Rate-API alternatives

Hourly exchange rates for 160+ currencies in JSON, XML or CSV with free plan 2,500 requests/month. If it doesn't fit your project, here are the 10 best free Currency Exchange APIs to use instead in 2026, out of 26 in the directory.

For reference, Rate-API: Callable from the browser (CORS) · HTTPS.

1. 1

   Currency-api

   Online · 712 ms

   Free Currency Exchange Rates API with 150+ Currencies & No Rate Limits.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
2. 2

   Daleelak API

   Online · 512 ms

   Egyptian bank and dealer exchange rates, gold and silver prices.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
3. 3

   ExchangeRate-API

   Online · 247 ms

   Accurate & reliable Exchange Rates API trusted by tens of thousands of developers since 2010.

   • Fast: 247 ms response
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS
4. 4

   Fulusly API

   Online · 486 ms

   Exchange rates for 144 currencies with daily history back to the 1990s, English and Arabic.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
5. 5

   National Bank of Poland API

   Online · 492 ms

   A collection of currency exchange rates (data in XML and JSON).

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
6. 6

   paralelo.bo API

   Online · 524 ms

   Bolivia parallel-market USD/BOB exchange rate, aggregated from P2P sources every 60s.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
7. 7

   CurrencyFreaks API

   Online · 533 ms

   Provides current and historical currency exchange rates with free plan 1K requests/month.

   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS
8. 8

   Exchangeratesapi.io API

   Online · 908 ms

   Exchange rates with currency conversion.

   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS
9. 9

   Frankfurter API

   Online · 1501 ms

   Exchange rates, currency conversion and time series.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
10. 10C

    CurrencyBeacon API

    Online · 947 ms

    Real-time and historical currency exchange rates with free tier.

    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    apiKeyHTTPSCORS

Rate-API vs alternatives

Rate-API compared with its alternatives

API	API key	HTTPS	CORS	Uptime	Response	Rating
Rate-API	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	1570 ms	Not rated
Currency-api	No	Yes	Yes	Up	712 ms	Not rated
Daleelak	No	Yes	Yes	Up	512 ms	Not rated
ExchangeRate-API	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	247 ms	Not rated
Fulusly	No	Yes	Yes	Up	486 ms	Not rated
National Bank of Poland	No	Yes	Yes	Up	492 ms	Not rated
paralelo.bo	No	Yes	Yes	Up	524 ms	Not rated
CurrencyFreaks	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	533 ms	Not rated
Exchangeratesapi.io	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	908 ms	Not rated

See also: best Currency Exchange APIs · all Currency Exchange APIs