News · head-to-head
Currents vs NewsData
Currents
Currents API returns real-time and historical global news as JSON, with search filterable by language, keyword, country, category, and date range. A free account includes 1,000 requests/day — enough for prototyping — before paid plans raise the ceiling for production traffic. Authentication is a single API key passed on every request.
NewsData
newsdata.io bundles breaking, crypto, and market-news search behind a credit-based JSON API: the free plan grants 200 credits/day at 10 articles per credit, with articles delayed 12 hours. Paid tiers unlock same-day delivery, multi-year historical archives, AI-generated tags and summaries, and sentiment scoring. Every plan authenticates with a single apikey query parameter.
| Currents | NewsData | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Key | API Key |
| Pricing | freemium | freemium |
| Formats | JSON | JSON |
| CORS | yes | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |