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Alternatives to Currencylayer
Currencylayer: Real-time and historical currency exchange rate JSON API for 168 world currencies and precious metals. 8 products similar to Currencylayer, compared on pricing, free tier, API, MCP server, SDK and open source. 8 of 8 have a free tier, 8 of 8 have an API, 5 of 8 offer an MCP server.
- CurrencyApi.net
Real-time and historical currency exchange rate API for developers
- currencyapi
REST API for live and historical exchange rates covering 171 fiat currencies, 16 cryptocurrencies and 4 precious metals.
- ExchangeRate-API
Currency conversion API providing exchange rates for 165 currencies via JSON endpoints.
- CurrencyBeacon
REST currency exchange-rate API with code samples and an MCP server for AI agents
- UniRateAPI
Currency API providing real-time exchange rates, historical data, and commodity prices
- CurrencyFreaks
REST API for real-time exchange rates, currency conversion and historical forex data
- AllRatesToday
Real-time exchange rate API for developers
- AllRatesToday
Real-time exchange rate API for developers
Side by side
| Product | Pricing | Free tier | API | MCP server | SDK | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currencylayer | Freemium | yes | yes | no | — | no |
| CurrencyApi.net | Freemium | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
| currencyapi | Freemium · from $9.99 | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| ExchangeRate-API | Freemium | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| CurrencyBeacon | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| UniRateAPI | Freemium · from $0 | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
| CurrencyFreaks | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| AllRatesToday | Freemium · from €0 | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| AllRatesToday | Freemium · from €4.99/month | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
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