Checkiday - National Holiday API vs Namedays Calendar
If you need a Calendar API that's easy to integrate, go with Namedays Calendar.
Checkiday - National Holiday API
Industry-leading Holiday API. Over 5,000 holidays and thousands of descriptions. Trusted by the World’s leading companies
Namedays Calendar
Provides namedays for multiple countries
Checkiday - National Holiday API
- Simple API key authentication
- HTTPS supported
Namedays Calendar
- No authentication required
- HTTPS supported
- CORS enabled for frontend use
| Feature | Checkiday - National Holiday API | Namedays Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | apiKey | None |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
| CORS | Unknown | Yes |
When to use which?
Namedays Calendar is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication. Namedays Calendar works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps.