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Goalserve

XML/JSON sports data feeds: live scores, fixtures, results, stats, injuries, historical data and odds for soccer, US sports and many others, sold as per-feed subscriptions.

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SportDex Score

#84 of 233 sports APIs

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Popularity
34

Brand demand, developer discussions, GitHub repos and videos

Community & reliability
52

Tone of public discussions, liked vs criticised points, reliability complaints; based on only a few discussions, pulled towards neutral.

Transparency
70

Public prices, docs, terms and coverage you can check before calling sales

Developer experience
32

Free access, docs, SDKs, OpenAPI, sandbox, realtime delivery, ecosystem

Computed from public data only; uptime and latency are not measured yet. Enterprise feeds that sell by contract score lower on transparency by design. How the score works

Starting price
$150/mo
Free access
No free tier
Sports
4 (Multi-sport (40+), Football (soccer)…)
Live data
Yes
Delivery
Streaming (WebSocket)
Discussions
5 threads
GitHub adoption
7 repos

Best for

Teams wanting XML or JSON soccer feeds, with odds, injuries and historical stats, bought as separate per-feed subscriptions.

Live score servicesSoccer odds comparisonHistorical stats databasesUS sports feeds

Not ideal for

Budget projects or those wanting a permanent free tier; paid feeds start at 150 USD per month and there is only a trial.

Limitations to check

  • − Per-feed pricing: 150 USD per month for live scores, 800 for all sports
  • − WebSocket costs an extra 200 USD per month
  • − No free tier, only a trial of unstated length
  • − Terms are auto-renewing and non-refundable
  • − Terms contain no data-licence clauses

Written from the provider's own pages (source).

Last checked 2026-11-03

Goalserve at a glance

What is Goalserve best for?
Teams wanting XML or JSON soccer feeds, with odds, injuries and historical stats, bought as separate per-feed subscriptions. Not ideal for: Budget projects or those wanting a permanent free tier; paid feeds start at 150 USD per month and there is only a trial.
How much does Goalserve cost?
The cheapest public paid plan of Goalserve is $150/mo. Listed plans: Soccer Live Score $150/mo; Soccer Fixtures/Results $150/mo; WebSocket add-on $200/mo; Soccer Pregame Odds $250/mo; Full Stats Package (no odds) $300/mo.
Does Goalserve have a free tier?
No. Goalserve does not list a free tier.
What does Goalserve cover?
Goalserve is a sports data api. Its sports: Multi-sport (40+), Football (soccer), American football, Golf; data: Fixtures, Historical data, Injuries, Lineups, Odds, Results, Live scores, Standings and 1 more. Live / in-play data is offered.
Does Goalserve have a WebSocket or streaming API?
Yes. Goalserve pushes data continuously: WebSocket.
What do developers say about Goalserve?
Per-feed sports data subscriptions in XML/JSON. Few real opinions: people shopping for sportsbook-grade data call it and similar providers costly, and note it lacks live bet settlement. Older Stack Overflow questions show developers consuming its in-play soccer feed. A handful of small bot and app repos use it.
What are the alternatives to Goalserve?
Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: iSports API, StatPal, SportsDataIO, API-Sports / API-Football, Sportmonks.

Commercial decision

Pricing & plan limits

PlanPriceRequestsWhat's included
Soccer Live Score$150/mo—1 month price; 6 months $800, 12 months $1200source
Soccer Fixtures/Results$150/mo—1 month price; 6 months $600, 12 months $1000source
WebSocket add-on$200/mo—Live odds WebSocket; requires full packagesource
Soccer Pregame Odds$250/mo—20+ bookmakers, 50+ markets; 6 months $1000, 12 months $1500source
Full Stats Package (no odds)$300/mo—All stats feeds; 6 months $1500, 12 months $3100source
Full Soccer Package$550/mo—All soccer feeds with pregame and inplay odds; 6 months $2550source
Full Package (All Sports)$800/mo—All sports feeds and inplay odds; 6 months $3550source

Prices listed are the 1-month column; a 'SALE' column also exists. Free trial period is advertised (length not stated). NFL feed prices differ (from $300/month).

Before choosing a paid plan, confirm

• What counts as one request (per call, per market, per region?)

• What happens when you exceed the quota: blocked or billed

• Whether live and historical data are on your plan

• Whether your use (public app, betting, resale) is licensed

The critical question

Data coverage

Sports
Multi-sport (40+)Football (soccer)American footballGolf
Data types
FixturesHistorical dataInjuriesLineupsOddsResultsLive scoresStandingsTeam stats
Key competitions
Not disclosed
Competitions
400
Live / in-play
Yes
Women's competitions
Not disclosed
Betting markets
prematch odds, inplay odds
Bookmaker regions
Not disclosed
Bookmakers
20
History depth
soccer historical stats 50+ leagues; NFL history since 2010
Update frequency
Not disclosed
Name languages
Not disclosed
ID mapping
Not disclosed

Coverage often depends on the plan; confirm the exact league and season on your plan.

Before you build

Usage rights & access

Commercial use
Not disclosed
Betting products
Not disclosed
Redistribution
Not disclosed
Storing data
Not disclosed
Attribution
Not disclosed
Logos & photos
Not disclosed
Who can buy
Individuals, Companiessource
Verification (KYC)
Not disclosed
Not available in
Not disclosed
Only available in
Not disclosed
Read the terms

Developer-ready evaluation

Integration & documentation

Protocols
RESTWebSocketWebhooks
Formats
XML, JSON
Authentication
api key
SDKs
Not disclosed
OpenAPI spec
Not disclosed
Claimed latency
Not disclosed
Status page
Not disclosed
Sandbox / test keys
Not disclosed
Support
Not disclosed
SLA uptime
Not disclosed
Preview brief
# Integration brief: Goalserve

Goal: build a feature on Goalserve data. Use only the official documentation below as the source of truth.

## Known facts (from SportDex, verify before relying on them)
- Website: https://www.goalserve.com
- Docs: https://documentation.goalserve.com/v1/
- Sports: Multi-sport (40+), Football (soccer), American football, Golf
- Data: Fixtures, Historical data, Injuries, Lineups, Odds, Results, Live scores, Standings, Team stats
- Protocols: REST, WebSocket, Webhooks; formats: xml, json
- Auth: api_key
- Free plan: none listed
- Cheapest paid plan: $150/mo
- Note: Prices listed are the 1-month column; a 'SALE' column also exists. Free trial period is advertised (length not stated). NFL feed prices differ (from $300/month).

## Verify before writing code
- live update frequency
- whether commercial use is allowed on the plan you pick
- exact endpoint paths, parameters and response fields (read the official docs, do not guess)

## Implementation rules
- Keep the API key on the server (environment variable, backend route or edge function); never ship it to the browser.
- Cache responses and respect rate limits; count how many requests each screen triggers.
- Handle errors explicitly: invalid key, quota exceeded (429), missing fields, empty fixtures, timeouts.
- Start with one demo request and log the raw response before building UI on assumed field names.

Data quality signals

Data source & company

Official partners
Not disclosed
How data is collected
Not disclosed
Certifications
Not disclosed
Payment methods
card, paypal
Minimum contract
Not disclosed
Country
Not disclosed
Founded
Not disclosed

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What developers say

Mixedpricinglatencyalternatives

Per-feed sports data subscriptions in XML/JSON. Few real opinions: people shopping for sportsbook-grade data call it and similar providers costly, and note it lacks live bet settlement. Older Stack Overflow questions show developers consuming its in-play soccer feed. A handful of small bot and app repos use it.

Praised for

  • Broad sports feeds
  • Used for in-play soccer feeds

Complaints

  • Priced high for startups
  • No live bet settlement

Our summary of public discussions, not a rating. Vendor posts are not counted as user opinion.

Discussions

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Evidence & transparency

Official sources

Facts were extracted from the provider's own pages on 2026-11-03. Empty fields mean the provider does not say, not that the feature is missing. How we know