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ADS-B Exchange vs Bay Area Rapid Transit

If you need a Transportation API that's easy to integrate, go with ADS-B Exchange.

ADS-B Exchange

Access real-time and historical data of any and all airborne aircraft

Bay Area Rapid Transit

Stations and predicted arrivals for BART

ADS-B Exchange

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported

Bay Area Rapid Transit

  • Simple API key authentication
  • No HTTPS support
FeatureADS-B ExchangeBay Area Rapid Transit
AuthenticationapiKeyapiKey
HTTPSYesNo
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

ADS-B Exchange supports HTTPS, which is required for production deployments and secure data handling.