Best Free Maps/Geolocation Tools

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.

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

Geocoding API with language correction and more. Worldwide coverage. 2,500 free daily queries

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

Geocoding and Geoparsing via API or CSV Upload. 10k free queries/month.

Free map tiles and tile hosting.

Locate and identify Website Visitors by IP Address

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

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.

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

Geocoding, search results ranked by the popularity of related Wikipedia page.

Geocoding, reverse geocoding, and routing API. Free plan: 5,000 requests/day, commercial use allowed with attribution

Map tools that work like clockwork. Fifty thousand free monthly queries (map tiles, db2vector, elevation).

Superseded: As of 2026-09-01, positionstack.com reads: Send 100 monthly geocode requests for free — in case you ever need more, premium geocoding subscriptions start at just USD $9.99 per month. We are not publishing our stored positionstack terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-01, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓ Note — discovered 2026-09-01: The free tier now offers 100 requests per month, down from 25,000. Source ↗

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

Superseded: As of 2026-09-07, foursquare.com/pricing reads: Places API Pro endpoints: 0-500 Calls $0.00 CPM, 501 to 100,000 Calls $15.00 CPM, 100,001 to 500,000 Calls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. We are not publishing our stored Foursquare terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-07, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓ Note — discovered 2026-09-07: The Spatial Desktop Basic plan is $0/month through 2026, includes $1 of agent tokens, 3 GB of cloud storage, and 5 shared projects. The Places API free tier is now 10,000 free calls on Pro endpoints. The pricing for Pro and Premium endpoints has been updated with specific CPMs based on call volume. Source ↗

Superseded: As of 2026-08-28, mapbox.com/pricing reads: Navigation SDK v3.x offers a free tier up to 100 MAUs and 1,000 trips with a cost of $0.30/user and $0.08/trip beyond that. Another option is a flat fee per MAU (free up to 10, then contact sales). Navigation SDK v2.x also has similar tiered pricing. We are not publishing our stored Mapbox terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-08-28, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓ 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 ↗

Vector maps, map services and SDKs for map visualization. Free vector tiles with weekly updates and four map styles.

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

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.