Case Study: FantasyData achieves scalable, affordable real-time sports data delivery with Microsoft Azure API Management

Game-Changing Cloud Development in Fantasy Sports

FantasyData, a U.S.-based provider of real-time and historical sports data for websites, mobile apps, and other platforms, set out to make comprehensive live sports content affordable and accessible to startups and developers. Because the industry had been dominated by a few large suppliers with high fees and restrictive contracts, FantasyData needed a flexible, open, and scalable API platform that would support cross‑platform development and integrate multiple data sources and languages.

By building a developer portal and open APIs on Microsoft Azure API Management, FantasyData now aggregates feeds across 5,000+ events, offers free trials and low‑cost developer licenses, and supports popular programming languages and GitHub libraries. The platform reduced integration time to weeks, attracted roughly 100 customers (notably in daily fantasy and NFL apps), enabled lower pricing while remaining profitable, and accelerated new app development across web, mobile, stadiums, and kiosks.

FantasyData

Scott Gimpel

Chief Executive Officer