Sports & Fitness · head-to-head
City Bikes vs OpenF1
City Bikes (CityBik.es) aggregates real-time bike-share data for 700+ networks worldwide into one JSON API, covering station locations, available bikes and e-bikes, free docks, and GBFS feed links where a network publishes one. It's free and keyless -- the only condition is crediting the CityBikes project and linking back to it from any app built on the data.
OpenF1 is an open-source F1 data API spanning 18 endpoints -- car telemetry at up to 3.7Hz, lap and sector times, race-control flags, pit stops, team radio, and championship standings -- returned as JSON or, by appending a query flag, CSV. Historical data back to the 2023 season is free with no API key, credit card, or signup at all; a paid Sponsor tier (about €9.90/month) only adds access during live sessions, roughly 3 seconds after real-world events. A live request confirmed the public endpoint responds keyless and echoes permissive CORS headers, matching its "zero friction" pitch.
| City Bikes | OpenF1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | None |
| Pricing | free | freemium |
| Formats | JSON | JSON, CSV |
| CORS | yes | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
OpenF1 supports 2 response formats, while City Bikes offers fewer — pick OpenF1 for more integration flexibility.