open Government, Sweden at 599 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 Open Government, Sweden need an API key?

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

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

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

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