Footer Year Update vs Nager.Date
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
Footer Year Update vs Nager.Date: common questions
Which is more reliable, Footer Year Update or Nager.Date?
Both are neck-and-neck — Footer Year Update and Nager.Date each measure 100% uptime over 90 days on our probe schedule. Reliability here is verified from our own scheduled checks; use the 30-day bars above to see which has been steadier lately.
Which is faster, Footer Year Update or Nager.Date?
Nager.Date has the lower median latency in our checks — Footer Year Update responds in 131 ms versus Nager.Date at 56 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 Footer Year Update and Nager.Date need an API key?
Neither needs a paid key — Footer Year Update is callable with no signup, and Nager.Date is callable with no signup. Both are quick to prototype with; rate limits still apply.
Can I call Footer Year Update and Nager.Date from the browser?
Only Nager.Date is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. Footer Year Update needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.
Are Footer Year Update and Nager.Date free for commercial use?
Footer Year Update has unclear commercial terms, and Nager.Date 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.