API-Football (API-Sports) vs Sportmonks
Side by side from each provider's public pages. Nobody pays for position.
Price and plan
| Fact | API-Football (API-Sports) | Sportmonks |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Cheapest paid | $19/mo | €29/mo |
| Leagues listed | 1,249 | 2,200+ |
| API style | REST (also distributed via RapidAPI) | REST |
| Docs | api-football.com | docs.sportmonks.com |
Leagues
| Fact | API-Football (API-Sports) | Sportmonks |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Yes | Yes |
| Championship | Yes | Not confirmed |
| LaLiga | Yes | Yes |
| Serie A | Yes | Yes |
| Bundesliga | Yes | Yes |
| Ligue 1 | Yes | Yes |
| Primeira Liga | Yes | Not confirmed |
| MLS | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Champions League | Yes | Not confirmed |
Data types
| Fact | API-Football (API-Sports) | Sportmonks |
|---|---|---|
| Live scores | Yes | Yes |
| Lineups | Yes | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Player stats | Yes | Yes |
| xG | Not confirmed | Yes (paid add-on) |
| Odds | Yes | Yes |
| Injuries | Yes | Yes |
| Transfers | Yes | Yes |
Last checked and confidence
| Fact | API-Football (API-Sports) | Sportmonks |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not re-verified — figures from initial research 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
- Cheapest paid prices are in different currencies ($19/mo vs €29/mo), so we don't rank them.
- API-Football (API-Sports) confirms the Championship, Primeira Liga, MLS and the Champions League; Sportmonks doesn't confirm them on its public pages (not confirmed, not necessarily missing).
- Sportmonks lists xG; API-Football (API-Sports) 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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