Pay for the API data you use, or a set of venues you return to.
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| Pay per API credit | Pay per venue | ||||||||||||
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Basic Usage$29 / month minimum
$0.04 per API credit. |
Pro Usage$99 / month + usage
$0.009 / credit · first 10K |
Pro Venues$96.00 / month
Monthly venue allowanceYour package covers up to 50 different venues per calendar month (UTC). Reusing a venue within that month does not use another unique-venue slot. API and widget venues share this allowance. |
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| Best for | Testing an idea or a small API project
When to choose Basic UsageFor testing an idea or starting a small app. Your users can choose which venues they look up, so you do not need a fixed venue list. Pay for API credits as you use them, with a monthly minimum. | Growing apps that explore many venues
When to choose Pro UsageFor growing discovery apps and city guides where users search different places. You do not need to know in advance which venues they will request. Pay for the API credits you use, with lower rates at higher usage tiers. | Regular week forecasts and widgets for a set of venues
When to choose Pro VenuesFor a known set of venues you check repeatedly, such as your stores, a list of attractions or a curated directory. Choose your monthly venue allowance and pay a fixed price for their week forecasts and queries. Filter and Search have separate included limits. | ||||||||||
| How you pay | Pay for API credits as you use them.A monthly minimum applies. | A monthly base fee, plus API credits.Lower rates as your usage grows. |
Unlimited forecast API calls for your selected venues, at a fixed monthly price.
Included API callsForecast and query calls are included for the venues covered by your package. Filter and Search have their own monthly allowances. API rate limits still apply. Venue Filter: up to 100,000 results per month.
Filter results and venue slotsVenue Filter is recommended for efficiently finding and retrieving venues by type and vibe, using venue-type and busyness filters. Your monthly Filter allowance is 100,000 results. This is separate from your monthly limit of 50 distinct venues. New venues returned by Filter count toward that venue limit. A new venue uses one slot; requesting that same venue again does not use another. To filter only venues you choose, save their venue IDs in a collection using the same API key, then pass its A collection does not reserve capacity or reset monthly usage. Venue Search: 50 per month.
Package Search allowanceSearch finds venues and automatically retrieves forecasts. A search returning 20 venues uses one included search; larger searches use more. New venues can also use your monthly venue slots. Search and Filter have separate monthly allowances. | ||||||||||
| Forecasts, queries, filter & search | All 4, billed in API credits. | All 4, billed in API credits. | Unlimited venue week forecasts and queries for 50 unique venues per month. | ||||||||||
Embeddable widgets ↗
Widgets on your website
Help visitors choose when to go, right on your website. Embed a weekly visitor heatmap or pair foot traffic with a 3D venue map. Add one to a travel guide, local recommendations or a venue page. Choose your venue and paste the embed code; no API key is needed on your website. |
Shared widget allowanceThis selects the same Pro Venues package as the venue selector above. Widget venues share your monthly venue allowance. A venue used by both the API and a widget counts once. | ||||||||||||
CDN caching
CDN caching at scaleCloudflare’s worldwide CDN can store eligible API responses near your users. When many users request the same data, a cache hit can deliver it faster and reduce traffic to BestTime’s servers. Responses served entirely from the CDN cache do not consume API credits. Cache misses and uncached requests follow the normal plan and credit rules. Cache availability and duration depend on the endpoint and request. | Not included | Included | Included | ||||||||||
| API costs & allowances ↗ | The same credit costs apply to both usage plans.
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EnterpriseNeed a larger allowance or custom terms?
Starting from $2K+ / month
- SLA / Unlimited venues
- Dedicated server
- Priority performance
- Custom / White label (tools)
- Custom integrations
- Manual invoicing and purchase-order billing available
Working on a student project? Are you a non-profit? Contact us
Get free credits / a discount by posting a backlink to BestTime.app on your website.
Revenue sharing: Refer BestTime.app and get 20% of the monthly revenue (Terms & Conditions apply).