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adsbdb vs Gateway

If you need a Transportation API that's easy to integrate, go with adsbdb.

adsbdb

Open access to aircraft, airline, and flight route data

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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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adsbdb

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use

Gateway

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • Currently flagged as inactive
FeatureadsbdbGateway
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSYesUnknown

When to use which?

adsbdb is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication. adsbdb works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps.

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