Is Core Data Services a lightweight odds API?
No. CDS is designed as production sports-odds infrastructure with coverage-based licensing rather than per-request credit bundles.
Is Core Data Services cheaper than LSports?
CDS publishes production plans from $1,500 per month, Complete at $20,000, and OEM at $30,000. LSports describes pricing as customized and does not publish a standard price list on the public product pages reviewed, so compare its written quote with the matching CDS scope.
Can CDS replace an LSports feed?
CDS is built as enterprise sports-feed infrastructure. Match feed phases, sports, competitions, markets, resources, delivery behavior, and licensed rights against the selected CDS tier and accepted entitlement schedule.
Are API calls or messages metered?
No. Production plans do not meter API calls, messages, or event reads inside the selected tier. Sports, competition and market coverage, brands, delivery limits, and licensed use still apply.
How should we compare coverage?
Compare requirement by requirement. Confirm currently operational coverage with CDS before purchase; retained research catalogs are historical planning references, not current supply.
How do we validate the scope before migrating?
Start with the free browser protocol test or ask about 30 days of non-production Integration Lab access for $99. For production, compare the published plan limits and contact CDS to confirm coverage, terms, payment, and access while automatic provisioning is being prepared.
What if our confirmed enterprise feed offer is lower?
Send a current written offer through Contact Us. When its coverage, delivery, rights, term, and payment basis are materially comparable, Core Data will return a lower recurring price. We compare feed phase, operational sports and markets, included resources, connection and replay scope, licensed brands, redistribution rights, contract term, currency, and payment conditions.