Zyla API Hub is a marketplace where one account and key reach many third-party APIs, each priced by its own plans. VerifyCarrier is a single carrier-data API with 100 free calls a month and FMCSA filing alerts on the $49 plan.
Prices checked against Zyla API Hub's own site. Check their site for current terms.
| Feature | VerifyCarrier | Zyla API Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free lookups; Carrier watch $49/month | Set per API listing; check the listing |
| Free use | 100 API calls/month, no card | Many listings offer a 7-day free trial after adding a payment method |
| API | Included: 100 calls/month free, 1,000 on the paid plan | One Zyla account and key for every API on the hub |
| Carrier alerts | Daily email when FMCSA posts an insurance cancellation or involuntary suspension (with the effective date), or the census shows an out-of-service or safety-rating change | Depends on the listing |
| Risk score | 0–100 score computed from FMCSA data | Depends on the listing |
If you call a carrier API from your own system, see which carrier verification API fields to keep as evidence and moving a carrier review into your TMS.
VerifyCarrier: web lookups are free; the Carrier watch plan is $49/month for 50 carriers with the API included.
Zyla API Hub is a marketplace: each API listing sets its own plans, and Zyla's help center says many offer a 7-day free trial that starts after you add a payment method. We could not read a current price for a DOT-lookup listing on zylalabs.com, so we do not quote one. Check the listing you are considering.
A free account includes 100 API calls a month with no card. The $49/month Carrier watch plan includes 1,000 calls a month and watches 50 carriers.
The public FMCSA checks to run before booking a load, whichever tool you use. Read the carrier vetting guide.