Genius API vs Musixmatch API

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

The verdict

Choose Genius API if you want faster responses.
Choose Musixmatch API for its data: Music. A free music API by musixmatch.com.

	Genius API	Musixmatch API
What it does	Crowdsourced lyrics and music knowledge.	Music. A free music API by musixmatch.com.
Provider	Genius API	musixmatch.com
API key	OAuth	Required
HTTPS	Yes	Yes
CORS (browser calls)	Unknown	Unknown
Status today	Online · 928 ms	Online · 2125 ms
Uptime (30 days)	Up	Up
Developer rating	Not rated yet	Not rated yet
Price	Free / free tier	Free / free tier

Crowdsourced lyrics and music knowledge.

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Strengths

Music. A free music API by musixmatch.com.

Strengths

Prototyping or a tutorial? Pick the one that needs no API key (neither does, so compare their free tiers).
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.