Coffee vs Open Food Facts
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
Coffee vs Open Food Facts: common questions
Which is more reliable, Coffee or Open Food Facts?
On our scheduled checks, Coffee leads on measured uptime — Coffee at 99.02% versus Open Food Facts at 39.2% 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, Coffee or Open Food Facts?
Coffee has the lower median latency in our checks — Coffee responds in 698 ms versus Open Food Facts at 1556 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 Coffee and Open Food Facts need an API key?
Neither needs a paid key — Coffee is callable with no signup, and Open Food Facts is callable with no signup. Both are quick to prototype with; rate limits still apply.
Can I call Coffee and Open Food Facts from the browser?
Neither sends browser-friendly CORS headers reliably, so call Coffee and Open Food Facts from a server or proxy rather than client-side. The CORS and HTTPS rows above show exactly what we detected for each.
Are Coffee and Open Food Facts free for commercial use?
Coffee has unclear commercial terms, and Open Food Facts 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.