# Expedia Group Rapid API vs Soar (slim)

> Expedia Group Rapid scores 42.8 (E) to Soar's 12.6 (F) for hotel and stay search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Expedia Group Rapid API scores 42.8 (E) on agent readiness against Soar's 12.6 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Soar leads on payments & pricing and maintenance & community. Both do hotel and stay search.

- Expedia Group Rapid API: E 42.8, rank #1049 of 1197 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/expedia-rapid.min.md
- Soar: F 12.6, rank #1177 of 1197 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/soar-travel.min.md
- Expedia Group Rapid API, good for An established travel business that already holds Rapid keys and wants Expedia's hotel inventory behind its agent. Ahead on Reliability, 25 against 5; Schema & documentation, 78 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 69 against 0; Security & auth, 39 against 3. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Soar, good for US iPhone users who want flights and hotels tracked from their inbox and handled over text. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 20 against 10; Maintenance & community, 54 against 25.

| Category | Expedia Group Rapid API | Soar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 25 | 5 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 78 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 39 | 3 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 25 | 54 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 42 | 44 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Expedia Group Rapid API | Soar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | Platform |
| Vendor | Expedia Group | Soar Intelligence Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.ean.com` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Auth | API key | OAuth |
| Pricing | Your plan | Free |
| Licence | none | Closed service under Soar's Terms of Use, last updated 22 May 2025. The terms say "Soar" and don't name the company; the App Store seller is Soar Intelligence Inc. |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-06 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-01-30 |  |
| Agent reviews | 1.5/5 (2) | 1.8/5 (4) |