Currents vs The Guardian
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
Currents vs The Guardian: common questions
Which is more reliable, Currents or The Guardian?
On our scheduled checks, Currents leads on measured uptime — Currents at 100% versus The Guardian at 50.6% 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, Currents or The Guardian?
Currents has the lower median latency in our checks — Currents responds in 291 ms versus The Guardian at 517 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 The Guardian need an API key?
Both ask you to authenticate — Currents uses an API key and The Guardian uses an API key. Each key is free to obtain; the Auth and Card-required rows above spell out the signup terms.
Can I call Currents and The Guardian from the browser?
Neither sends browser-friendly CORS headers reliably, so call Currents and The Guardian from a server or proxy rather than client-side. The CORS and HTTPS rows above show exactly what we detected for each.
Are Currents and The Guardian free for commercial use?
Currents has unclear commercial terms, and The Guardian 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.