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Convek vs TopMeteo

A clean comparison for pilots and developers evaluating soaring weather options.

TopMeteo is a well-established European soaring forecast service, serving pilots and clubs across multiple regions. Convek is a developer-facing API - a different product category aimed at people who want to build with the data.

What Convek is

Convek is a REST JSON API. It is designed to be consumed by apps, instruments, club dashboards, and custom tooling - not by pilots browsing a website.

What TopMeteo is

TopMeteo is a pilot-facing web product with country subscriptions and a mobile app. It produces excellent maps, soundings, and cross-country assessments across many European regions.

Convek
TopMeteo
Primary audience
Developers, integrators, clubs
Individual pilots, clubs
Product form
REST JSON API
Web maps + app
Model
WRF 4 km (UK)
WRF / internal pipelines
Data access
Structured JSON, all fields
Map tiles, soundings view
Raw field access
Yes - every field
No - rendered only
Corridor sampling
Yes - time-aware
Limited
Commercial redistribution
Yes - partner tier
Regional licensing
Free tier
25 queries/day
Trial only
Coverage
UK live - expanding
Europe-wide
Integration model
API key
Country subscription

Facts here were accurate at time of writing. If something is out of date or wrong, please let us know.

Which should you pick?

Pick Convek if

You're building a product that needs soaring weather data delivered as JSON - for an app, instrument, or club display.

Pick TopMeteo if

You fly in Europe and want a polished pilot-facing forecast UI across many regions.

In short

If you want a rendered UI across many European countries, TopMeteo is the proven option. If you want structured data you can integrate into your own product, Convek is built for that.

Try Convek free.

25 queries/day on the free tier, no credit card.