# Most discussed sports APIs (2026)

> The sports APIs that come up most in developer threads, issues and videos, with our short summary of what people say.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/best/most-discussed-sports-apis/  
Last checked: 2026-11-04  
How the list is built: Number of relevant public discussions (Reddit, Hacker News, Stack Overflow, GitHub issues, YouTube).

| # | 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 | [nba_api (NBA Stats)](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/nba-api.md) | 63/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 3 | [Riot Games API](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/riot-games-api.md) | 56/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 4 | [API-Sports / API-Football](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/api-sports.md) | 70/100 | $19/mo | Yes |
| 5 | [NBA Stats (stats.nba.com)](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/nba-stats.md) | 45/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 6 | [Polymarket](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/polymarket.md) | 67/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 7 | [Yahoo Fantasy Sports API](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/yahoo-fantasy.md) | 39/100 | Not public | Not disclosed |
| 8 | [SportsDataIO](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/sportsdataio.md) | 60/100 | Not public | No |
| 9 | [Sleeper](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/sleeper.md) | 64/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 10 | [Sportmonks](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/sportmonks.md) | 69/100 | €29/mo | Yes |
| 11 | [Sportradar](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/sportradar.md) | 51/100 | Not public | Not disclosed |
| 12 | [Kalshi](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/kalshi.md) | 49/100 | Not public | Not disclosed |
| 13 | [football-data.org](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/football-data.md) | 64/100 | €12/mo | Yes |
| 14 | [Betfair Exchange API](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/betfair.md) | 60/100 | £299 one-time | Yes |
| 15 | [BetsAPI](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/betsapi.md) | 58/100 | $2/day | No |