Compare 20 free maps/geolocation tools, free tiers, and developer deals. We could not confirm today's terms for 6 of them: on 5 the page we cite did not answer, and on 1 our own read did not confirm them. Each row says why. Nothing on record contradicts our terms for Google Maps Platform and more.
What this name holds: Map tiles, geocoding, IP location and weather APIs.
We track 20 maps/geolocation services with a free tier we hold as current. This category has been relatively stable — only 2 pricing changes recorded across all vendors.
| Vendor | Tier | Description | Read / catalogue date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapbox | 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.Our read on 2026-11-09 found the page different from the terms we hold, and we hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. | 2026-11-09 / 2026-07-28 |
| Google Maps Platform | 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 | 2026-11-09 |
| LocationIQ | Free | Geocoding, reverse geocoding, and routing API. Free plan: 5,000 requests/day, commercial use allowed with attribution | 2026-11-10 |
| ipinfo.io | 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. | 2026-11-07 / 2026-08-21 |
| OpenWeatherMap | 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 limitsThe page we cite for this offer does not name it when we last looked, on 2026-10-10, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-10 / 2026-07-31 |
| Geocodio | 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 | 2026-11-10 |
| Clockwork Micro | 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 2026-10-13, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-13 / 2026-08-13 |
| Foursquare | Free | Location discovery, venue search, and context-aware content. The first 500 Pro endpoint calls each month are free. Foursquare's pricing page also says "Test out Places API for free in our sandbox and then pay-as-you-go. Enjoy up to 10,000 free calls on Pro endpoints." It does not say whether the 10,000 is monthly or how it relates to the 500 in its price table. Pro endpoints are Place Search, Place Details, Autocomplete, Place Match and Geotagging Candidates with default fields. Premium endpoints are Tips, Photos, and Pro endpoints when requested with premium fields. They have no free calls. The first 100,000 each month cost $18.75 per 1,000 calls. 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.
|
2026-11-02 |
| geoapify.com | Free | Geoapify offers map tiles, geocoding, places, routing and isolines APIs. The Free plan includes 3,000 credits/day, no credit card, and up to 5 requests/second. Geocoding costs 1 credit/request, map tiles 0.25 credits/tile, routing 1 credit/waypoint pair, and isochrones 1 credit/5 minutes.
|
2026-11-11 |
| 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 requests per/second Commercial use allowed Attribution Required Community Support Ecommerce Ready SLA Dedicated account manager | 2026-10-30 |
| geojs.io | Free | Highly available REST/JSON/JSONP IP Geolocation lookup API. | 2026-10-24 |
| Geokeo api | Free | Geocoding API with language correction and more. Worldwide coverage. 2,500 free daily queriesThe 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. | 2026-11-03 |
| ipstack | Free | Locate and identify Website Visitors by IP Address | 2026-11-03 |
| maps.stamen.com | 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 2026-10-13, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-13 / 2026-08-09 |
| maptiler.com | 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 2026-10-13, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-13 / 2026-08-12 |
| nominatim.org | Free | OpenStreetMap's free geocoding service, providing global address search functionality and reverse geocoding capabilities. | 2026-11-13 |
| opencagedata.com | Free | Geocoding API aggregating OpenStreetMap and other open geo sources. Two thousand five hundred free queries/day. | 2026-11-13 |
| osmnames | 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 2026-11-11, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-08-09 · tried 2026-11-11, no read |
| positionstack | 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. | 2026-11-09 |
| stadiamaps.com | Free | Stadia Maps offers map tiles, routing, navigation, geocoding and other geospatial APIs. The Free plan includes 200,000 credits a month with standard basemaps and basic APIs. Commercial use is not allowed on the Free plan. Starter at $20 a month allows commercial use. | 2026-10-25 |