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24 alternatives to Public APIs

A directory of 700+ free and 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. Public APIs launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Public APIs 3.0▲538

   A collection of public APIs for your next project

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Public APIs▲144

   A collaborative list of 1400+ public APIs

   2023 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Public APIs▲645

   Find public APIs and start building projects and share them.

   2019 · public-apis.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Free Public APIs for Developers▲13

   A curated list of 1500+ public APIs for your next project

   2025 · openpublicapis.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   APIRank.dev▲94

   A ranking of 5651+ public APIs on the internet

   2023 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hey API Listt▲277

   1000+ APIs in one place

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   API List▲560

   A collective list of APIs. Build something.

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   APIsList▲293

   The updated list of the public APIs

   2022 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   PublicAPIs▲274

   Explore the largest API directory in the galaxy

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Micro▲93

    APIs for everyday use

    2021 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    public-apis-api▲2

    list to 1400+ apis

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hello API▲187

    Turn your boring API docs into an interactive playground

    2024 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    API Vault

    Discover, search and explore free public APIs instantly

    Mar 2026 · apivault.netlify.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    APIX▲3

    list of public apis you need to build the best projects🚀

    2022 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    APISList: Your Go-To Public API Resource▲11

    Connecting you to the world's public APIS.

    2023 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    API Point▲90

    Automate all your routine dev work for free with API

    2022 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    JSON Api▲175

    Hosted API's to develop your app for free 🙌

    2020 · its alternatives →

18. 18AM
    API Marketplace for Developers by Developers▲54

    2016 · askmacgyver.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Zeroqode API Tools▲130

    Biggest Library of ready-made API Collections for Postman

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20AD
    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 →

21. 21
    APIfood▲206

    Largest API directory

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    APIYard▲1

    Browse 70+ public APIs with live demos and compare tools

    May 2026 · apiyard.vercel.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Developerhub.io▲149

    Create beautiful powerful documentation, hassle-free.

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Libraries.io▲150

    The open source discovery of libraries for programmers

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →