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ADS-B Exchange vs Gateway

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

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Gateway

Gateway is the hub that routes/orchestrates the interaction between consent managers and API bridges. There are 5 categories of APIs; discovery, link, consent flow, data flow and monitoring. To re...

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ADS-B Exchange

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported

Gateway

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • Currently flagged as inactive
FeatureADS-B ExchangeGateway
AuthenticationapiKeyapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

Both ADS-B Exchange and Gateway offer similar capabilities as Transportation APIs. Review their documentation to find the best fit for your specific use case.

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