API-Football (API-Sports) vs Highlightly
Side by side from each provider's public pages. Nobody pays for position.
Price and plan
| Fact | API-Football (API-Sports) | Highlightly |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Cheapest paid | $19/mo | $9.49/mo |
| Leagues listed | 1,249 | 950+ |
| API style | REST (also distributed via RapidAPI) | REST (via RapidAPI or direct) |
| Docs | api-football.com | highlightly.net |
Leagues
| Fact | API-Football (API-Sports) | Highlightly |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Championship | Yes | Not confirmed |
| LaLiga | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Serie A | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Bundesliga | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Ligue 1 | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Primeira Liga | Yes | Not confirmed |
| MLS | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Champions League | Yes | Not confirmed |
Data types
| Fact | API-Football (API-Sports) | Highlightly |
|---|---|---|
| Live scores | Yes | Yes |
| Lineups | Yes | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Player stats | Yes | Yes |
| xG | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Odds | Yes | Yes |
| Injuries | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Transfers | Yes | Yes |
Last checked and confidence
| Fact | API-Football (API-Sports) | Highlightly |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Checked Vendor page only | Checked Vendor page only |
| Free plan | Checked Vendor page only | Checked Vendor page only |
| League coverage | Partly verified, checked Vendor page only | Partly verified, checked Vendor page only |
| Data types | Partly verified Vendor page only | Partly verified Vendor page only |
A question mark means not confirmed publicly. How we check
Key differences
- Highlightly's cheapest paid plan ($9.49/mo) costs less than API-Football (API-Sports)'s ($19/mo).
- API-Football (API-Sports) confirms the Premier League, the Championship, LaLiga, Serie A, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, MLS and the Champions League; Highlightly doesn't confirm them on its public pages (not confirmed, not necessarily missing).
- API-Football (API-Sports) lists injuries; Highlightly doesn't confirm it.
Worked out from the tables above. "Not confirmed" means we couldn't find it on public pages, not that it's missing.
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