Facts about FreeAstrologyAPI were read from its own pages on 16 October 2026; every row in the full table below carries its source, and the page ends with how to report an error.
The short answer
FreeAstrologyAPI is the cheapest paid option here, and its free plan of 200 requests a day allows far more calls than ours. It covers planets, divisional charts, panchang, Vimshottari and Ashtakoot, with SVG charts. Asterwise covers Dashakoot, Rajju and Vedha, KP, Lal Kitab, Varshaphal, four dasha systems, Western transits and synastry, numerology and tarot, and ships an MCP server, SDKs and an OpenAPI document.
What you can verify before you write a line of code
An astrology API is a promise about astronomy, coverage and price. The fastest way to compare two of them is to ask what each lets you check in advance.
| Can you check this before signing up? | Asterwise | FreeAstrologyAPI |
|---|---|---|
| The exact price of a call | Yes. $10 ÷ 10 = $1.00; $30 ÷ 50 = $0.60; $100 ÷ 300 = $0.33. | $0.30 (Mercury), $0.20 (Venus), $0.15 (Saturn) |
| What computes the positions | Yes. Swiss Ephemeris with the full data files. | In-house proprietary calculation engine |
| How accurate the positions are | Yes: 80 positions checked against NASA JPL Horizons, median 0.050 arcseconds, raw data and script published. | not published |
| The full API contract | Yes, public at api.asterwise.com/openapi.json. | not published |
| Try it without paying | Yes. 500 calls a month, no card, does not expire. | 200 requests a day, free forever, no credit card |
Where a cell says not published, it means we could not find the fact on the vendor's pages on 16 October 2026. It is not a claim that the fact is bad, only that you cannot check it before you build.
Choose FreeAstrologyAPI if
- You need exactly what it lists, planets, vargas, panchang, Vimshottari, Ashtakoot, and price per call is everything.
- You want chart SVGs in North Indian, South Indian and wheel styles.
- You want a daily free allowance (200 requests a day) or output in many Indian languages.
Choose Asterwise if
- You need matchmaking beyond Ashtakoot: Dashakoot, Rajju and Vedha vetoes, Papasamyam, Kerala and Tamil Porutham.
- You need KP, Lal Kitab, Varshaphal, Yogini, Ashtottari or Char dasha, Western transits, synastry, returns or progressions.
- You want an MCP server for Claude and Cursor, typed SDKs, and an OpenAPI document; FreeAstrologyAPI publishes none.
- You want a published accuracy check before you build; FreeAstrologyAPI names an in-house engine but publishes no test.
Start with 500 free calls a month, no card, no expiry. Connect the MCP server to Claude or Cursor in one line, or install the Python or TypeScript SDK. See pricing or connect the MCP server.
The full table
Every competitor row carries its source. Prices are shown in the currency each vendor displays and are not converted.
| Asterwise | FreeAstrologyAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Asterwise Labs Private Limited a1 | Created by Sykam Raju, named as founder b1 |
| Free tier | 500 calls a month, no card, does not expire a2 | 200 requests a day, free forever, no credit card b2 |
| Entry paid plan | Builder: $10 a month for 10,000 calls a3 | Vedic Mercury: $15 or ₹1,000 a month for 50,000 requests, plus GST b3 |
| Price per 1,000 calls | $1.00 (Builder); $0.60 (Launch, $30 for 50,000); $0.33 (Scale, $100 for 300,000) a4 $10 ÷ 10 = $1.00; $30 ÷ 50 = $0.60; $100 ÷ 300 = $0.33 |
$0.30 (Mercury), $0.20 (Venus), $0.15 (Saturn) b4 $15 ÷ 50 = $0.30; $40 ÷ 200 = $0.20; $75 ÷ 500 = $0.15 |
| Endpoints | 129 endpoints on 129 paths, counted from the live OpenAPI document (5 deprecated GET forms and 9 GET twins of POST calls not counted) a5 | "100+" on the homepage; the pricing page lists 100 APIs in 10 categories b5 |
| Matchmaking depth | Ashtakoot (36) with Rajju and Vedha as separate classical vetoes, dosha cancellation, Mahendra and Stree Deergha; Dashakoot (10 kootas); Papasamyam; Kerala Porutham; Tamil Thirumana Porutham; Western compatibility; numerology compatibility a6 | Ashtakoot compatibility scoring only b6 |
| Dasha systems | Vimshottari to 5 levels, Ashtottari, Yogini, Char; dasha-transit correlation a7 | Vimshottari (maha, antar, date-specific) b7 |
| Divisional charts | All 16 divisional charts, D1 to D60 a8 | 19 divisional charts (D2 to D60, including D9 and D11) plus D1, each as data, SVG code or SVG URL b8 |
| KP, Lal Kitab, Varshaphal | KP (chart, significators, ruling planets); Lal Kitab (chart, remedies); Varshaphal (chart, Saham, Harsha Bala) a9 | No KP, Lal Kitab or Varshaphal endpoint in the published API list; the API reference introduction mentions KP Astrology b9 |
| Ayanamsa options | 4 selectable per call on every chart endpoint: Lahiri, Raman, KP, tropical (Lal Kitab takes the three sidereal ones; Tamil panchanga, festivals and horoscopes use Lahiri, and KP ruling planets use KP) a10 | sayana or lahiri; topocentric or geocentric observation point b10 |
| MCP server | Yes: remote server at mcp.asterwise.com, 118 tools, OAuth 2.1 or API key. Listed on the official MCP registry and Smithery; source public on GitHub a11 | None found b11 |
| Official SDKs | Python and TypeScript, both generated from the OpenAPI document (on PyPI and npm) a12 | not published b12 Postman collection only |
| OpenAPI document | Yes, public at api.asterwise.com/openapi.json a13 | not published |
| Ephemeris | Swiss Ephemeris with the full data files a14 | In-house proprietary calculation engine b14 |
| Published accuracy check | Yes: 80 positions checked against NASA JPL Horizons, median 0.050 arcseconds, raw data and script published a15 | not published |
| Authentication | Bearer token or X-API-Key header; every response, including errors and the unauthenticated health check, carries an X-Asterwise-Signature HMAC header a16 Verify with: curl -sI https://api.asterwise.com/health |
x-api-key header b16 |
| Rate limits | Published: 60 requests a minute per IP, and per plan a minute: Sandbox 10, Builder 60, Launch 200, Scale 500 a17 | Per-second limits not published; quotas are 200 requests a day (free) and 50,000, 200,000 or 500,000 a month (paid) b17 |
| Languages | English only | 14 on the endpoint docs (English plus 13 Indian languages); the homepage and FAQ say "20+", adding 8 international languages such as Spanish and German b18 Two pages give different figures |
| Reports and images | Kundali chart SVG endpoint; no PDF reports; interpretation fields on natal, dasha, dosha and gochar responses a19 | SVG wheel and North or South Indian charts, as SVG code or SVG URL b19 |
How to read the prices
Where a vendor publishes both a monthly price and a monthly call quota, the price per 1,000 calls is the first divided by the second, and the arithmetic is shown under the row. Where a vendor sells credits that cost different amounts per endpoint, or publishes no quota, no per-call price is given, because none can be derived.
How this page stays honest
Every statement about another vendor on this page is a statement about what that vendor's public pages said on the date shown, not a statement about the quality of its calculations or its service. Where a page did not say, the row reads not published, and that means only that we could not find it. Vendors change prices and features; verify anything that matters to you on the vendor's own page before you decide.
Report an error. Email support@asterwise.com with the row, the correct fact and a public page that shows it. We check it within five business days, change the row, and record the change in the corrections log on this page with the date.
Corrections log.
- 16 October 2026: Re-checked every row. Updated the free tier (200 requests a day, was 50), the plan name, the endpoint count, the engine (FreeAstrologyAPI now names an in-house engine), languages, chart formats and rate limits. Removed our statement that it publishes no engine.
Trademarks and independence. AstrologyAPI, Prokerala, DivineAPI, FreeAstrologyAPI, VedicAstroAPI, RoxyAPI and AstroWay are the names of their respective owners and are used only to identify those products. Asterwise is not affiliated with, endorsed by or partnered with any of them.
Sources
Asterwise rows:
- Company: https://asterwise.com/terms/
- Free tier: https://asterwise.com/pricing/
- Entry paid plan: https://asterwise.com/pricing/
- Price per 1,000 calls: https://asterwise.com/pricing/
- Endpoints: https://api.asterwise.com/openapi.json
- Matchmaking depth: https://api.asterwise.com/openapi.json
- Dasha systems: https://api.asterwise.com/openapi.json
- Divisional charts: https://docs.asterwise.com/mcp/tools/get-divisional-chart/
- KP, Lal Kitab, Varshaphal: https://api.asterwise.com/openapi.json
- Ayanamsa options: https://docs.asterwise.com/reference/ayanamsa/
- MCP server: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=asterwise
- Official SDKs: https://pypi.org/project/asterwise/
- OpenAPI document: https://api.asterwise.com/openapi.json
- Ephemeris: https://asterwise.com/proof/
- Published accuracy check: https://asterwise.com/accuracy/
- Authentication: https://api.asterwise.com/health
- Rate limits: https://docs.asterwise.com/reference/rate-limits/
- Reports and images: https://api.asterwise.com/openapi.json
FreeAstrologyAPI rows, all read on 16 October 2026:
- Company: https://freeastrologyapi.com/about
- Free tier: https://freeastrologyapi.com/pricing
- Entry paid plan: https://freeastrologyapi.com/pricing
- Price per 1,000 calls: https://freeastrologyapi.com/pricing
- Endpoints: https://freeastrologyapi.com/pricing
- Matchmaking depth: https://freeastrologyapi.com/api-reference
- Dasha systems: https://freeastrologyapi.com/api-reference
- Divisional charts: https://freeastrologyapi.com/api-reference
- KP, Lal Kitab, Varshaphal: https://freeastrologyapi.com/api-reference
- Ayanamsa options: https://freeastrologyapi.com/api-reference/planets
- MCP server: https://freeastrologyapi.com/
- Official SDKs: https://freeastrologyapi.com/
- Ephemeris: https://freeastrologyapi.com/faq
- Authentication: https://freeastrologyapi.com/api-reference
- Rate limits: https://freeastrologyapi.com/pricing
- Languages: https://freeastrologyapi.com/api-reference/planets
- Reports and images: https://freeastrologyapi.com/api-reference/horoscope-chart-svg-code
FreeAstrologyAPI documentation: https://freeastrologyapi.com/api-reference. Asterwise documentation: docs.asterwise.com.
Questions developers ask
- Is Asterwise an alternative to FreeAstrologyAPI?
- FreeAstrologyAPI is the cheapest paid option here, and its free plan of 200 requests a day allows far more calls than ours. It covers planets, divisional charts, panchang, Vimshottari and Ashtakoot, with SVG charts. Asterwise covers Dashakoot, Rajju and Vedha, KP, Lal Kitab, Varshaphal, four dasha systems, Western transits and synastry, numerology and tarot, and ships an MCP server, SDKs and an OpenAPI document.
- How do Asterwise and FreeAstrologyAPI compare per 1,000 calls?
- Asterwise: $1.00 (Builder); $0.60 (Launch, $30 for 50,000); $0.33 (Scale, $100 for 300,000). FreeAstrologyAPI: $0.30 (Mercury), $0.20 (Venus), $0.15 (Saturn).
- Can I try Asterwise and FreeAstrologyAPI without paying?
- Asterwise: 500 calls a month, no card, does not expire. FreeAstrologyAPI: 200 requests a day, free forever, no credit card.
- Does FreeAstrologyAPI have an MCP server?
- FreeAstrologyAPI: None found. Asterwise: Yes: remote server at mcp.asterwise.com, 118 tools, OAuth 2.1 or API key. Listed on the official MCP registry and Smithery; source public on GitHub.
Every answer above repeats a sourced row from the full table; nothing is added that the vendor has not published.
Other comparisons
The same table, filled in for each vendor we have checked. The overview shows all 7 side by side, and the accuracy page holds the JPL Horizons check the Asterwise column refers to.