Compare Currency Exchange APIs
Deep dive into the technical specifications of 17 Currency Exchange APIs. Use this side-by-side comparison to evaluate which service best fits your architectural requirements.
| API Identity | Score | Authentication | HTTPS | CORS | Speed | Difficulty | Brief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currencylayer | 72 B Est. | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | Currencylayer provides reliable exchange rate and currency conversion data for over 168 world curren... | |
| Exchangerate.host | 82 A Est. | No Auth | ? | 348ms | Beginner | Exchangerate.host provides free foreign exchange and cryptocurrency rates via a simple REST API, cov... | |
| Exchangeratesapi.io | 77 B Est. | API Key | Yes | - | Intermediate | Exchangeratesapi.io provides real-time and historical foreign exchange rates for 170+ currencies, re... | |
| Fixer | 62 C Est. | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | Fixer is a widely-used currency exchange and conversion API providing real-time, intraday, and histo... | |
| 1Forge | 82 A Est. | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | 1Forge provides real-time forex (foreign exchange) market data via a REST API, covering currency pai... | |
| Amdoren | 69 C Est. | API Key | ? | - | Intermediate | Amdoren provides a free currency conversion API supporting over 150 currencies with daily updated ex... | |
| Bank of Russia | 77 B Est. | No Auth | ? | 653ms | Beginner | The Bank of Russia XML API provides official daily exchange rates for foreign currencies against the... | |
| Currency-api | 100 A+ Measured | No Auth | Yes | 34ms | Beginner | Currency-api is a free, open-source currency exchange rates API hosted on GitHub with no rate limits... | |
| CurrencyFreaks | 82 A Est. | API Key | Yes | - | Intermediate | CurrencyFreaks provides current and historical currency exchange rates for 150+ currencies via a RES... | |
| CurrencyScoop | 77 B Est. | API Key | Yes | - | Intermediate | CurrencyScoop (now CurrencyBeacon) provides real-time and historical exchange rates for 170+ currenc... | |
| Czech National Bank | 67 C Est. | No Auth | ? | 837ms | Beginner | The Czech National Bank (CNB) publishes official daily exchange rates for 30+ currencies against the... | |
| Economia.Awesome | 100 A+ Measured | No Auth | ? | 141ms | Beginner | Economia.Awesome is a free Brazilian API that provides real-time and historical currency exchange ra... | |
| ExchangeRate-API | 87 A Est. | API Key | Yes | - | Intermediate | ExchangeRate-API delivers accurate foreign exchange rates for 160+ currencies, sourced from major fi... | |
| Frankfurter | 82 A Measured | No Auth | Yes | 823ms | Beginner | Frankfurter is an open-source currency data API backed by the European Central Bank (ECB) exchange r... | |
| FreeForexAPI | 0 F Est. | No Auth | No | 8458ms | Beginner | FreeForexAPI provides programmatic access to real-time foreign exchange rates for major currency pai... | |
| National Bank of Poland | 77 B Measured | No Auth | Yes | 1074ms | Beginner | The National Bank of Poland (NBP) API is an official government data source providing daily exchange... | |
| VATComply.com | 0 F Est. | No Auth | Yes | 37ms | Beginner | VATComply.com provides programmatic access to exchange rates, geolocation and vat number validation ... |