The Colony vs UK Bank Holidays
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
The Colony vs UK Bank Holidays: common questions
Which is more reliable, The Colony or UK Bank Holidays?
Both are neck-and-neck — The Colony and UK Bank Holidays 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, The Colony or UK Bank Holidays?
UK Bank Holidays has the lower median latency in our checks — The Colony responds in 567 ms versus UK Bank Holidays at 221 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 The Colony and UK Bank Holidays need an API key?
UK Bank Holidays needs no key, while The Colony requires a free API key. If you want to start calling without signup, reach for UK Bank Holidays first.
Can I call The Colony and UK Bank Holidays from the browser?
Only UK Bank Holidays is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. The Colony needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.
Are The Colony and UK Bank Holidays free for commercial use?
The Colony has unclear commercial terms, and UK Bank Holidays 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.