Sportmonks
Developer API: fixtures, live scores, statistics, odds, xG for Football, Cricket, Formula 1.
Our rating in one line: As of 3 Nov 2026, Sportmonks scores 100/100 for Transparency (high transparency) and 82/100 for Access & value, ranked #1 of 15 in Football. These describe what it publishes, not data quality.
- Type
- Developer API
- Sports
- Football, Cricket, Formula 1
- Data covers
- UK & Ireland, International
- From (price)
- Football €29/mo; Cricket €29/mo; Formula 1 €55/mo billed yearly
- Delivery
- REST, JSON, MCP
- Documentation
- docs.sportmonks.com/v3
- Plan limits
- 2,000 API calls per entity per hour on the €29 plan
- Owner / parent
- Sportmonks B.V.
- MCP details
- Football MCP server (beta), published on npm and run locally with npx (sportmonks-football-mcp-server). Needs your Sportmonks API token (SPORTMONKS_API_TOKEN). 11 tools covering a focused subset of the Football API v3; described as a companion tool for exploration, not a production API client. source
- HQ
- Netherlands source
- Affiliate / partner programme
- None found
- Why it's listed here
- Sells sports data or API access and publishes no selections of its own, so it is listed under Data & API providers.
- First seen
- Founded 2016 (company's about page, source)
At a glance
- Rank
- #1 of 15 · Football#1 of 12 · Multi-sport APIs#1 of 4 · Cricket#1 of 3 · Motorsport
- Free access
- Free Plan "free forever" (Danish Superliga & Scottish Premiership); 14-day trial on paid plans
- MCP server
- Yes
- Status page
- Yes
Scores describe what the provider publishes, not data quality. Not an endorsement.
Transparency score breakdown
| Criterion | What we found (checked 18 Oct 2026) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing published Pricing published (a paid price with currency, or a stated free-only product) | Football €29/mo; Cricket €29/mo; Formula 1 €55/mo billed yearly sportmonks.com ↗ | 30 / 30 |
| Public documentation Public documentation (readable without signing up) | Public docs docs.sportmonks.com ↗ | 20 / 20 |
| Coverage list Coverage list published (sports / competitions) | Coverage listed sportmonks.com ↗ | 15 / 15 |
| Plan limits published Plan limits or allowances published (requests, leagues, features) | 2,000 API calls per entity per hour on the €29 plan sportmonks.com ↗ | 10 / 10 |
| Public status page Public status page | Status page status.sportmonks.com ↗ | 10 / 10 |
| Company identity Company identity stated (legal entity or address) | Sportmonks B.V., Deventer (KvK 74390856) sportmonks.com ↗ | 10 / 10 |
| Delivery method stated Delivery method stated (API, feed, files, app) | REST, JSON, MCP docs.sportmonks.com ↗ | 5 / 5 |
| Total | 100 / 100 |
Not published or not found on the provider's own pages = 0 points. How this score works · How to raise a transparency score.
Access & value score breakdown
| Criterion | What we found (checked 18 Oct 2026) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Free access Free access: ongoing free tier/key/data 20, time-limited trial 10 | Free Plan "free forever" (Danish Superliga & Scottish Premiership); 14-day trial on paid plans sportmonks.com ↗ | 20 / 20 |
| Entry price Entry price (cheapest published paid plan, GBP): free-only or ≤£10 20 · ≤£40 15 · ≤£100 10 · ≤£400 5 | Cheapest paid plan ≈ £24.47 (published prices: Football €29/mo; Cricket €29/mo; Formula 1 €55/mo billed yearly) sportmonks.com ↗ | 15 / 20 |
| Sports covered Sports covered (information only, not scored) | Football, Cricket, Formula 1 | Info only |
| Data types Data types: 1–2 5 · 3–4 10 · 5+ 15 | fixtures, live scores, statistics, odds, xG, predictions, historical docs.sportmonks.com ↗ | 15 / 15 |
| Delivery options Delivery options: REST/HTTP API 5 + push (WebSocket/SSE/webhook) 5 + bulk files 5 + MCP server 5 | API + MCP docs.sportmonks.com ↗ | 10 / 20 |
| Historical data Historical data or archive published | Historical data sportmonks.com ↗ | 10 / 10 |
| Total | 70 / 85, scaled to 82 / 100 |
Not published or not found on the provider's own pages = 0 points. How this score works.
Where the data covers
Coverage regions come from the competitions the provider lists on its own pages (USA = NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS or NCAA; UK & Ireland = UK/IE racing, Premier League, EFL, Scottish football, UK/IE darts, snooker or cricket; Australia = AFL, NRL, Australian racing or competitions; International = anything else). They are not where the company is based.
| Region | Evidence (as published) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| UK & Ireland | Premier League; free plan: Scottish Premiership | sportmonks.com/football-api/plans-pricing/ |
| International | La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1; Danish Superliga; F1 | sportmonks.com/football-api/plans-pricing/ |
Sources
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