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icanhazdadjoke vs Zen Quotes
icanhazdadjoke serves a large library of dad jokes as JSON (or plain text/Slack markup via content negotiation), fully keyless. A live GET against the real host, icanhazdadjoke.com, with an Accept: application/json header returned a genuine random joke while carrying Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *, resolving cors unknown -> yes; no key was required, reconfirming auth None. A fully free, keyless joke API — pricingModel free.
ZenQuotes serves a large collection of inspirational quotes as JSON, with a free rate-limited tier and a paid premium subscription unlocking unlimited requests and self-hosting. A live GET against the real gateway, zenquotes.io/api/random, returned a genuine quote with no Access-Control-Allow-Origin header on either a GET or an OPTIONS preflight, resolving cors yes -> no; no key was required, reconfirming auth None. pricingModel freemium.
| icanhazdadjoke | Zen Quotes | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | None |
| Pricing | free | freemium |
| Formats | JSON | JSON |
| CORS | yes | no |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
icanhazdadjoke supports CORS, while Zen Quotes doesn't — pick icanhazdadjoke for direct browser calls.