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Church Calendar vs Festivo Public Holidays

If you need a Calendar API that's easy to integrate, go with Festivo Public Holidays.

Church Calendar

Catholic liturgical calendar

Festivo Public Holidays

Fastest and most advanced public holiday and observance service on the market

Church Calendar

  • No authentication required
  • No HTTPS support

Festivo Public Holidays

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use
FeatureChurch CalendarFestivo Public Holidays
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSNoYes
CORSUnknownYes

When to use which?

Church Calendar is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication. Festivo Public Holidays works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps. Festivo Public Holidays supports HTTPS, which is required for production deployments and secure data handling.