football-data.org vs Sportmonks
Side by side from each provider's public pages. Nobody pays for position.
Price and plan
| Fact | football-data.org | Sportmonks |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Cheapest paid | €12/mo | €29/mo |
| Leagues listed | ~100 | 2,200+ |
| API style | REST | REST |
| Docs | docs.football-data.org | docs.sportmonks.com |
Leagues
| Fact | football-data.org | 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 | football-data.org | Sportmonks |
|---|---|---|
| Live scores | Yes | Yes |
| Lineups | Yes | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Player stats | Yes | Yes |
| xG | Not confirmed | Yes (paid add-on) |
| Odds | Yes (paid add-on, €15/mo) | Yes |
| Injuries | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Transfers | Not confirmed | Yes |
Last checked and confidence
| Fact | football-data.org | Sportmonks |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Checked Vendor page only | Checked Vendor page only |
| Free plan | Checked Vendor page only | Checked Vendor page only |
| League coverage | 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
- football-data.org's cheapest paid plan (€12/mo) costs less than Sportmonks' (€29/mo).
- football-data.org 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, injuries and transfers; football-data.org doesn't confirm them.
- football-data.org sells odds as a paid add-on; Sportmonks lists it (see its provider page for plan details).
Worked out from the tables above. "Not confirmed" means we couldn't find it on public pages, not that it's missing.
Full details: football-data.org · Sportmonks