# What are the best alternatives to The Odds API?

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Updated: 2026-11-15

For more books per dollar, look at ParlayAPI ($5 to $200 a month), SportsGameOdds and Odds-API.io; for +EV fields, SharpAPI; for long history and WebSockets, TheRundown. For Novig exchange depth, novigapi.com. The Odds API still has the longest public history here, from June 2020 (all checked 15 Nov 2026). (Source: [The Odds API: plans](https://the-odds-api.com/#get-access))

The Odds API is the default self-serve odds feed: credits per region per market, many books, and 5-minute historical snapshots on paid plans. People look elsewhere for three reasons: price at volume, push updates, or depth on a venue it lists only as a price column.

Pick the alternative by the reason you are leaving.

## How the options compare

The Odds API and alternatives, checked 15 Nov 2026

| Source | Free tier | Paid plans | History | Push / stream |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Odds API | 500 credits a month, no historical odds | $30 (20K credits) to $249 (15M credits) a month | Paid plans: featured markets from Jun 2020 at 5-minute snapshots, props from May 2023 | Not on its plans page |
| ParlayAPI | 1,000 credits a month, 48 hours of lookback | $5 (20K credits) to $200 (50M credits) a month | 48 hours (Free) to 87,600 hours (Scale) of lookback | WebSocket and SSE from Business $40 |
| SportsGameOdds | Amateur: 10 requests a minute, 2,500 objects a month, 10-minute updates | Rookie $99 (3-minute updates), Pro $299 (sub-minute, historical data) a month | Pro and up; expanded on All-Star | WebSockets on the custom All-Star plan |
| SharpAPI | $0: 12 requests a minute, 2 books | Hobby $79 (5 books), Pro $229 (15 books, +EV), Sharp $399 (25 books) a month | Enterprise only | WebSocket add-on: $99 a month on Hobby and Pro, $149 on Sharp |
| TheRundown | 20,000 data points a day, 5-minute delay, no history | Starter $49 (60 s delay, 7-day history) to Max $2,499 (unlimited history) a month | 7 days (Starter) to unlimited (Max) | WebSocket from Ultra $399 |
| Odds-API.io | None listed on its pricing page | Solo $65 (2 books) to Pro $299 (15 books) a month; WebSocket add-on at the same price again | Not stated on its pricing page | WebSocket as a paid add-on |
| novigapi.com | 100 credits a month, 20 requests a minute, no card | Developer $49, Production $149, Scale $499 a month; $9 for 1,000 credits that never expire | Daily from 4 Aug 2026 (Novig's CSVs with names joined); intraday ticks since 12 Nov 2026 | WebSocket on every plan (Free delayed 300 s); signed webhooks from Production |


## Where novigapi.com falls short

> novigapi.com is not a general replacement for The Odds API: it covers one venue. Choose it only if Novig is the market you care about; otherwise one of the multi-book feeds above fits better.

## Try it

Novig markets with both sides of the book, the depth a per-book price column leaves out.

```bash
curl -s "https://novigapi.com/api/v1/markets?league=NFL&status=open&limit=5" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOVIGAPI_KEY"
```

Read the [endpoint reference](https://novigapi.com/docs/endpoints), compare [plans and credits](https://novigapi.com/pricing), or send a request from the [playground](https://novigapi.com/playground).

## Questions

### Is there a cheaper alternative to The Odds API?

On 15 Nov 2026 ParlayAPI listed 20,000 credits for $5 a month against The Odds API's $30, and 1,000 free credits a month against 500.

### Which alternative has WebSockets?

TheRundown from Ultra ($399), ParlayAPI from Business ($40), SharpAPI and Odds-API.io as paid add-ons, and novigapi.com on every plan for Novig data.

## Sources

- [The Odds API: plans](https://the-odds-api.com/#get-access)
- [ParlayAPI: pricing](https://parlay-api.com/pricing)
- [SportsGameOdds: pricing](https://sportsgameodds.com/pricing)
- [SharpAPI: pricing](https://sharpapi.io/pricing)
- [TheRundown: API pricing](https://therundown.io/pricing/api)
- [Odds-API.io: pricing](https://odds-api.io/pricing)
- [novigapi.com endpoint reference](https://novigapi.com/docs/endpoints)

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