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Foodish vs Healthcare.gov

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

APIFoodishDYING53Healthcare.govHEALTHY92
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d27.5%96.1%
Uptime · 30d11.7%93.3%
P50 · ms250420
P95 · ms7601696
Authnonenone
CORSnono
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearyes
Data licenseUnverified (open-source)U.S. Government content (CMS)
Free tierFree — no keyFree — no key required
Rate limitUnpublishedUnpublished
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

Foodish vs Healthcare.gov: common questions

Which is more reliable, Foodish or Healthcare.gov?

On our scheduled checks, Healthcare.gov leads on measured uptime — Foodish at 27.5% versus Healthcare.gov at 96.1% 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, Foodish or Healthcare.gov?

Foodish has the lower median latency in our checks — Foodish responds in 250 ms versus Healthcare.gov at 420 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 Foodish and Healthcare.gov need an API key?

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

Can I call Foodish and Healthcare.gov from the browser?

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

Are Foodish and Healthcare.gov free for commercial use?

Foodish has unclear commercial terms, and Healthcare.gov 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.