--- title: "Fixer.io Alternative: Minute-Level Rates, Any Base, from €4.99" description: "Fixer's free plan is 100 calls a month, EUR base only and hourly, and paid plans start at $14.99. AllRatesToday updates every 60 seconds, lets any plan choose the base currency, and has a keyless Fixer-compatible endpoint." canonical: https://allratestoday.com/compare/fixer-alternative/ source: AllRatesToday (https://allratestoday.com/) — Markdown mirror of the page above; index of all pages at https://allratestoday.com/llms.txt generated: 2026-10-19T17:44:26.937Z --- # Fixer.io Alternative: Minute-Level Rates, Any Base, from €4.99 Fixer's free plan is 100 calls a month, EUR base only and hourly, and paid plans start at $14.99. AllRatesToday updates every 60 seconds, lets any plan choose the base currency, and has a keyless Fixer-compatible endpoint. By [Madhushan](https://allratestoday.com/authors/madhushan/), Founder & Lead Developer Fixer.io is one of the longest-running currency APIs and its `{success, base, date, rates}` response is baked into a lot of code. Since moving to apilayer, the free plan is capped at 100 calls a month for non-commercial use, fixed to EUR as the base currency and updated hourly. Ten-minute updates start at $59.99/mo and 60-second updates at $99.99/mo. AllRatesToday updates every 60 seconds on every plan, from €4.99/mo. ## At a glance | | AllRatesToday | Fixer.io | | --- | --- | --- | | Free tier | 300 requests, 60-second updates, any base | 100 requests/mo, hourly, EUR base, non-commercial | | Entry paid plan | €4.99/mo, 5,000 requests | $14.99/mo, 10,000 requests | | 60-second updates | Every plan | Professional Plus ($99.99/mo) and up | | Base currency switching | Every plan | Paid plans | | Overage billing | None. Calls stop at the quota, with 90% and 100% emails | Per-call overage on paid plans | | Fixer-compatible endpoint | [Yes](https://allratestoday.com/migrate/fixer/), keyless for latest and convert | N/A | | Output formats | JSON, CSV, XML, XLSX | JSON | | Official central bank rates | 121 central banks + 3 tax authorities, same key | Not offered | Fixer details from fixer.io/pricing as of October 2026. Check the vendor's site for current figures. ## Why teams switch from Fixer to AllRatesToday ### 1. Fresh rates without the top tier Fixer's Free and Basic plans update hourly and Professional updates every 10 minutes. For a checkout, a dashboard or anything a user watches, that can be visibly stale. Every AllRatesToday plan refreshes mid-market rates every 60 seconds. ### 2. No per-call overage Fixer bills overage per call on paid plans. AllRatesToday never bills beyond your plan. You get an email at 90% and 100% of your quota, and you choose whether to upgrade. ### 3. Smaller price steps Our plans are €4.99 (5,000 requests), €9.99 (10,000) and €49.99 (100,000) a month, so you can right-size to your real call volume. ## Migrate with a one-line change If your code reads Fixer's response shape, point it at our [Fixer-compatible endpoint](https://allratestoday.com/migrate/fixer/). It returns the same `{success, timestamp, base, date, rates}` object from the ECB reference table, any base currency, over HTTPS, and the latest and convert routes need no key: ``` # Before: Fixer curl "https://data.fixer.io/api/latest?access_key=YOUR_KEY&base=USD&symbols=EUR,GBP" # After: AllRatesToday Fixer-compatible endpoint (ECB rates, no key) curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/compat/fixer/latest?base=USD&symbols=EUR,GBP" # => {"success":true,"timestamp":1792076400,"base":"USD","date":"2026-10-15", # "rates":{"EUR":0.89221984,"GBP":0.75490721}, ...} ``` For live market rates updated every minute, use the native endpoint with a free key: ``` fetch('https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=USD&target=EUR,GBP', { headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' } }) .then(r => r.json()) .then(rows => console.log(rows)); // => [{ rate: 0.888455, source: 'USD', target: 'EUR', time: '2026-10-16T12:07:01+0000' }, ...] ``` ## Official central bank rates, which no market feed offers Beyond live market rates, AllRatesToday serves the *official published rates* of [121 central banks](https://allratestoday.com/central-bank-rates-api/) and [3 tax authorities](https://allratestoday.com/tax-authority-rates-api/) (including HMRC and the US Treasury) under the same API key, each under the bank's own publication date. A market feed tells you what a pair trades at. Invoicing, customs and audit rules usually tell you which publisher's rate you must use. (Our [central bank API comparison](https://allratestoday.com/blog/best-central-bank-exchange-rate-api-2026/) covers the options.) ## Honest pros and cons #### Where AllRatesToday wins - 60-second updates on every plan - Any base currency, even on the free key - Lower entry price and no overage billing - Keyless Fixer-compatible endpoint for migration - SDKs for JavaScript, Python, PHP, Go, Rust and React #### Where Fixer may still suit you - You need a fluctuation endpoint built in (we compute it from a date range, see [currency fluctuation](https://allratestoday.com/currency-fluctuation-api/)) - You need a specific historical range Fixer's archive covers - Your procurement only approves apilayer-billed vendors Migration tip: keep your Fixer key active until the AllRatesToday call is in production behind a feature flag, and compare a day of rates side by side before you cut over. ## FAQ ### Is AllRatesToday free? There is a free key with 300 requests, minute-level rates and HTTPS, for personal projects and prototypes. Commercial use starts on the €4.99 plan. ### Can I keep Fixer's response shape? Yes. The [Fixer-compatible endpoint](https://allratestoday.com/migrate/fixer/) returns Fixer's shape. The native `/api/v1/rates` endpoint returns an array of `{rate, source, target, time}` rows instead. ### Where does the data come from? Mid-market rates aggregated from institutional foreign exchange market data, with no retail markup. The compatible endpoint uses the European Central Bank reference table. ## Try it in two minutes Get a free API key and migrate your first endpoint today. 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