scrapestack vs What The Commit

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

Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d100%99.02%
Uptime · 30d100%98.3%
P50 · ms3461312
P95 · ms8444279
AuthapiKeynone
CORSnoyes
HTTPSyesno
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearunclear
Data licenseUnverifiedUnverified
Free tierFree tier — key may be requiredFree — limits not published
Rate limitUnpublishedUnpublished
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

scrapestack vs What The Commit: common questions

Which is more reliable, scrapestack or What The Commit?

On our scheduled checks, scrapestack leads on measured uptime — scrapestack at 100% versus What The Commit at 99.02% 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, scrapestack or What The Commit?

scrapestack has the lower median latency in our checks — scrapestack responds in 346 ms versus What The Commit at 1312 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 scrapestack and What The Commit need an API key?

What The Commit needs no key, while scrapestack requires a free API key. If you want to start calling without signup, reach for What The Commit first.

Can I call scrapestack and What The Commit from the browser?

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

Are scrapestack and What The Commit free for commercial use?

scrapestack has unclear commercial terms, and What The Commit 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.