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Economia.Awesome vs Helium

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

APIEconomia.AwesomeNEW—HeliumNEW—
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d—%—%
Uptime · 30d—%—%
P50 · ms——
P95 · ms——
Authnonenone
CORSnono
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearunclear
Data licenseUnverifiedUnverified
Free tier100,000 requests/month free after registration; keyless access allowed (cached ~1 min)First 50 queries per IP free, no key (paid API key beyond, ~$0.02/query)
Rate limitUnauthenticated sequential queries capped at 100 results; responses cached ~1 min50 free queries per IP subnet
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

Economia.Awesome vs Helium: common questions

Which is more reliable, Economia.Awesome or Helium?

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

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

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

Neither sends browser-friendly CORS headers reliably, so call Economia.Awesome and Helium from a server or proxy rather than client-side. The CORS and HTTPS rows above show exactly what we detected for each.

Are Economia.Awesome and Helium free for commercial use?

Economia.Awesome has unclear commercial terms, and Helium 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.