Every free maps/geolocation tier that clears our bar in 2026: 15 offers meet the criteria and 5 offers are demoted with a named reason. Recorded changes and a published ranking method. We could not confirm today's terms for 11 of them: on 5 the page we cite did not answer, and on 6 our own read did not confirm them. Each row says why.

Best Free Maps/Geolocation Tools

Every free maps/geolocation tier that clears our bar today. Updated 2026-09-30.

15 offers meet our criteria for this category. Of those, 8 carry no recorded change to the terms we publish, 4 a recorded narrowing, and we publish no durability signal for 3. The Durability column below says which offer is in which group, and links the dated record behind every change. We withhold the class where the pricing page does not resolve or states no amount, tier or rate we can read, where we refused the last read, or where the listing is gated. We do not rank these by how much you get, because the limits are not comparable without reading each vendor's page. They are listed in an order that rotates daily. Here is how that order is derived. There is no top slot here to sell.
Why trust this data? Every free tier is verified against the vendor's pricing page with dates tracked. We monitor 476 pricing changes and flag vendors that have reduced or removed free tiers. Rankings start every offer at zero and can only demote. There is no signal a vendor can acquire, lobby for, or buy — there is nothing to add. A record reaches a function page when its category names the function or when it carries a subtype label that names the function. Adding a label to a record publishes it here; removing one withdraws it. No page holds a list of vendors. See all 20 maps/geolocation offers →
1
Free

Map tiles, routing, navigation, and other geospatial APIs. Two thousand five hundred free map views and API requests/day for non-commercial usage and testing. When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-09-20, we could read no amount, tier or rate on the page, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

2
Free

Location discovery, venue search, and context-aware content — Places API Pro endpoints: 0-500 Calls $0.00 CPM, 501 to 100,000 Calls $15.00 CPM, 100,001 to 500,000 Calls $12.00 CPM, 500,001+ Calls $9.00 CPM. Places API Premium endpoints: 0-100,000 Calls $18.75 CPM, 100,001 to 500,000 Calls $15.00 CPM, 500,001+ Calls $11.25 CPM. Note — 2026-06-01: Foursquare cut the free Places API allowance on Pro endpoints from 10,000 to 500 calls a month, effective 2026-06-01. Its docs: "Beginning June 1, 2026, the following Places API & V2 Pro endpoint rates go into effect for all users: 0 - 500 calls – $0.00 CPM ... You will now receive 500 free Pro calls." Source ↗

Recorded, but does not affect rank:
  • effective 2026-06-01 — limits reduced: Foursquare cut the free Places API allowance on Pro endpoints from 10,000 to 500 calls a month, effective 2026-06-01. Its docs: "Beginning June 1, 2026, the following Places API & V2 Pro endpoint rates go into effect for all users: 0 - 500 calls – $0.00 CPM ... You will now receive 500 free Pro calls." Source ↗
3
Free

Geocoding API aggregating OpenStreetMap and other open geo sources. Two thousand five hundred free queries/day.

4
Free

Maps, navigation and search APIs with monthly free tiers: 50,000 web map loads (GL JS), 25,000 mobile MAUs (Maps SDKs), 100,000 requests each for Temporary Geocoding, Directions and Tilequery, 200,000 vector tile requests, 50,000 Static Images requests; Navigation SDK v3.x up to 100 MAUs and 1,000 trips, then $0.30 per MAU and $0.08 per trip. Permanent Geocoding API is paid only. Note — discovered 2026-08-28: The free tier for Navigation SDK now has limits on monthly active users and trips. There are two options: one with metered trips and one with unlimited trips, both with associated costs beyond the free tier. Source ↗

Recorded, but does not affect rank:
  • discovered 2026-08-28 · effective date unknown — pricing restructured: The free tier for Navigation SDK now has limits on monthly active users and trips. There are two options: one with metered trips and one with unlimited trips, both with associated costs beyond the free tier. Source ↗
5
ipstack stable
Free

Locate and identify Website Visitors by IP Address

6
Free

Send 100 monthly geocode requests for free — in case you ever need more, premium geocoding subscriptions start at just USD $9.99 per month. Note — discovered 2026-09-01: The free tier now offers 100 requests per month, down from 25,000. Source ↗

Recorded, but does not affect rank:
  • discovered 2026-09-01 · effective date unknown — limits reduced: The free tier now offers 100 requests per month, down from 25,000. Source ↗
7
ipinfo.io stable
Free

IP geolocation and data API. IPinfo Lite (free plan): unlimited requests, country and continent-level geolocation only (no city/region/postal code), ASN name and domain. Does NOT include company, carrier, or privacy/anonymity detection (paid plans only). Community support. Best for unlimited usage needs.

8
Geokeo api stable
Free

Geocoding API with language correction and more. Worldwide coverage. 2,500 free daily queries. The page we cite for Geokeo api states in words that it is free, which confirms the price — the limits stated here come from our own record rather than from that page.

9
Free

Per-SKU free usage (restructured March 2025): Essentials 10K calls/SKU/month, Pro 5K, Enterprise 1K. Covers Maps, Routes, Places, Environment APIs. Separate from one-time $300 trial credit

10
Free

Geocoding and reverse geocoding API for US and Canada — free tier: 2,500 lookups/day. Includes address parsing, congressional districts, timezone, and census data fields. When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-09-26, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

11
nominatim.org stable
Free

OpenStreetMap's free geocoding service, providing global address search functionality and reverse geocoding capabilities.

12
geoapify.com stable
Free

Vector and raster map tiles, geocoding, places, routing, isolines APIs. Three thousand free requests/day.

13
geocodify.com stable
Free

Geocoding and Geoparsing via API or CSV Upload — Free $0.00 /Month Save $0.00 on yearly plan 30,000 Calls/month 1 requests per/second Commercial use allowed Attribution Required Community Support Ecommerce Ready SLA Dedicated account manager

Recorded, but does not affect rank:
  • discovered 2026-09-01 · effective date unknown — pricing restructured: The free tier now has 30,000 calls/month. Source ↗
14
Free

Geocoding, reverse geocoding, and routing API. Free plan: 5,000 requests/day, commercial use allowed with attribution. When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-09-26, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

15
geojs.io stable
Free

Highly available REST/JSON/JSONP IP Geolocation lookup API.

Demoted — and exactly why

These offers reach this page too and rank below the list above. Each one names the recorded fact behind it. A recorded limit reduction, pricing restructure or new restriction is shown on every surface where the offer appears, with its date and summary — but it does not move rank. We have change records for only 16% of vendors, and disproportionately for well-known ones, so ranking on them would demote the vendors we happen to watch most closely.

−1
Free

Free map tiles and tile hosting. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor. (a limit of ours, not a change by the vendor)
−1
Free

Geocoding, search results ranked by the popularity of related Wikipedia page. We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-09-15, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

  • −1 stale_verification We cannot confirm this offer: 2 consecutive re-check attempts have failed (most recently 2026-09-15 — page content too short (likely JS-rendered SPA); a rendering client read 451 characters), never confirmed since it was indexed. This is our inability to verify, not a change by the vendor. (a limit of ours, not a change by the vendor)
−1
Free

Vector maps, map services and SDKs for map visualization. Free vector tiles with weekly updates and four map styles. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor. (a limit of ours, not a change by the vendor)
−1
Free

Weather API — free tier: 1M API calls/month (60/min), current weather, 5-day forecast, air pollution, weather maps (15 layers), geocoding. Student plan includes historical data and extended forecasts at same limits Best for students. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor. (a limit of ours, not a change by the vendor)
−1
Free

Map tools that work like clockwork. Fifty thousand free monthly queries (map tiles, db2vector, elevation). The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor. (a limit of ours, not a change by the vendor)
Recompute today's order yourself. The order above is a permutation seeded only on the UTC date and the query key — no vendor name, slug, id or offer field is an input. The algorithm is published, so anyone can reproduce this page's order without asking us.
date
2026-09-30
query_key
best-of:Maps/Geolocation
seed
1daadad14b34c9117ca698c01261831e0bcae646056dbb5a08b7599ff58aaeb4
tie_count
15

Quick Comparison

Vendor Free Tier Key Limits Durability Read / catalogue date
stadiamaps.com Free Map tiles, routing, navigation, and other geospatial APIs. Two thousand five hundred free map views and API requests/day... not published
change not established · 2026-09-20
2026-09-20 / 2026-08-08
Foursquare Free Location discovery, venue search, and context-aware content — Places API Pro endpoints: 0-500 Calls $0.00 CPM, 501 to 10...
read found the page different · 2026-09-24
watch
effective 2026-06-01
2026-09-24 / 2026-08-25
opencagedata.com Free Geocoding API aggregating OpenStreetMap and other open geo sources. Two thousand five hundred free queries/day. stable 2026-09-13
Mapbox Free Maps, navigation and search APIs with monthly free tiers: 50,000 web map loads (GL JS), 25,000 mobile MAUs (Maps SDKs), ... watch
discovered 2026-08-28 · effective date unknown
2026-09-26 / 2026-07-28
ipstack Free Locate and identify Website Visitors by IP Address stable 2026-09-18
positionstack Free Send 100 monthly geocode requests for free — in case you ever need more, premium geocoding subscriptions start at just U... watch
discovered 2026-09-01 · effective date unknown
2026-09-24
ipinfo.io Free IP geolocation and data API. IPinfo Lite (free plan): unlimited requests, country and continent-level geolocation only (...
read found the page different · 2026-09-22
stable 2026-09-22 / 2026-08-21
Geokeo api Free Geocoding API with language correction and more. Worldwide coverage. 2,500 free daily queries not confirmed · page states a free price · 2026-09-18 stable 2026-09-18
Google Maps Platform Free Per-SKU free usage (restructured March 2025): Essentials 10K calls/SKU/month, Pro 5K, Enterprise 1K. Covers Maps, Routes... watch
effective 2025-03-01
2026-09-26 / 2026-08-15
Geocodio Free Geocoding and reverse geocoding API for US and Canada — free tier: 2,500 lookups/day. Includes address parsing, congress... not published
read not reconciled · 2026-09-26
2026-09-26 / 2026-07-28
nominatim.org Free OpenStreetMap's free geocoding service, providing global address search functionality and reverse geocoding capabilities... stable 2026-09-13
geoapify.com Free Vector and raster map tiles, geocoding, places, routing, isolines APIs. Three thousand free requests/day. stable 2026-09-18
geocodify.com Free Geocoding and Geoparsing via API or CSV Upload — Free $0.00 /Month Save $0.00 on yearly plan 30,000 Calls/month 1 reques...
read found the page different · 2026-09-13
stable 2026-09-13 / 2026-08-09
LocationIQ Free Geocoding, reverse geocoding, and routing API. Free plan: 5,000 requests/day, commercial use allowed with attribution not published
read not reconciled · 2026-09-26
2026-09-26 / 2026-07-27
geojs.io Free Highly available REST/JSON/JSONP IP Geolocation lookup API. stable 2026-09-18

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best free maps/geolocation tool in 2026?

We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 15 free maps/geolocation offers that clear our bar, each listed with the terms we publish and the date we last read them. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.

Which of these free maps/geolocation tiers have held their terms?

15 offers meet our criteria for this category. Of those, 8 carry no recorded change to the terms we publish, 4 a recorded narrowing, and we publish no durability signal for 3. The Durability column below says which offer is in which group, and links the dated record behind every change. We withhold the class where the pricing page does not resolve or states no amount, tier or rate we can read, where we refused the last read, or where the listing is gated. We do not rank these by how much you get, because the limits are not comparable without reading each vendor's page.

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