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Economia.Awesome vs Frankfurter

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

APIEconomia.AwesomeNEW—FrankfurterHEALTHY—
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d—%—%
Uptime · 30d—%—%
P50 · ms——
P95 · ms——
Authnonenone
CORSnoyes
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearyes
Data licenseUnverifiedPublic data (ECB reference rates)
Free tier100,000 requests/month free after registration; keyless access allowed (cached ~1 min)Unlimited — abuse-rate-limited only
Rate limitUnauthenticated sequential queries capped at 100 results; responses cached ~1 minUnpublished, generous
In directory since2026-07-052026-05-02
operationalpartialdownno data

Economia.Awesome vs Frankfurter: common questions

Which is more reliable, Economia.Awesome or Frankfurter?

On our scheduled checks, Frankfurter leads on measured uptime — Economia.Awesome at —% versus Frankfurter 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 Economia.Awesome and Frankfurter need an API key?

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

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

Only Frankfurter 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 Frankfurter free for commercial use?

Economia.Awesome has unclear commercial terms, and Frankfurter allows commercial use on its free tier. 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.