Goalserve
At #9 of 13 in our sports data apis ranking, Goalserve is summed up in the catalogue as: Live scores and odds feeds in XML and JSON, sold by quote.
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Goalserve at a glance
| Headquarters | Not stated by the vendor |
|---|---|
| API | Goalserve mentions an API in the material we reviewed |
| Free plan | No |
| Best for | Sportsbook and score sites wanting broad league and odds feeds on trial first |
| Deployment | Not stated in the material we reviewed |
| Pricing model | Quoted subscriptions by month, half-year or year via contact page; 30-day full-access trial |
What is Goalserve?
Goalserve sells sports data as feeds delivered through APIs in XML and JSON. The home page says the company has served clients since 2005, and it lists live scores, live game statistics, historical data and pre-match and in-play odds as the main products.
Football is the deepest area, with 300+ leagues and tournaments, 90+ of them with extended coverage, while US sports such as the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL are offered alongside cricket, tennis, horse racing, esports, golf, F1 and others. A Full Package bundles all sport feeds, with 600+ leagues and 25+ sports in live coverage. Prices are not published, and the site does not name a legal entity, country or street address, so the country of establishment stays unstated here.
Goalserve key features
- Live scores and match statistics. The feeds carry live scores and live game statistics, and the FAQ says scores update every 2 to 4 seconds for most sports. A developer can feed a score site or app directly, though the pages give no figure for the slower sports.
- Odds from 30+ bookmakers. The odds product covers 30+ bookmakers, in-play odds with low latency and 100+ betting markets. Football and US sports each mention 20+ bookmakers on their own pages, so the larger number appears to refer to the combined odds product.
- Historical data back to 2010. According to the FAQ, historical data goes back to 2010. That suits analytics and prediction models that need past results, although the pages we read do not list which leagues or sports have the full span.
- Sport-specific APIs. Separate APIs are listed for cricket, tennis, horse racing, esports, golf, F1, AFL, rugby, handball and volleyball, plus the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1. You can buy a narrow feed instead of everything.
- Full Package. The Full Package is described as all sport feeds, with 600+ leagues and 25+ sports in live coverage. It is the single option for a platform that wants breadth, with the price reached only by contacting the company.
- XML and JSON output. Every feed is offered in XML and JSON, which keeps integration simple for older systems that expect XML and newer apps that prefer JSON. Documentation sits at documentation.goalserve.com/v1/.
- Multilingual site and 24/7 support. The site is available in English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, French, Portuguese and Korean. Support is stated as 24/7, by email at support@goalserve.com or through a contact form.
Who Goalserve suits
- A live score website. A site that shows fixtures and results across many leagues can use the score feeds with their 2 to 4 second refresh. Customers named on the home page include Scores24.Live, Maxifoot.fr and Racecards.co.uk.
- A sportsbook or odds comparison tool. Operators needing in-play odds from 30+ bookmakers and 100+ markets can draw on the odds product. Tipico is among the customers the home page names, though the pages say nothing about contract terms.
- An analytics or AI prediction project. Teams building models need history as well as live data. The FAQ states data back to 2010, and the vendor lists analytics and AI prediction tools among its use cases, so past matches can train a model.
Getting started with Goalserve
The vendor offers a 30-day full-access trial of the data, mentioned in the home page FAQ and repeated on the prices page. The trial button leads to the contact page rather than to a self-service sign-up, so expect to write to the company first. Documentation is hosted at documentation.goalserve.com/v1/, and a community Laravel library called Goalserve-Laravel is listed on GitHub for PHP developers.
The pages we read do not describe how API keys are issued, what rate limits apply or how long onboarding takes. A sensible first step is to ask which feeds the trial includes, then test the update speed of the sports you care about against your own source of truth.
What we make of Goalserve
Goalserve sells scores, historical data and odds from 30+ bookmakers as XML and JSON feeds, with a Full Package of 600+ leagues and 25+ sports.
The prices page lists no plans or amounts, only monthly, half-yearly and yearly terms reached through a contact form. Uptime and security statements are the vendor's own claims, and no legal entity, country or address is named.
The sports data apis list places Goalserve 9 of 13: the products next to it are Roanuz above and Sportbex below. Challengers hold places 1 to 3 where a category has them; the number here is a place in the order, not a mark out of ten.
The vendor states no country of establishment, so Goalserve is left out of the regional count for this list.
The case for and against Goalserve
- Goalserve sells scores, historical data and odds from 30+ bookmakers as XML and JSON feeds, with a Full Package of 600+ leagues and 25+ sports.
- Goalserve is tagged Full Package in our records.
- Where it fits: Sportsbook and score sites wanting broad league and odds feeds on trial first.
- Catalogue tag: XML and JSON.
- Goalserve is tagged Odds from 30+ books in our records.
- Prices are only given after contact, so plans cannot be compared in advance.
- Look elsewhere if you are Teams that need a published price or a named operator.
- The terms page names no legal entity, registered country or governing law.
Goalserve pros and cons in practice
- Named update speed of 2 to 4 seconds for most sports gives a testable claim.
- Historical data back to 2010 is stated in the FAQ.
- Sport-specific APIs allow a narrow purchase instead of the Full Package.
- A 30-day full-access trial lets you test the data before committing.
- The prices page lists no amounts, so cost is unknown until you contact the company.
- No legal entity, country or governing law appears on the pages we read.
- The pages give no rate limits, authentication method or onboarding steps.
- Uptime and security statements are the vendor's own claims, with no certification named.
Setup, support and exit with Goalserve
Scores update every two to four seconds for most sports and history reaches back to 2010, according to the FAQ.
Football coverage is 300+ leagues, with sport-specific APIs for cricket, tennis, horse racing, golf, rugby and others.
Documentation sits on its own domain and the site is offered in seven languages.
Support is promised around the clock by email.
Named customers include Tipico and Accuscore, and a community Laravel library exists on GitHub.
Paying for Goalserve
In the catalogue: Quoted subscriptions by month, half-year or year via contact page; 30-day full-access trial.
The prices page lists no plan names, prices or currencies. It says the company offers monthly, half-yearly and yearly subscription plans and that prices are reached through the contact page, so any figure has to come from a quote. A 30-day full-access trial is offered, and the pages we read do not say whether it needs payment details. The Full Package, covering all sport feeds, and the sport-specific APIs appear to be priced separately, but that is our reading, because no amounts are shown. Budgeting is therefore impossible before contact. Ask for the price per sport, the billing period discounts between monthly and yearly terms, and whether odds feeds cost extra.
Read from goalserve.com when Best Sports Data APIs in 2026 was last reviewed (13 November 2026).
Goalserve: data and security
The site states a 99% uptime guarantee, three independent data centres and very secure connections, all presented as the vendor's own claims. The pages we read give no certifications, no hosting country, no encryption detail and no service level document. The terms page names no legal entity, registered country or governing law, and the footer shows only the line 2005-2026 GoalServe.
For a buyer with compliance duties, those gaps matter: ask for the contracting entity, the data centre locations and the terms of the uptime guarantee before signing. Feed data is sports information rather than personal data, so the risk is mostly about availability and licensing.
Goalserve fact sheet
| Product | Goalserve |
|---|---|
| Vendor website | goalserve.com |
| Price visibility | Not shown, sold by quote |
| Primary guide | Best Sports Data APIs in 2026 |
| Gaps in our records | funding rounds and staff numbers |
| Headquarters | Not stated by the vendor |
| Alternatives page | None yet |
| Catalogue tags | XML and JSON, Odds from 30+ books, Full Package |
| Head-to-head pages | Not paired so far |
| Rank there | #9 of 13 |
Integrations and ecosystem
Integrations the vendor names (9):
- XML
- JSON
- Goalserve-Laravel (community library)
- Laravel
- GitHub
- documentation.goalserve.com/v1
- Bookmaker odds feeds
- Live score websites
- Mobile apps
Also in our records:
- Football coverage is 300+ leagues, with sport-specific APIs for cricket, tennis, horse racing, golf, rugby and others.
Also ranked in
| Guide | Position |
|---|---|
| Best Sports Data APIs in 2026 | #9 of 13 |
Alternatives to Goalserve
These are the nearest neighbours of Goalserve in the same list, picked on shared traits and price model.
- Highlightly (#5 of 13): Video highlights and live scores API with daily request quotas. Watch out: three Highlightly pages list three different sets of tier prices.
- Pandascore (#7 of 13): Esports odds and statistics API from Paris, priced per game. (France)
- Genius Sports (#12 of 13): Official-data supplier with betting, fan engagement and coaching products. (United Kingdom)
- Sportradar (#13 of 13): Not for: small teams wanting published prices or a quick self-serve start. Multi-sport data supplier claiming 80 sports, with Real-time and Standard packages.
Questions about Goalserve
9 answersIs Goalserve the right fit for me?
Sportsbook and score sites wanting broad league and odds feeds on trial first. Think twice if you are in this group: teams that need a published price or a named operator.
Which country is Goalserve from?
The vendor pages we reviewed state no country of establishment for Goalserve, so we do not give one.
Which tools compete with Goalserve?
The closest products in the same guide are Highlightly, Pandascore, Genius Sports and Sportradar. All of them are reviewed in the same ranking.
How does Goalserve rank for sports data apis?
In our sports data apis list Goalserve stands at place 9 of 13.
Is Goalserve free, or what does it charge?
As recorded: Quoted subscriptions by month, half-year or year via contact page; 30-day full-access trial. On free access, a paid plan is required, per our records.
Does Goalserve publish its prices?
The prices page names monthly, half-yearly and yearly plans but shows no amounts. Prices are reached through the contact page.
What data formats does it deliver?
Feeds come in XML and JSON, and the API documentation is at documentation.goalserve.com/v1/.
How fresh are the scores?
The FAQ says scores update every 2 to 4 seconds for most sports. It does not say which sports fall outside that range.
Where is the company based?
Not stated by the vendor. The footer and the terms page give no country, address or legal entity.
Goalserve: sources
Read from the vendor’s own pages on 12 November 2026.
- goalserve.com/en: Coverage figures, feeds, FAQ on update speed, history to 2010, trial, uptime claim, support, customers and languages
- goalserve.com/en/prices: Monthly, half-yearly and yearly plans with prices through the contact page, and the trial button
- goalserve.com/en/terms: No legal entity, registered country or governing law named
- goalserve.com/en: Documentation location and the Goalserve-Laravel library
How we rank
We test for four things rather than for features: setup time, price in practice, exit and audience. Goalserve ends up at #9 among 13. Details: how we rank software.