Makeup vs The Report of the Week
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
Makeup vs The Report of the Week: common questions
Which is more reliable, Makeup or The Report of the Week?
On our scheduled checks, The Report of the Week leads on measured uptime — Makeup at 98.9% versus The Report of the Week at 100% 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, Makeup or The Report of the Week?
The Report of the Week has the lower median latency in our checks — Makeup responds in 557 ms versus The Report of the Week at 168 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 Makeup and The Report of the Week need an API key?
Neither needs a paid key — Makeup is callable with no signup, and The Report of the Week is callable with no signup. Both are quick to prototype with; rate limits still apply.
Can I call Makeup and The Report of the Week from the browser?
Only The Report of the Week is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. Makeup needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.
Are Makeup and The Report of the Week free for commercial use?
Makeup has unclear commercial terms, and The Report of the Week 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.