# API-Football (API-Sports) vs Highlightly

> API-Football (API-Sports) vs Highlightly compared. API-Football (API-Sports): free plan, from $19/mo. Highlightly: free plan, from $9.49/mo.

- Page: https://footballapis.com/vs/api-football-api-sports-vs-highlightly/
- Facts as of 2026-10-19. Verify on the vendor page before relying on them.
- Page last updated: 2026-10-20
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## 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](https://www.api-football.com/documentation-v3) | [highlightly.net](https://highlightly.net/football-api/documentation/) |

## 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 2026-10-19 [Vendor page only](https://footballapis.com/how-we-check/#confidence) | Checked 2026-10-19 [Vendor page only](https://footballapis.com/how-we-check/#confidence) |
| Free plan | Checked 2026-10-20 [Vendor page only](https://footballapis.com/how-we-check/#confidence) | Checked 2026-10-19 [Vendor page only](https://footballapis.com/how-we-check/#confidence) |
| League coverage | Partly verified, checked 2026-10-20 [Vendor page only](https://footballapis.com/how-we-check/#confidence) | Partly verified, checked 2026-10-19 [Vendor page only](https://footballapis.com/how-we-check/#confidence) |
| Data types | Partly verified [Vendor page only](https://footballapis.com/how-we-check/#confidence) | Partly verified [Vendor page only](https://footballapis.com/how-we-check/#confidence) |

A question mark means not confirmed publicly. [How we check](https://footballapis.com/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.

Full details: [API-Football (API-Sports)](https://footballapis.com/p/api-football-api-sports/) · [Highlightly](https://footballapis.com/p/highlightly/)

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