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Quandl vs Florida Man

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

APIQuandlUNMONITORED—Florida ManNEW—
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d—%—%
Uptime · 30d—%—%
P50 · ms——
P95 · ms——
Authnonenone
CORSnoyes
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearyes
Data licenseUnverifiedMIT (repository license)
Free tierFree — limits not publishedFree — static JSON on GitHub Pages, no key
Rate limitUnpublishedUnpublished (served via GitHub Pages)
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

Quandl vs Florida Man: common questions

Which is more reliable, Quandl or Florida Man?

Only Florida Man is on our probe schedule so far (—% uptime over 90 days). The other is catalogued but not yet live-checked, so we can't compare measured reliability head-to-head — check the uncovered API's own status page for now.

Do Quandl and Florida Man need an API key?

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

Can I call Quandl and Florida Man from the browser?

Only Florida Man is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. Quandl needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.

Are Quandl and Florida Man free for commercial use?

Quandl has unclear commercial terms, and Florida Man 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.