Open Government, South Australian Government vs USAspending.gov

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

Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d—%—%
Uptime · 30d—%—%
P50 · ms
P95 · ms
Authnonenone
CORSnono
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearyes
Data licensePer-dataset (Creative Commons Attribution common)U.S. Government Work (public domain)
Free tierFree — no key requiredFree — no key required
Rate limitUnpublishedUnpublished
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

Open Government, South Australian Government vs USAspending.gov: common questions

Which is more reliable, Open Government, South Australian Government or USAspending.gov?

On our scheduled checks, USAspending.gov leads on measured uptime — Open Government, South Australian Government at —% versus USAspending.gov 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 Open Government, South Australian Government and USAspending.gov need an API key?

Neither needs a paid key — Open Government, South Australian Government is callable with no signup, and USAspending.gov is callable with no signup. Both are quick to prototype with; rate limits still apply.

Can I call Open Government, South Australian Government and USAspending.gov from the browser?

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

Are Open Government, South Australian Government and USAspending.gov free for commercial use?

Open Government, South Australian Government has unclear commercial terms, and USAspending.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.