Fixer review
Exchange rate APIsCurrency exchange rates API for 170 currencies with 19 years of history; the free plan has 100 calls per month. An APILayer product.
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- Update frequencyFree and Basic: every hour; Professional: every 10 minutes; Professional Plus: every 60 seconds.
- History19 years of historical data (the product page does not give the starting year); included in the free plan.
- Free tierYes: 100 calls per month, hourly updates, SSL and historical data included. The base currency is not stated for the free plan; conversion and all base currencies start with the Basic plan.
The 'from' price of $14.99 per month corresponds to the Basic plan (10,000 calls), the cheapest paid plan; the free plan is not counted. Annual billing is somewhat cheaper (prices per month, billed yearly): $13.99 for Basic. Professional costs $59.99 ($52.99 with annual billing) and Professional Plus $99.99 ($84.99 with annual billing); Enterprise is tailored.
Fixer is an API of currency exchange rates. Its product page lists 170 currencies and advertises 19 years of historical data; it does not say which year the history starts. It is an APILayer product; Idera announced the acquisition of APILayer in January 2021.
There are five tiers. Free offers 100 calls per month with hourly updates, SSL and historical data included, and does not state the base currency. Basic (10,000 calls, hourly) adds conversion and all base currencies; Professional (100,000 calls, every 10 minutes) adds time-series; Professional Plus (500,000 calls, every 60 seconds) adds fluctuation; Enterprise is tailored. It suits developers and apps that need currency quotes through an API.
Features
- Coverage
- 170 currencies.
- History
- 19 years of historical data (the product page does not give the starting year); included in the free plan.
- Update frequency
- Free and Basic: every hour; Professional: every 10 minutes; Professional Plus: every 60 seconds.
- Free tier
- Yes: 100 calls per month, hourly updates, SSL and historical data included. The base currency is not stated for the free plan; conversion and all base currencies start with the Basic plan.
- Conversion endpoint
Fixer
From $14.99
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