Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to API Search

Search & discover awesome public APIs

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. API Search launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Public APIs▲641
Find public APIs and start building projects and share them.
2019 · public-apis.io · its alternatives →
2
Public APIs 3.0▲538
A collection of public APIs for your next project
2021 · public-apis.io · its alternatives →
3
PublicAPIs▲274
Explore the largest API directory in the galaxy
2014 · publicapis.com · its alternatives →
4
Public APIs▲67
A directory of 700+ free and public apis
2024 · publicapis.io · its alternatives →
5
APIRank.dev▲94
A ranking of 5651+ public APIs on the internet
2023 · apirank.dev · its alternatives →
6
Micro▲93
APIs for everyday use
2021 · m3o.com · its alternatives →
7
APIsList▲293
The updated list of the public APIs
2022 · apislist.com · its alternatives →
8
API{Search}▲127
APIs: Find and Be Found
2014 · apis.io · its alternatives →
9
React-InstantSearch by Algolia▲193
The easiest way to add lightning-fast search to React apps
2016 · react-instantsearch.netlify.com · its alternatives →
10
APIRank.dev – We crawled and ranked public APIs from the internet▲176
tl;dr we at Escape (YC W23), we scanned 5651+ public APIs on the internet with our in house feedback driven API exploration tech, and ranked them using security, performance, reliability, and design criteria. The results are public on https://apirank.dev. You can request that we index your own API to the list for free and see how it compares to others. Why we did that? During a YC meetup I spoke with a fellow founder that told me how hard it was to pick the right external APIs to use within your own projects. I realized that most of what we build relies on public APIs from external…
2023 · apirank.dev · its alternatives →
11
Public APIs▲144
A collaborative list of 1400+ public APIs
2023 · publicapis.dev · its alternatives →
12
APISList: Your Go-To Public API Resource▲11
Connecting you to the world's public APIS.
2023 · apislist.com · its alternatives →
13
Algolia - Hosted Search API▲312
Building blocks for creating great search
2014 · algolia.com · its alternatives →
14
Algolia▲65
Instant Search API for websites and mobile apps
2015 · algolia.com · its alternatives →
15
API Spotlight▲71
Shining light on your favorite products’ APIs
2018 · its alternatives →
16
instantsearch.js by Algolia▲332
JavaScript UI library for building great search experiences
2015 · community.algolia.com · its alternatives →
17
Algolia Community▲161
Discover Algolia & build great search with our community
2016 · community.algolia.com · its alternatives →
18
Twitter Search▲90
Instantly search across your entire Twitter history
2020 · its alternatives →
19
API Tracker▲297
IMDB for APIs, the world's biggest API search engine
2022 · apitracker.io · its alternatives →
20
FireAPI▲92
Discover, consume, and monetize APIs in one place
Mar 2026 · fireapi.io · its alternatives →
21
Algolia for Shopify▲167
Bringing instant search results to 300K+ store owners
2016 · community.algolia.com · its alternatives →
22
Algolia▲83
Build Realtime Search
2014 · algolia.com · its alternatives →
23
API Point▲90
Automate all your routine dev work for free with API
2022 · its alternatives →
24
Angular InstantSearch by Algolia▲115
Build beautiful search UX on top of Angular
2018 · community.algolia.com · its alternatives →

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