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Federal Register vs Open Government, Sweden

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

APIFederal RegisterHEALTHY72Open Government, SwedenHEALTHY81
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d98.0%99.02%
Uptime · 30d98.3%98.3%
P50 · ms4781440
P95 · ms31652571
Authnonenone
CORSyesyes
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useyesyes
Data licenseUS Government work — public domainFree reuse with source attribution (SCB terms)
Free tierFree — no key or signup requiredFree — no key required
Rate limitUnpublishedRate-limited per SCB PxWeb API terms (call-rate and response-size caps)
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

Federal Register vs Open Government, Sweden: common questions

Which is more reliable, Federal Register or Open Government, Sweden?

On our scheduled checks, Open Government, Sweden leads on measured uptime — Federal Register at 98.0% versus Open Government, Sweden at 99.02% 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, Federal Register or Open Government, Sweden?

Federal Register has the lower median latency in our checks — Federal Register responds in 478 ms versus Open Government, Sweden at 1440 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 Federal Register and Open Government, Sweden need an API key?

Neither needs a paid key — Federal Register is callable with no signup, and Open Government, Sweden is callable with no signup. Both are quick to prototype with; rate limits still apply.

Can I call Federal Register and Open Government, Sweden from the browser?

Yes — both Federal Register and Open Government, Sweden send CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch either directly with no backend proxy. That makes them easy to swap in a client-side app while you compare responses.

Are Federal Register and Open Government, Sweden free for commercial use?

Federal Register allows commercial use on its free tier, and Open Government, Sweden 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.