Coffee vs The Report of the Week
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
Coffee vs The Report of the Week: common questions
Which is more reliable, Coffee or The Report of the Week?
On our scheduled checks, The Report of the Week leads on measured uptime — Coffee at 99.02% versus The Report of the Week at 100% 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 The Report of the Week?
The Report of the Week has the lower median latency in our checks — Coffee responds in 698 ms versus The Report of the Week at 228 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 The Report of the Week need an API key?
Neither needs a paid key — Coffee is callable with no signup, and The Report of the Week is callable with no signup. Both are quick to prototype with; rate limits still apply.
Can I call Coffee and The Report of the Week from the browser?
Neither sends browser-friendly CORS headers reliably, so call Coffee and The Report of the Week 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 The Report of the Week free for commercial use?
Coffee has unclear commercial terms, and The Report of the Week 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.