balldontlie API vs Football (Soccer) Videos API

Two free Sports & Fitness APIs compared on access, reliability and developer ratings, using data from our daily health checks.

The verdict

Choose balldontlie API if its data fits your use case better; on access and reliability it's level with Football (Soccer) Videos API.
Choose Football (Soccer) Videos API if its data fits your use case better; on access and reliability it's level with balldontlie API.

	balldontlie API	Football (Soccer) Videos API
What it does	Balldontlie provides access to stats data from the NBA.	Embed codes for goals and highlights from Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and many more.
Provider	BALLDONTLIE	ScoreBat
API key	Not needed	Not needed
HTTPS	Yes	Yes
CORS (browser calls)	Yes	Yes
Status today	Online · 776 ms	Online · 900 ms
Uptime (30 days)	Up	Up
Developer rating	Not rated yet	Not rated yet
Price	Free / free tier	Free / free tier

Balldontlie provides access to stats data from the NBA.

Real-time stats for NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Esports & 20+ leagues. Free tier available.

Strengths

Embed codes for goals and highlights from Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and many more.

Strengths

Prototyping or a tutorial? Pick the one that needs no API key (both qualify).
Calling from a web page? You need CORS. Otherwise route requests through your own server or a serverless function.
Going to production? Favour HTTPS, a strong uptime record and a provider with clear rate limits and terms. Check each API's docs before you commit.
Still unsure? Both are free to try: send one request to each and compare the data you get back.

Neither needs an API key; you can call both straight away.