Comparison
Fast Odds API vs RapidOddsAPI: an alternative built around Australian bookmakers
RapidOddsAPI: Australian-facing; no company or country stated on its pages. Its strength is a WebSocket feed of Australian prices from US$149, props and milestones included, and a long list of small brands. Here is how it lines up against Fast Odds API on twelve facts, each read from the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026 and linked beside it. The verdict at the end says when RapidOddsAPI is the better pick.
| Fast Odds API (SockOdds) | RapidOddsAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | "120 bookmakers" in the Australia section of its list, most of them on shared feeds it marks "+N" (GenWeb, PuntersTech, BetCloud, ApolloTech); 12 are listed directly, and 8 have their own pages rapidoddsapi.com/bookmakers |
| Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | "100+ bookmakers and sportsbooks" overall; no sharp books or exchanges named rapidoddsapi.com/bookmakers |
| Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | 250 credits in total, no card rapidoddsapi.com |
| Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | Starter US$49 (200,000 credits), Pro US$149 (5 million, WebSocket), Elite US$299 (20 million, WebSocket) a month rapidoddsapi.com |
| What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | Credits per request: market types × bookmakers ÷ 5, rounded up rapidoddsapi.com |
| How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | Prices pushed "the moment a scrape cycle completes"; no interval given rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api |
| In-play | No: live games carry a live status, but prices move on the same five-minute cycle sockodds.com/faq | Not claimed rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api |
| Price history | Recorded price changes per event, and opening and closing prices, on Pro, since 14 August 2026 sockodds.com/docs | Not mentioned rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api |
| Racing | No sockodds.com/faq | Not mentioned rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api |
| Australian codes | AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, the Rugby League World Cup, rugby union internationals, the NBL and the IPL; no A-League or Big Bash as named leagues sockodds.com/leagues | AFL and NRL, with the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and soccer rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api |
| Fair (no-vig) price | No fair price field: Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices sit beside the bookmakers', so you remove the margin with the method you choose sockodds.com/docs | Not stated rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api |
| Streaming | WebSocket snapshots on Pro, refreshed every 15 seconds sockodds.com/docs | WebSocket on Pro and Elite rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api |
Every fact read from the linked pages on 12 Oct 2026. Out of date? Email [email protected] and we will correct and re-date it. The full field: every Australian odds API compared.
Fair verdict
When each one is the better pick
Choose RapidOddsAPI for builders who want pushed updates on Australian books without an enterprise contract. A WebSocket feed of Australian prices from US$149, props and milestones included, and a long list of small brands.
Choose Fast Odds API for products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers.
Watch for, with RapidOddsAPI: the bookmaker count is mostly shared feeds (one price under many logos), the free tier is 250 calls ever, and credits multiply with books and markets. With us: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026.
If you switch
What changes in your code
Its credit formula (markets × bookmakers ÷ 5) rewards narrow requests; ours does not care how wide a request is. Check which of its brands share a feed before counting them as separate prices.
Both have a way to try before paying, so the honest test is a day of your own requests against each. Our quickstart gets you to a first response in minutes.
Questions
Moving from RapidOddsAPI
Does Fast Odds API cover the same bookmakers as RapidOddsAPI?
RapidOddsAPI: "120 bookmakers" in the Australia section of its list, most of them on shared feeds it marks "+N" (GenWeb, PuntersTech, BetCloud, ApolloTech); 12 are listed directly, and 8 have their own pages. Fast Odds API: 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such. Compare the named lists rather than the headline numbers, because providers count different things.
How do the bills compare?
RapidOddsAPI counts credits per request: market types × bookmakers ÷ 5, rounded up. We count event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object. Put your real request shape through both before deciding; a narrow request can be cheaper on a credit meter, a wide one is cheaper per event.
Can I run both while I decide?
Yes. 250 credits in total, no card on RapidOddsAPI; 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry here. Point both at the same games for a day and compare the named books, the prices and the timestamps.
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