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Currencylayer vs Economia.Awesome

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

APICurrencylayerNEW—Economia.AwesomeNEW—
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d—%—%
Uptime · 30d—%—%
P50 · ms——
P95 · ms——
AuthapiKeynone
CORSnono
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearunclear
Data licenseUnverifiedUnverified
Free tierFree tier — key may be required100,000 requests/month free after registration; keyless access allowed (cached ~1 min)
Rate limitUnpublishedUnauthenticated sequential queries capped at 100 results; responses cached ~1 min
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

Currencylayer vs Economia.Awesome: common questions

Which is more reliable, Currencylayer or Economia.Awesome?

On our scheduled checks, Economia.Awesome leads on measured uptime — Currencylayer 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 Currencylayer and Economia.Awesome need an API key?

Economia.Awesome needs no key, while Currencylayer requires a free API key. If you want to start calling without signup, reach for Economia.Awesome first.

Can I call Currencylayer and Economia.Awesome from the browser?

Neither sends browser-friendly CORS headers reliably, so call Currencylayer and Economia.Awesome from a server or proxy rather than client-side. The CORS and HTTPS rows above show exactly what we detected for each.

Are Currencylayer and Economia.Awesome free for commercial use?

Currencylayer has unclear commercial terms, 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.