The affordable API-Football alternative
The best-known self-serve football API. Broad coverage and solid docs — but its entry plan is $19/mo, odds history is capped at 7 days, and the free tier is 100 requests/day.
Same fixtures, live scores, odds and stats — from $5 instead of $19+, with corner-line, goal-line and Asian-handicap odds included, not sold as extras or capped at 7 days.
5DollarFootballAPI vs API-Football
| 5DollarFootballAPI | API-Football | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid price | $5/mo | $19/mo |
| Entry requests | ~10,000/day | 7,500/day |
| Odds history | Full movement | 7-day retention |
| Corner-line odds | Included | Not offered |
| Corner / card tables | Included | Not offered |
| Free tier | Top-5 leagues, no card | 100/day, no card |
API-Football figures are list prices as of July 2026. API-Football is a trademark of its owner; we are not affiliated.
Choose 5DollarFootballAPI when…
You want the same fixtures, scores, standings and odds for roughly a quarter of the price, plus corner-line odds and corner/card league tables they do not offer.
Choose API-Football when…
You need their exact response schema with zero code changes, or you rely on player-level data (transfers, injuries, coaches) we do not serve yet.
Migrating is mostly a find-and-replace
Endpoint names map closely. Point your base URL at us, swap the auth header, and adjust these paths:
| API-Football | 5DollarFootballAPI |
|---|---|
| GET /fixtures?date= | GET /v1/fixtures?start_time=&end_time= |
| GET /fixtures?live=all | GET /v1/fixtures?status=live |
| GET /standings?league=&season= | GET /v1/standings?league=&season= |
| GET /odds?fixture= | GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/odds |
Frequently asked questions
You get the same core resources developers build on — live scores, fixtures, standings, teams and odds — plus corner-line odds and corner/card league tables that API-Football does not offer. We do not claim parity on player-level extras like transfers or injuries. The pitch is "their feature set, plus richer odds and corner stats, at roughly a quarter of the price."
A different business model, not different data. We run on thin margins and make it work on volume — pricing for every developer, not a handful of premium accounts. That is also why there are no add-ons or per-league packs: one flat price keeps the model simple. The price is not a teaser or an introductory rate; it is how the business is built.
European 1X2, Asian handicap, goal line (over/under), corner line, corner Asian handicap, card lines and both teams to score (BTTS) — pre-match and in-play, with opening, current and live values. Bet365 comes with every paid plan, and 18 more bookmakers are available on Ultra.
See what every bookmaker carries, per marketYes — no credit card required. It covers the top-5 leagues with live scores, fixtures and standings at 1 request/min, so you can build and test before you ever pay.
A simple per-minute rate: 1/min on Free, 10/min on Pro, 40/min on Ultra. No daily caps, no monthly pools. Every response includes X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining and X-RateLimit-Reset headers.
Pick Pro or Ultra, monthly or annual, and check out through Stripe — card details never touch our servers. The upgrade applies to every API key on your account immediately. Cancel from your dashboard at any time and you keep the paid plan until the end of the period you already paid for.
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