# Developer favourites (2026)

> Providers whose public discussions are mostly positive or mixed-leaning-positive: the ones developers recommend to each other.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/best/developer-favorite-sports-apis/  
Last checked: 2026-11-04  
How the list is built: Community tone rated mostly positive or mixed in our summary, ordered by the SportDex Score.

| # | Provider | SportDex Score | Starting price | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [The Odds API](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/the-odds-api.md) | 83/100 | $30/mo | Yes |
| 2 | [BALLDONTLIE](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/ball-dont-lie.md) | 79/100 | $9.99/mo | Yes |
| 3 | [nflverse](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/nflverse.md) | 67/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 4 | [Polymarket](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/polymarket.md) | 67/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 5 | [OpenF1](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/openf1.md) | 66/100 | €9.90/mo | Yes |
| 6 | [Sleeper](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/sleeper.md) | 64/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 7 | [Cricsheet](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/cricsheet.md) | 61/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 8 | [football-data.co.uk](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/football-data-co-uk.md) | 60/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 9 | [OpenLigaDB](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/openligadb.md) | 59/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 10 | [FastF1](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/fastf1.md) | 58/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 11 | [OpenDota](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/opendota.md) | 56/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 12 | [Retrosheet](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/retrosheet.md) | 55/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 13 | [MoneyPuck Data](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/moneypuck-data.md) | 54/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 14 | [Data Golf](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/data-golf.md) | 49/100 | Not public | No |
| 15 | [Fantasy Football Calculator API](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/fantasy-football-calculator-api.md) | 31/100 | Not public | Yes |