# SportScore

> Free, no-key JSON endpoints for live matches, standings, top scorers, player stats and brackets in football, basketball, cricket and tennis. Requires a visible attribution link; commercial licensing on request.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/providers/sportscore/  
Last checked: 2026-11-03  
SportDex Score: 46/100 (rank 77; popularity 22, community n/a, transparency 75, developer experience 59)

## Facts
- Type: Sports data API
- Website: https://sportscore.com/developers/
- Documentation: https://sportscore.com/developers/api/
- Pricing page: https://sportscore.com/developers/
- Sports: Football (soccer), Basketball, Cricket, Tennis
- Data types: Fixtures, Player stats, Live scores, Standings, Team stats, Widgets
- Protocols: REST
- Delivery: Polling only (REST)
- Live / in-play: yes
- Free tier: yes
- Cheapest public paid plan: not public
- Key competitions: UEFA European Championship, UEFA Europa Conference League
- Commercial use: Allowed
- Redistribution: Not allowed
- Authentication: none
- OpenAPI spec: https://sportscore.com/developers/openapi.yaml

## Plans
| Plan | Price | Requests | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free (attribution) | Free | 10,000 / day | About 10,000 requests per 24h per IP; 'Powered by SportScore' link required |
| Commercial / white-label | Contact sales | — | Higher limits, SLAs, licensing by contact |

## Who it is for

Best for: Small sites and prototypes that need free, keyless JSON for live matches and standings in football, basketball, cricket and tennis.

Not ideal for: Products that cannot show a visible attribution link or need an SLA; the free tier requires a Powered by SportScore link and has no SLA.

Use cases: Live score widgets; Standings and top scorer pages; Prototypes and MCP experiments

Limitations:
- Free tier is about 10,000 requests per day per IP
- Attribution link required on free tier
- Covers four sports
- Responses cached for about 60 seconds
- Redistribution not allowed

## Quick answers

**What is SportScore best for?** Small sites and prototypes that need free, keyless JSON for live matches and standings in football, basketball, cricket and tennis. Not ideal for: Products that cannot show a visible attribution link or need an SLA; the free tier requires a Powered by SportScore link and has no SLA.

**How much does SportScore cost?** SportScore does not publish prices on the pages we checked.

**Does SportScore have a free tier?** Yes. SportScore lists a free plan called "Free (attribution)" (10,000 requests per day).

**What does SportScore cover?** SportScore is a sports data api. Its sports: Football (soccer), Basketball, Cricket, Tennis; data: Fixtures, Player stats, Live scores, Standings, Team stats, Widgets. Live / in-play data is offered.

**Does SportScore have a WebSocket or streaming API?** No streaming is listed. SportScore delivers data by REST, so you poll for updates.

**Can I use SportScore data commercially or for betting?** According to the public terms of SportScore — commercial use: allowed; redistribution: not allowed; storing data: allowed.

**What do developers say about SportScore?** Free keyless JSON API for live scores, standings and stats across four sports, requiring an attribution link. Only GitHub activity is visible: an MCP server, a Python client, a WordPress widget and a few small apps, mostly from one author. No user reviews of reliability, limits or accuracy.

**What are the alternatives to SportScore?** Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: All Sports API, Sportmonks, iSports API, Data Sports Group, Statorium.

## What developers say

Free keyless JSON API for live scores, standings and stats across four sports, requiring an attribution link. Only GitHub activity is visible: an MCP server, a Python client, a WordPress widget and a few small apps, mostly from one author. No user reviews of reliability, limits or accuracy.

Praised for: No API key needed

Complaints: Attribution link required

## Method
Facts were read from the provider's own pages on 2026-11-03. Empty fields mean the provider does not say, not that a feature is missing. Method: https://sportdex.net/methodology/