CurrencyScoop vs Economia.Awesome

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

Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d100%3.9%
Uptime · 30d100%6.7%
P50 · ms346321
P95 · ms3195557
AuthapiKeynone
CORSnono
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearunclear
Data licenseUnverifiedUnverified
Free tierFree tier — API key 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

CurrencyScoop vs Economia.Awesome: common questions

Which is more reliable, CurrencyScoop or Economia.Awesome?

On our scheduled checks, CurrencyScoop leads on measured uptime — CurrencyScoop at 100% versus Economia.Awesome at 3.9% 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, CurrencyScoop or Economia.Awesome?

Economia.Awesome has the lower median latency in our checks — CurrencyScoop responds in 346 ms versus Economia.Awesome at 321 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 CurrencyScoop and Economia.Awesome need an API key?

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

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

Neither sends browser-friendly CORS headers reliably, so call CurrencyScoop 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 CurrencyScoop and Economia.Awesome free for commercial use?

CurrencyScoop 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.