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CoinDesk BPI vs Economia.Awesome

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

APICoinDesk BPIDEAD0Economia.AwesomeNEW—
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d—%—%
Uptime · 30d—%—%
P50 · ms——
P95 · ms——
Authnonenone
CORSyesno
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial usenounclear
Data licenseProprietaryUnverified
Free tierWas: unlimited100,000 requests/month free after registration; keyless access allowed (cached ~1 min)
Rate limit—Unauthenticated sequential queries capped at 100 results; responses cached ~1 min
In directory since2026-05-022026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

CoinDesk BPI vs Economia.Awesome: common questions

Which is more reliable, CoinDesk BPI or Economia.Awesome?

On our scheduled checks, Economia.Awesome leads on measured uptime — CoinDesk BPI at —% versus Economia.Awesome 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 CoinDesk BPI and Economia.Awesome need an API key?

Neither needs a paid key — CoinDesk BPI is callable with no signup, and Economia.Awesome is callable with no signup. Both are quick to prototype with; rate limits still apply.

Can I call CoinDesk BPI and Economia.Awesome from the browser?

Only CoinDesk BPI is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. Economia.Awesome needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.

Are CoinDesk BPI and Economia.Awesome free for commercial use?

CoinDesk BPI is personal/non-commercial only, and Economia.Awesome 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.