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Currencylayer vs UsageRail

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Currencylayer compared with UsageRail
Detail CurrencylayerUsageRail logo UsageRail
What it doesReal-time JSON API for 168 World Currencies API monetization platform for small teams
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inAT Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree plan with 100 daily API calls; paid plans from USD 14.99/month (Basic with 10,000 requests) to USD 99.99/month (Enterprise+ with 500,000 requests); custom enterprise pricing available. Free up to $1,000 billed per month. Starter $29/month, Growth $79/month, Scale $199/month. All plans billed monthly or yearly (save up to 17% on yearly). Free includes 1M requests/month and 1 live app. Starter includes 2M requests/month. Growth includes 10M requests/month with 3 live apps. Scale inc
Key features
  • Real-time currency exchange rates
  • Historical exchange rates
  • Currency conversion
  • 168 world currencies and precious metals
  • JSON API format
  • HTTPS encryption
  • Source currency switching
  • Bid/Ask spread data
  • API key generation and management
  • Rate limiting per customer, per second and per minute
  • Quotas with overage billing or prepaid credits
  • Usage metering by customer and endpoint
  • Analytics with customer usage and billing data
  • Automatic usage invoicing through Stripe
  • Prepaid credit packs that customers can purchase
  • Embeddable pricing table and usage widget
What makes it different
  • Update frequency from 60 seconds to hourly depending on plan
  • 19 years of historical exchange rate data
  • Free plan with no credit card required
  • No revenue share; customers pay through your own Stripe account
  • Works with multiple languages via HTTP check endpoint for non-Node/Python APIs
  • Full refund in first month if a paid plan doesn't work out
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)69 −1 (down) since last check21 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)2717
Citation Flow (Majestic)3520
Referring domains (Majestic)31217

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