Head to head
JSONPlaceholder vs PokéAPI
Both are free and need no API key. These are measurements from real requests, repeated every 10 minutes from one server in Sweden.
Right now JSONPlaceholder looks better on the numbers: 100.00% uptime and 72 ms median, versus 100.00% and 102 ms for PokéAPI.
| JSONPlaceholder | PokéAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Status now | Operational | Operational |
| 7-day uptime | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Median speed (24h) | 72 ms | 102 ms |
| Slow tail p95 (24h) | 185 ms | 231 ms |
| Latest answer | 182 ms | 192 ms |
| Checks in window | 50 | 50 |
Green marks the better value. Uptime counts checks that returned HTTP 200 with the expected content. The 7-day window fills up over time, so early numbers rest on fewer checks.
Call each one
JSONPlaceholder · Dev tools
curl "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1"
Pass condition: todo id is 1
PokéAPI · Fun & media
curl "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/ditto"
Pass condition: name is ditto
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