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Visual Crossing Weather vs Awair

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Visual Crossing Weather

Software

Historical and forecast weather data for any location

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Awair

Software

Smart indoor air quality monitor for healthy spaces

From
$149/one-time
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Visual Crossing Weather has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Visual Crossing Weather sub hourly weather history, solar and wind energy elements, soil and evapotranspiration data and degree day calculations are excluded from the Professional plan; Awair a hardware purchase, with the Element at $299 before any software value
  • They diverge on capability: Visual Crossing Weather covers Historical weather, Awair covers 5-factor monitoring.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Visual Crossing Weather and Awair actually diverge.

Attributes where Visual Crossing Weather and Awair differ
AttributeVisual Crossing WeatherAwair
Starting priceFree$149/one-time
Pricing modelfreemiumone-time
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsApi, WebIos, Android, Hardware
Founded20032013

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Visual Crossing Weather

  • Historical weather
  • 15-day forecasts
  • Weather query builder
  • Bulk downloads
  • API access
  • REST API
  • Excel add-in
  • Python library

Only in Awair

  • 5-factor monitoring
  • Awair Score
  • Personalized tips
  • Historical trends
  • Smart displays
  • Alexa
  • Google Home
  • IFTTT

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Visual Crossing Weather

  • Pulling historical weather records for analysis and modellingnot Awair
  • Adding forecast data to applications through a weather APInot Awair
  • Weather driven analytics for energy, agriculture and logisticsnot Awair

Awair

  • Indoor air quality monitoring at homenot Visual Crossing Weather
  • Tracking CO2, humidity, temperature, VOCs and particulatesnot Visual Crossing Weather
  • Workplace air quality monitoring across a building with Omninot Visual Crossing Weather
  • Correlating air quality with sleep or productivitynot Visual Crossing Weather

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Visual Crossing Weather

  • Sub hourly weather history, solar and wind energy elements, soil and evapotranspiration data and degree day calculations are excluded from the Professional plan
  • Removing the attribution requirement needs the Corporate plan or above
  • Usage is metered in records rather than API calls, and the metered plan requires a cost calculator to work out the bill
  • Per record rates are not stated on the editions page
  • Enterprise terms are custom rather than published

Awair

  • A hardware purchase, with the Element at $299 before any software value
  • The consumer Element tracks 5 environmental factors against 7 on the business Omni
  • Business deployments run on subscriptions, and Omni pricing is not published

Pricing, plan by plan

Visual Crossing Weather

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 1,000 records/day
    • 15-day forecast
    • Historical data
  • Professional$35/month
    • 10,000 records/day
    • Full API
    • Support

Awair

$149/one-time
  • Element$149/one-time
    • 5 air factors
    • Smart home integration
    • App access
  • Omni$299/one-time
    • Enterprise features
    • API access
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Visual Crossing Weather if

  • You need historical weather.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Api, Web.
  • You also want 15-day forecasts.
Visual Crossing Weather review

Choose Awair if

  • You need 5-factor monitoring.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Hardware.
  • You also want awair score.
Awair review

Questions people ask

Is Visual Crossing Weather or Awair better?
Neither clearly leads. Visual Crossing Weather starts at Free and Awair at $149/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Visual Crossing Weather or Awair?
Visual Crossing Weather has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Visual Crossing Weather and $149/one-time for Awair.
Does Visual Crossing Weather or Awair run on more platforms?
Visual Crossing Weather runs on Api, Web. Awair runs on Ios, Android, Hardware.
Can I use Visual Crossing Weather for free?
Yes. Visual Crossing Weather has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Awair starts at $149/one-time.
What is Visual Crossing Weather best used for?
Visual Crossing Weather is most often used for pulling historical weather records for analysis and modelling, adding forecast data to applications through a weather api, weather driven analytics for energy, agriculture and logistics. Of those, pulling historical weather records for analysis and modelling and adding forecast data to applications through a weather api are not what Awair is typically brought in for.
What can Visual Crossing Weather do that Awair cannot?
Visual Crossing Weather covers Historical weather, 15-day forecasts, Weather query builder, Bulk downloads. Awair covers 5-factor monitoring, Awair Score, Personalized tips, Historical trends.
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