# govconapi.com alternative Both sell SAM.gov data as an API with MCP. govconapi.com is cheaper at entry ($19/mo) but offers a 14-day trial rather than a permanent free plan, keeps awards from FY2025 onward, and publishes about 131 pages. SAM Gov API has a permanent free plan with 100 credits a month and adds free public lookup tools; govconapi suits buyers who only need recent awards.Checked on 2026-11-12.Official source: [govconapi.com](https://govconapi.com) | govconapi.com | Developer $19/mo, Pro $39/mo; 14-day trial at 50 requests a day | | --- | --- | | SAM Gov API | Free $0, Developer $49/mo, Pro $149/mo, Scale $499/mo | ## Is there an alternative to govconapi.com? Both sell SAM.gov data as an API with MCP. govconapi.com is cheaper at entry ($19/mo) but offers a 14-day trial rather than a permanent free plan, keeps awards from FY2025 onward, and publishes about 131 pages. SAM Gov API has a permanent free plan with 100 credits a month and adds free public lookup tools; govconapi suits buyers who only need recent awards. ## Side by side | Option | Price (checked 12 Nov 2026) | API access | Public pages | Best for | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | govconapi.com | Developer $19/mo, Pro $39/mo; 14-day trial at 50 requests a day | REST and MCP; 1,000 requests an hour on Developer | About 131 public URLs; no per-entity pages | Developers who want a low entry price and FY2025+ awards are enough | | SAM Gov API | Free $0, Developer $49/mo, Pro $149/mo, Scale $499/mo | REST and MCP on every plan; 100 free credits a month | Free lookup tools plus NAICS, glossary and comparison reference pages | Developers, AI agents and small contractors who want the public data as an API | ## About govconapi.com govconapi.com sells a REST API and MCP server for federal procurement data. It lists opportunities (756K, FY2025 onward), contract actions (12.25M, FY2025 onward, from USAspending), subawards, 904,090 entities refreshed monthly, exclusions, wage determinations, forecasts, protests, CALC rates and SBA profiles. Its sitemap held about 131 public URLs on 12 Nov 2026, with no per-entity pages, and its traffic was about 2.9K visits a month. ## How we compared Prices, limits and page counts are as published by each vendor or measured from their public sitemaps on 2026-11-12. We do not use private quotes. Where a number is reported by a third party, it says so. Corrections: support@samgovapi.io. ## Related - [Comparisons](https://samgovapi.io/compare) - [Pricing](https://samgovapi.io/pricing) - [SAM.gov API](https://samgovapi.io/sam-gov-api)Updated 2026-11-12. Sources checked 2026-11-12.Independent. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by GSA, SAM.gov or any U.S. government agency. Registering in SAM.gov is free at sam.gov.

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