Currents vs Parking St.Gallen
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
Currents vs Parking St.Gallen: common questions
Which is more reliable, Currents or Parking St.Gallen?
Both are neck-and-neck — Currents and Parking St.Gallen each measure 100% uptime over 90 days on our probe schedule. Reliability here is verified from our own scheduled checks; use the 30-day bars above to see which has been steadier lately.
Which is faster, Currents or Parking St.Gallen?
Currents has the lower median latency in our checks — Currents responds in 586 ms versus Parking St.Gallen at 1339 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 Currents and Parking St.Gallen need an API key?
Parking St.Gallen needs no key, while Currents requires a free API key. If you want to start calling without signup, reach for Parking St.Gallen first.
Can I call Currents and Parking St.Gallen from the browser?
Only Parking St.Gallen is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. Currents needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.
Are Currents and Parking St.Gallen free for commercial use?
Currents has unclear commercial terms, and Parking St.Gallen 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.