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Prices, free tiers, leagues and data types for 17 football data APIs, from their public pages.
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17 providers
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| Provider | Free plan | Cheapest paid | Leagues | Live | Lineups | Events | Player stats | xG | Odds | Injuries | Transfers | API style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| API-Football (API-Sports) | Yes | $19/mo | 1,249 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | REST (also distributed via RapidAPI) |
| Data Sports Group (DSG) | Trial | Quote (Price not re-confirmed against the official page on 2026-10-19) | 5,000+ | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Entity Sports | Trial | $250/mo | 10–100+ | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | REST; WebSocket on Gold/Enterprise |
| football-data.org | Yes | €12/mo | ~100 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | REST |
| FootballAnt | Unknown | Unknown (Price not re-confirmed against the official page on 2026-10-19) | 1,000+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Goalserve | Trial | $150/mo | 400+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Unknown | REST (XML + JSON); WebSocket add-on for live odds |
| Highlightly | Yes | $9.49/mo | 950+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Yes | REST (via RapidAPI or direct) |
| iSports API | Trial | $299/mo (Price not re-confirmed against the official page on 2026-10-19) | 2,000+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | REST |
| OpenLigaDB | Yes | Free only (Price not re-confirmed against the official page on 2026-10-19) | 838 | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | No | No | No | No | REST (JSON) |
| SportDevs | Yes | from €19 (Price not re-confirmed against the official page on 2026-10-19) | up to 130 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | REST + WebSockets (add-on) |
| Sportmonks | Yes | €29/mo | 2,200+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | REST |
| Sportradar | Trial | Quote (Price not re-confirmed against the official page on 2026-10-19) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | REST (+ push feeds; not verified) |
| SportsDataIO (Soccer) | Trial | Quote (Price not re-confirmed against the official page on 2026-10-19) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | REST |
| SportsGameOdds | Yes | $99/mo | 8–53 | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | REST |
| Stats Perform (Opta) | No | Quote (Price not re-confirmed against the official page on 2026-10-19) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| StatsBomb Open Data (Hudl) | Yes | Free only (Price not re-confirmed against the official page on 2026-10-19) | 24 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | No | No | No | Static JSON files on GitHub (no API) |
| TheSportsDB | Yes | $9/mo | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | REST (JSON) |
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