Covid Tracking Project vs Open Disease
If you need a Health API that's easy to integrate, go with Open Disease.
Covid Tracking Project
Covid-19 data for the US
Open Disease
API for Current cases and more stuff about COVID-19 and Influenza
Covid Tracking Project
- No authentication required
- HTTPS supported
- No CORS support
Open Disease
- No authentication required
- HTTPS supported
- CORS enabled for frontend use
| Feature | Covid Tracking Project | Open Disease |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | None |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
| CORS | No | Yes |
When to use which?
Open Disease works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps.