- Price
- Free, or from $9/mo
- Platforms
- API
- Free version
- Free API, most queries limited to 30 requests per minute.
- Account needed
- Not checked yet
- Made by
- TheSportsDB
What TheSportsDB does
TheSportsDB is an open, crowd-sourced sports database with a free API and a browsable website for leagues, teams, venues, events, honours and player data across many sports including football. The free API allows search of players and events and lists seasons, with most queries limited to 30 requests per minute. Paid tiers add two-minute livescores for soccer, NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL, full premium JSON data, higher rate limits, YouTube highlight links, and for businesses a private API key and email support. Prices are listed per month for single developers and small businesses, with annual and lifetime options shown as tabs. Users can also edit and contribute data.
Best for: Developers and hobbyists needing a free sports metadata API with badges and kits
Not yet tested hands-on by 11.football. This summary comes from TheSportsDB's own pages and store listings, checked 12 Oct 2026.
How much does TheSportsDB cost?
| Plan | Price | Billed | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Developerper user | $9 | Monthly | US |
| Small Businessper organisation | $20 | Monthly | US |
Prices as published by TheSportsDB, checked 12 Oct 2026.
Features
- Data
- Events, players
- Free tier
- Most queries limited to 30 requests per minute
- Live latency
- 2 minute livescore on paid plans
TheSportsDB alternatives
Sources
- Official site thesportsdb.com
- Pricing page thesportsdb.com