# Real football data for anyone building with AI > Compare 17 football data APIs — prices, free plans and leagues — in plain English. Pick by what you need, with guides and AI starter prompts. - Page: https://footballapis.com/ - Facts as of 2026-10-19. Verify on the vendor page before relying on them. - Page last updated: 2026-10-20 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Credit "FootballAPIs.com" with a link to https://footballapis.com/. 17 APIs. Prices, free plans and data, side by side. [Compare APIs](https://footballapis.com/compare/) [New to APIs? Start here](https://footballapis.com/guides/api-keys/) Checked 2026-10-19 Shortlists ## Pick by what you need Three providers for each need, chosen by a fixed rule from our data. Nobody pays for a spot. ### Free to start Picked from our data: a free plan (not just a trial); most data types included first (paid add-ons not counted). - **[API-Football (API-Sports)](https://footballapis.com/p/api-football-api-sports/)** Lists live scores, lineups, match events and more. 1,249 leagues listed, big five European leagues confirmed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** $19/mo - **Best for:** Live score app, fantasy football app [See details about API-Football (API-Sports) →](https://footballapis.com/p/api-football-api-sports/) - **[Sportmonks](https://footballapis.com/p/sportmonks/)** Lists live scores, lineups, match events and more. 2,200+ leagues listed, big five European leagues confirmed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** €29/mo - **Best for:** Live score app, betting odds model [See details about Sportmonks →](https://footballapis.com/p/sportmonks/) - **[Highlightly](https://footballapis.com/p/highlightly/)** Lists live scores, lineups, match events and more. 950+ leagues listed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** $9.49/mo - **Best for:** Live score app, football manager game [See details about Highlightly →](https://footballapis.com/p/highlightly/) ### Live scores Picked from our data: a free plan, and live scores listed with no plan restriction noted; cheapest paid plan first. - **[Highlightly](https://footballapis.com/p/highlightly/)** Lists live scores, lineups, match events and more. 950+ leagues listed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** $9.49/mo - **Best for:** Live score app, football manager game [See details about Highlightly →](https://footballapis.com/p/highlightly/) - **[API-Football (API-Sports)](https://footballapis.com/p/api-football-api-sports/)** Lists live scores, lineups, match events and more. 1,249 leagues listed, big five European leagues confirmed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** $19/mo - **Best for:** Live score app, fantasy football app [See details about API-Football (API-Sports) →](https://footballapis.com/p/api-football-api-sports/) - **[SportDevs](https://footballapis.com/p/sportdevs/)** Lists live scores, lineups, match events and more. Up to 130 leagues listed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** €19 - **Best for:** Live score app, betting odds model [See details about SportDevs →](https://footballapis.com/p/sportdevs/) ### Big European leagues Picked from our data: Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 all confirmed, plus a free plan or trial; cheapest paid plan first. - **[football-data.org](https://footballapis.com/p/football-data-org/)** Lists live scores, lineups, match events and more (some with conditions). ~100 leagues listed, big five European leagues confirmed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** €12/mo - **Best for:** Live score app, betting odds model [See details about football-data.org →](https://footballapis.com/p/football-data-org/) - **[API-Football (API-Sports)](https://footballapis.com/p/api-football-api-sports/)** Lists live scores, lineups, match events and more. 1,249 leagues listed, big five European leagues confirmed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** $19/mo - **Best for:** Live score app, fantasy football app [See details about API-Football (API-Sports) →](https://footballapis.com/p/api-football-api-sports/) - **[Sportmonks](https://footballapis.com/p/sportmonks/)** Lists live scores, lineups, match events and more. 2,200+ leagues listed, big five European leagues confirmed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** €29/mo - **Best for:** Live score app, betting odds model [See details about Sportmonks →](https://footballapis.com/p/sportmonks/) ### Betting odds Picked from our data: a free plan, and in-play (live) odds included as well as pre-match (not a paid add-on); cheapest paid plan first. - **[API-Football (API-Sports)](https://footballapis.com/p/api-football-api-sports/)** Lists live scores, lineups, match events and more. 1,249 leagues listed, big five European leagues confirmed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** $19/mo - **Best for:** Live score app, fantasy football app [See details about API-Football (API-Sports) →](https://footballapis.com/p/api-football-api-sports/) - **[Sportmonks](https://footballapis.com/p/sportmonks/)** Lists live scores, lineups, match events and more. 2,200+ leagues listed, big five European leagues confirmed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** €29/mo - **Best for:** Live score app, betting odds model [See details about Sportmonks →](https://footballapis.com/p/sportmonks/) - **[SportsGameOdds](https://footballapis.com/p/sportsgameodds/)** Lists live scores, player stats and odds. 8–53 leagues listed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** $99/mo - **Best for:** Betting odds model, live score app [See details about SportsGameOdds →](https://footballapis.com/p/sportsgameodds/) ### Cheapest paid plan Picked from our data: the lowest public paid price at face value (€ and $ aren't converted; pay-as-you-go not counted). - **[TheSportsDB](https://footballapis.com/p/thesportsdb/)** Lists live scores and media (some with conditions). League coverage not confirmed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** $9/mo - **Best for:** Live score app, football manager game [See details about TheSportsDB →](https://footballapis.com/p/thesportsdb/) - **[Highlightly](https://footballapis.com/p/highlightly/)** Lists live scores, lineups, match events and more. 950+ leagues listed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** $9.49/mo - **Best for:** Live score app, football manager game [See details about Highlightly →](https://footballapis.com/p/highlightly/) - **[football-data.org](https://footballapis.com/p/football-data-org/)** Lists live scores, lineups, match events and more (some with conditions). ~100 leagues listed, big five European leagues confirmed. - **Free plan:** Yes - **From:** €12/mo - **Best for:** Live score app, betting odds model [See details about football-data.org →](https://footballapis.com/p/football-data-org/) [Compare all 17 →](https://footballapis.com/compare/) Changelog ## Recently updated - [OpenLigaDB now covers the Premier League](https://footballapis.com/changelog/#2026-10-20-openligadb-premier-league) · Oct 20 - [Daily live API checks for 7 providers](https://footballapis.com/changelog/#2026-10-19-live-api-checks) · Oct 19 - [football-data.org prices re-checked](https://footballapis.com/p/football-data-org/) · Oct 20 - [Sportmonks prices re-checked](https://footballapis.com/p/sportmonks/) · Oct 20 - [API-Football (API-Sports) prices re-checked](https://footballapis.com/p/api-football-api-sports/) · Oct 19 [Full changelog](https://footballapis.com/changelog/) · [RSS](https://footballapis.com/changelog/rss.xml) Learn ## Guides - [Fantasy football app](https://footballapis.com/guides/fantasy-football-app/)Player stats, lineups and injuries for a fantasy game. - [Live score app](https://footballapis.com/guides/live-score-app/)Today's matches and scores that update during the game. - [Betting odds model](https://footballapis.com/guides/betting-odds-model/)Bookmaker odds and past results to test a model. - [Stats dashboard](https://footballapis.com/guides/stats-dashboard/)Match events, player stats and xG for charts and tables. - [Football manager game](https://footballapis.com/guides/football-manager-game/)Real fixtures, players and club badges for a manager game. - [What's an API key?](https://footballapis.com/guides/api-keys/)A password your app uses to get data. How to get one and keep it safe. --- Data from providers' public pages, last checked 2026-10-19. Prices may change — always verify on the provider's site. FootballAPIs is independent. Vendors can't buy rankings; any sponsored placement (https://footballapis.com/sponsor/) will be clearly labelled. For AI agents: https://footballapis.com/agents/ · https://footballapis.com/llms.txt · https://footballapis.com/llms-full.txt · https://footballapis.com/api/v1/index.json · MCP https://footballapis.com/mcp