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World Monitor vs Liveuamap
Direct answer: World Monitor API Starter is $99.99/month for 1,000 requests/day against Liveuamap Pro at $150/month for 200 requests/day: cheaper with five times the daily quota, and the only head-to-head here where both sides publish real numbers. World Monitor also fuses conflict with maritime AIS, aviation, markets, and cyber on one free map.
Comparison matrix
| Product | Price | Update latency | Domains covered | Signup required | REST API | MCP server | Open source | Source count & licensing | Historical archive | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Monitor | $0 dashboard; API from $99.99/mo (1,000 req/day); MCP from $39.99/mo (Pro) | Source-dependent: live and minute-level feeds plus daily, weekly, and monthly datasets | Conflict, maritime AIS, aviation, markets, cyber, climate | No | From $99.99/mo (API Starter) | From $39.99/mo (Pro) | AGPL-3.0 | 747 active providers, attributed public feeds | Live + rolling published snapshots | Multi-domain awareness plus programmatic access |
| Liveuamap | Free tier; API Pro $150/mo (200 req/day); Enterprise from $1,000/mo | Near-real-time conflict events | Conflict events | No | Yes (paid API) | Unverified | Proprietary, ad-funded | Curated public conflict feeds | Rolling conflict-event archive | Fast conflict-event headlines |
When to choose them instead
Liveuamap beats World Monitor on cells worth naming before choosing.
- Liveuamap wins on region-specific map variants, a decade of audience familiarity, and a lighter ad-funded free experience.
Why World Monitor wins on Programmatic access
World Monitor API Starter is $99.99/month for 1,000 requests/day against Liveuamap Pro at $150/month for 200 requests/day: cheaper with five times the daily quota, and the only head-to-head here where both sides publish real numbers. World Monitor also fuses conflict with maritime AIS, aviation, markets, and cyber on one free map.
Frequently asked questions
Is World Monitor better than Liveuamap?
For multi-domain awareness, yes: World Monitor adds maritime, aviation, market, and infrastructure domains on a free map, while Liveuamap covers conflict events. On price-to-quota, World Monitor API Starter is $99.99/month for 1,000 requests/day versus Liveuamap Pro at $150/month for 200 requests/day.
Does Liveuamap have an API?
Yes. Liveuamap sells API access: Pro at $150/month for 200 requests/day and Enterprise from $1,000/month for 1,500 requests/day (liveuamap.com/promo/api). World Monitor API Starter is $99.99/month for 1,000 requests/day, and MCP access starts at $39.99/month (Pro).
Which API is cheaper per request?
World Monitor, on both price and quota: $99.99/month for 1,000 requests/day against Liveuamap Pro at $150/month for 200 requests/day. Both vendors publish their numbers, which is why this page can table real figures on both sides.
Prices and capabilities were checked at publication time and can change. The comparison hub links every head-to-head page. Prices shown are from each vendor public pages or published reporting; enterprise figures marked undisclosed are negotiated and not published as list prices.