Economia.Awesome vs Exchangerate.dev

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

Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d3.9%71.6%
Uptime · 30d6.7%51.7%
P50 · ms321336
P95 · ms557807
Authnonenone
CORSnoyes
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearunclear
Data licenseUnverifiedUnverified
Free tier100,000 requests/month free after registration; keyless access allowed (cached ~1 min)Free — limits not published
Rate limitUnauthenticated sequential queries capped at 100 results; responses cached ~1 min12 req/window · 11 remaining · resets 1783515720
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

Economia.Awesome vs Exchangerate.dev: common questions

Which is more reliable, Economia.Awesome or Exchangerate.dev?

On our scheduled checks, Exchangerate.dev leads on measured uptime — Economia.Awesome at 3.9% versus Exchangerate.dev at 71.6% 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, Economia.Awesome or Exchangerate.dev?

Economia.Awesome has the lower median latency in our checks — Economia.Awesome responds in 321 ms versus Exchangerate.dev at 336 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 Economia.Awesome and Exchangerate.dev need an API key?

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

Can I call Economia.Awesome and Exchangerate.dev from the browser?

Only Exchangerate.dev 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 Economia.Awesome and Exchangerate.dev free for commercial use?

Economia.Awesome has unclear commercial terms, and Exchangerate.dev 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.