Comparison
OddStream vs Sportmonks
Sportmonks is a football-first data API (fixtures, stats, livescores) with odds as an add-on. OddStream is odds-first: every market of the 8 French bookmakers, streamed in real time.
OddStream is the only odds API covering all 8 French (ANJ) bookmakers — with every sport and every market, pre-match and live. No competitor covers the French books, let alone in full.
| Side-by-side | OddStream | Sportmonks |
|---|---|---|
| Every sport & every market — pre-match AND live | Yes | No |
| 8 French (ANJ) bookmakers — Winamax, Betclic, PMU… | Yes | No |
| MCP server — ask Claude / ChatGPT for odds | Yes | No |
| CLI setup — one-command install (Claude Code, Codex) | Yes | No |
| Real-time WebSocket push | Yes | No |
| Live in-play odds | Yes | Yes |
| Betslip links — the bet lands in the slip in one click (only us) | Yes | No |
| Results / settlement | Yes | Yes |
| Public pricing, no demo call | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
Competitor information is based on public sources and may change — check their site for current details.
Choose OddStream if…
- Your product targets the French market and its licensed (ANJ) bookmakers.
- You need real-time WebSocket odds and one-click betslip links.
- You want public pricing and a free trial — no sales call.
Choose Sportmonks if…
- You mainly need football fixtures, stats and livescores rather than deep odds coverage.
- Odds are a nice-to-have next to sports data in your product.