# Best Basketball APIs (2026)

> The basketball data APIs developers actually use: who covers it, what it costs to start and what the community says.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/best/basketball-apis/  
Last checked: 2026-11-04  
How the list is built: Providers that list basketball explicitly, then the strongest multi-sport feeds, ordered by the SportDex Score.

| # | Provider | SportDex Score | Starting price | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [nba_api (NBA Stats)](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/nba-api.md) | 63/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 2 | [NBA Stats (stats.nba.com)](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/nba-stats.md) | 45/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 3 | [BALLDONTLIE](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/ball-dont-lie.md) | 79/100 | $9.99/mo | Yes |
| 4 | [API-Sports / API-Football](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/api-sports.md) | 70/100 | $19/mo | Yes |
| 5 | [The Odds API](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/the-odds-api.md) | 83/100 | $30/mo | Yes |
| 6 | [EuroLeague API](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/euroleague-api.md) | 33/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 7 | [CollegeBasketballData.com](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/collegebasketballdata-com.md) | 51/100 | $1/mo | Yes |
| 8 | [CollegeFootballData.com](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/collegefootballdata-com.md) | 57/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 9 | [DunkAPI](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/dunkapi.md) | 49/100 | $19/mo | Yes |
| 10 | [SharpAPI](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/sharpapi.md) | 60/100 | $79/mo | Yes |
| 11 | [MySportsFeeds](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/my-sports-feeds.md) | 57/100 | C$25/mo | Yes |
| 12 | [SportsGameOdds](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/sportsgameodds.md) | 59/100 | $99/mo | Yes |
| 13 | [Ball Ranks](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/ball-ranks.md) | 46/100 | $39.99/yr | Yes |
| 14 | [iSports API](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/isports-api.md) | 45/100 | $49/mo | No |
| 15 | [SportsDataIO](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/sportsdataio.md) | 60/100 | Not public | No |