Question 1

Which is better, iDigBio or inspirehep.net?

Accepted Answer

Both are solid Science & Math APIs. Choose based on your specific requirements. iDigBio uses no authentication while inspirehep.net uses no authentication.

Question 2

What is the main difference between iDigBio and inspirehep.net?

Accepted Answer

iDigBio: Access millions of museum specimens from organizations around the world. inspirehep.net: High Energy Physics info. system. They differ in authentication (no authentication vs no authentication), HTTPS support (yes vs yes), and CORS (unknown vs unknown).

Question 3

Which Science & Math API is easier to integrate?

Accepted Answer

Both have similar integration complexity. iDigBio uses no authentication and inspirehep.net uses no authentication.

Feature	iDigBio	inspirehep.net
Authentication	None	None
HTTPS	Yes	Yes
CORS	Unknown	Unknown

iDigBio vs inspirehep.net

iDigBio

inspirehep.net

When to use which?