https://communityhub.strava.com/insider-journal-9/an-update-to-our-developer-program-13428

The gist of it is that Strava just killed its free API, and will now require developers to have a subscription.

At Strava, we care deeply about developers, and the health of the developer ecosystem. There are now 241,000 Strava API developers, up from 185,000 last year. Starting today, all current and future applications will automatically receive access to the Standard developer tier. This allows you to serve up to 10 athletes and start building immediately, completely eliminating the previous queue.

This essentially kills thousands of tools people build using the free API.

If you’re looking to move away from Strava, so far I’ve found two open source alternatives:

  • CubeTrek - Open-source GPS track manager with 3D topography visualization for outdoor activities.
  • Endurain - Self-hosted fitness tracking service for running, cycling, and more with full data control.
  • white_nrdy@programming.devEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    How does this compare to Endurain? Endurain isn’t ActivityPub, however curious about other features. Definitely a +1 to FitPub that they’re on codeberg vs GitHub 🤣 Endurain migrated to Codeberg and I’m just blind. Github is just a mirror

    • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
      11·
      2 hours ago

      I mean there’s zero information about Endurain on their site so…I have no idea.