Comparison Astrology APIs Facts checked 5 September 2026

Asterwise vs VedicAstroAPI

VedicAstroAPI speaks 21 languages and is cheaper per paid call. Asterwise has a calculating MCP server, a permanent free tier, generated SDKs and a published accuracy check.

By Asterwise

Facts about VedicAstroAPI were read from its own pages on 5 September 2026; every row in the full table below carries its source, and the page ends with how to report an error.

The short answer

VedicAstroAPI speaks 21 languages, publishes its rate limits, and is cheaper per call on every paid plan. Its advertised MCP server only navigates its documentation; it cannot cast a chart. There is no permanent free tier, no OpenAPI document and no SDK. Asterwise has all four, plus a published accuracy check.

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?AsterwiseVedicAstroAPI
The exact price of a callYes. $10 ÷ 10 = $1.00; $30 ÷ 50 = $0.60; $100 ÷ 300 = $0.33.₹49.97 (Vedic Limited), ₹33.32 (Vedic Complete), down to ₹7.67 on the largest plan
What computes the positionsYes. Swiss Ephemeris with the full data files.not published
How accurate the positions areYes: 80 positions checked against NASA JPL Horizons, median 0.046 arcseconds, raw data and script published.not published
The full API contractYes, public at api.asterwise.com/openapi.json.not published
Try it without payingYes. 500 calls a month, no card, does not expire.14-day trial, no card; trial quota not published

Where a cell says not published, it means we could not find the fact on the vendor's pages on 5 September 2026. It is not a claim that the fact is bad, only that you cannot check it before you build.

Choose VedicAstroAPI if

  • Your users need readings in Indian or European languages beyond English.
  • You want PDF reports or an AI chat product from the same vendor.
  • Price per call on a paid plan is your deciding number.

Choose Asterwise if

  • You want an MCP server that actually computes: 103 tools that cast charts, run dasha and match kundalis from inside Claude or Cursor.
  • You want to try before paying, with no card and no trial clock.
  • You want typed SDKs and an OpenAPI document instead of a Postman collection.
  • You want to verify the astronomy: Asterwise publishes its ephemeris and a NASA JPL Horizons check; VedicAstroAPI publishes neither.
  • You want the API key in a header, not in the query string where proxies and logs can see it.

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 row carries its source. Prices are shown in the currency each vendor displays and are not converted.

AsterwiseVedicAstroAPI
Company Asterwise Labs a1 not published b1
Legal entity not named on pages fetched
Free tier 500 calls a month, no card, does not expire a2 14-day trial, no card; trial quota not published b2
Entry paid plan Builder: $10 a month for 10,000 calls a3 Vedic Limited: ₹1,499 a month for 30,000 calls ("20+ essential APIs only"); Vedic Complete from ₹2,499 for 75,000; prices exclude 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		 ₹49.97 (Vedic Limited), ₹33.32 (Vedic Complete), down to ₹7.67 on the largest plan b4
₹1,499 ÷ 30 = ₹49.97; ₹2,499 ÷ 75 = ₹33.32; ₹11,499 ÷ 1,500 = ₹7.67
Endpoints 118 operations on 115 paths, counted from the live OpenAPI document a5 "100+ APIs" on the pricing page; no itemised count b5
Homepage groups: kundli, charts, panchang, matchmaking, dasha, predictions, numerology, horoscope, tarot, Western, AI chat, PDF
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 Kundli matching is listed; the specific sub-endpoints could not be verified from the pages fetched b6
Dasha systems Vimshottari to 5 levels, Ashtottari, Yogini, Char; dasha-transit correlation a7 not published b7
Divisional charts All 16 divisional charts, D1 to D60 a8 not published b8
KP, Lal Kitab, Varshaphal KP (chart, significators, ruling planets); Lal Kitab (chart, remedies); Varshaphal (chart, Saham, Harsha Bala) a9 KP, Lal Kitab and Varshaphal: not found on the public pages fetched (the Postman documentation could not be read in full) b9
Ayanamsa options 4 selectable on every sidereal endpoint: Lahiri, Raman, KP, tropical a10 not published
MCP server Yes: remote server at mcp.asterwise.com, 103 tools, OAuth 2.1 or API key. Listed on the official MCP registry and Smithery; source public on GitHub a11 A self-hosted "MCP server" is advertised, but its repository exposes only four documentation tools (list routes, search routes, check endpoint, check response); it performs no astrology calculations b11
Official SDKs Python and TypeScript, both generated from the OpenAPI document (v0.2.3 on PyPI and npm) a12 not published b12
GitHub org holds the docs MCP and a chart-rendering helper only
OpenAPI document Yes, public at api.asterwise.com/openapi.json a13 not published b13
Docs are a Postman collection
Ephemeris Swiss Ephemeris with the full data files a14 not published
Published accuracy check Yes: 80 positions checked against NASA JPL Horizons, median 0.046 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		 API key as a query parameter or body field b16
Rate limits Per-plan burst budget over a 60-second window; the numeric limits are not published a17 20 requests a second on base plans, up to 500 on the highest plans b17
Languages English only "21 languages" per the vendor (the homepage list names 22) b18
Reports and images Kundali chart SVG endpoint; no PDF reports; interpretation fields on natal, dasha, dosha and gochar responses a19 Multi-language PDF reports as paid add-ons; an AI chat API with bring-your-own-LLM 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.

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Trademarks and independence. AstrologyAPI, Prokerala, DivineAPI, FreeAstrologyAPI and VedicAstroAPI 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:

  1. Company: https://github.com/asterwise/asterwise-mcp/blob/main/LICENSE
  2. Free tier: https://asterwise.com/pricing/
  3. Entry paid plan: https://asterwise.com/pricing/
  4. Price per 1,000 calls: https://asterwise.com/pricing/
  5. Endpoints: https://api.asterwise.com/openapi.json
  6. Matchmaking depth: https://api.asterwise.com/openapi.json
  7. Dasha systems: https://api.asterwise.com/openapi.json
  8. Divisional charts: https://docs.asterwise.com/mcp/tools/get-divisional-chart/
  9. KP, Lal Kitab, Varshaphal: https://api.asterwise.com/openapi.json
  10. Ayanamsa options: https://docs.asterwise.com/reference/ayanamsa/
  11. MCP server: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=asterwise
  12. Official SDKs: https://pypi.org/project/asterwise/
  13. OpenAPI document: https://api.asterwise.com/openapi.json
  14. Ephemeris: https://asterwise.com/proof/
  15. Published accuracy check: https://asterwise.com/accuracy/
  16. Authentication: https://api.asterwise.com/health
  17. Rate limits: https://docs.asterwise.com/reference/errors/burst_limit_exceeded/
  18. Reports and images: https://api.asterwise.com/openapi.json

VedicAstroAPI rows, all read on 5 September 2026:

  1. Company: https://vedicastroapi.com/
  2. Free tier: https://vedicastroapi.com/pricing
  3. Entry paid plan: https://vedicastroapi.com/pricing
  4. Price per 1,000 calls: https://vedicastroapi.com/pricing
  5. Endpoints: https://vedicastroapi.com/pricing
  6. Matchmaking depth: https://vedicastroapi.com/
  7. Dasha systems: https://vedicastroapi.com/
  8. Divisional charts: https://vedicastroapi.com/
  9. KP, Lal Kitab, Varshaphal: https://vedicastroapi.com/
  10. MCP server: https://github.com/vedicastroapidev/vapi-doc-coding-mcp
  11. Official SDKs: https://github.com/vedicastroapidev
  12. OpenAPI document: https://vedicastroapi.com/
  13. Authentication: https://documenter.gw.postman.com/api/collections/16788527/VUjMq6ts
  14. Rate limits: https://documenter.gw.postman.com/api/collections/16788527/VUjMq6ts
  15. Languages: https://vedicastroapi.com/
  16. Reports and images: https://vedicastroapi.com/pricing

VedicAstroAPI documentation: https://vedicastroapi.com/docs. Asterwise documentation: docs.asterwise.com.