XRates API alternatives

Latest and historical exchange rates aggregated from ECB, CBR and open data feeds, 300+ currencies. If it doesn't fit your project, here are the 10 best free Currency Exchange APIs to use instead in 2026, out of 32 in the directory.

For reference, XRates API: 100% uptime (30 days) · Callable from the browser (CORS) · HTTPS.

1. 1

   Currency-api

   Online · 354 ms

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

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Fast: 354 ms response
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)

   No authHTTPSCORS
2. 2

   AllRatesToday API

   Online · 1884 ms

   Official exchange rates published by 121 central banks and tax authorities, keyless latest table.

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
3. 3

   Daleelak API

   Online · 2426 ms

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

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
4. 4

   DolarKaç API

   Online · 1276 ms

   Turkish lira exchange rates, gold and crypto prices from the Istanbul free market.

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
5. 5

   Frankfurter API

   Online · 2434 ms

   Exchange rates, currency conversion and time series.

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
6. 6

   Fulusly API

   Online · 2465 ms

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

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
7. 7

   National Bank of Poland API

   Online · 3230 ms

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

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
8. 8

   paralelo.bo API

   Online · 3114 ms

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

   • No API key needed
   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
9. 9

   CurrencyFreaks API

   Online · 1642 ms

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

   • 100% uptime (30 days)
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS
10. 10

    ExchangeRate-API

    Online · 2267 ms

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

    • 100% uptime (30 days)
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    apiKeyHTTPSCORS

XRates API vs alternatives

XRates API compared with its alternatives

API	API key	HTTPS	CORS	Uptime	Response	Rating
XRates	Required	Yes	Yes	100%	2106 ms	Not rated
Currency-api	No	Yes	Yes	100%	354 ms	Not rated
AllRatesToday	No	Yes	Yes	100%	1884 ms	Not rated
Daleelak	No	Yes	Yes	100%	2426 ms	Not rated
DolarKaç	No	Yes	Yes	100%	1276 ms	Not rated
Frankfurter	No	Yes	Yes	100%	2434 ms	Not rated
Fulusly	No	Yes	Yes	100%	2465 ms	Not rated
National Bank of Poland	No	Yes	Yes	100%	3230 ms	Not rated
paralelo.bo	No	Yes	Yes	100%	3114 ms	Not rated

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