Mapbox Geocoding alternatives
Mapbox Geocoding pricing (for reference)
| Published paid plans | Free | Source, checked |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go only | PAYG: Temporary per 1,000: $0.75 (100k-500k), $0.60 (500k-1M), $0.45 (1M+). Permanent per 1,000: $5.00 (1-500k), $4.00 (500k+) | 100,000 temporary requests/mo; none for permanent | www.mapbox.com, 2026-09-27 |
Alternatives to Mapbox Geocoding
What buyers compare on: Price per 1,000 geocode lookups (plus whether Census/FIPS appends cost extra lookups; storage rights).
| Option | Published paid plans | Free | Source, checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinloft API (CyberMax) | Pinloft API Pay as you go: 5,000 calls (no expiry): $5 once Pinloft API Starter: 25,000 calls a month: $19/month Pinloft API Pro: 100,000 calls a month: $49/month Pinloft API Starter yearly: 25,000 calls a month, billed yearly: $190/year | free 100/day | CyberMax store, live |
| Geocodio | Flex 350 $325/mo; Flex 650 $600/mo; Flex 850 $775/mo (+$250/mo per user seat = +250,000 credits); Unlimited North America $1,350/mo ($15,390/yr), NA+UK $1,600/mo ($16,890/yr) | PAYG: $1 per 1,000 lookups; each data append (e.g. Census) counts as an extra lookup; bulk credit purchases from 500,000 don't expire | yearly: Annual Flex = two free months (e.g. Flex 350 $3,250/yr) | 2,500 credits/day (forfeited if unused) | www.geocod.io, 2026-09-27 |
| Google Geocoding API | Subscriptions: Starter $100/mo 50,000 calls; Essentials $275/mo 100,000; Pro $1,200/mo 250,000 (mapsplatform.google.com/pricing) | PAYG: Per 1,000: $5.00 (0-100k), $4.00 (100k-500k), $3.00 (500k-1M), $1.50 (1M-5M), $0.38 (5M+) | 10,000 events/mo (Essentials SKU); $300 trial credit for new customers | developers.google.com, 2026-09-27 |
| LocationIQ | Maps Lite $45/mo 10,000/day; Developer $100/mo 25,000/day; Startup $200/mo 60,000/day; Growth Plus $500/mo 250,000/day; Business Plus $950/mo 1,000,000/day; Enterprise custom | yearly: 2 months free on most (e.g. Developer $990/yr) | 5,000 requests/day, 2 req/s, attribution, limited commercial | locationiq.com, 2026-09-27 |
| OpenCage | X-Small $50/mo 10,000/day; Small $125/mo 30,000/day; Medium $500/mo 125,000/day; Large $1,000/mo 300,000/day; Enterprise $2,000+ | PAYG: One-time Small/Medium/Large plans exist (prices not shown) | yearly: Annual option exists (rates not shown) | Free trial 2,500 requests/day | opencagedata.com, 2026-09-27 |
| Positionstack | Basic $9.99/mo 100,000; Professional $49.99/mo 1,000,000; Business $99.99/mo 3,000,000; Enterprise custom | PAYG: Overage per request: $0.0003996 Basic, $0.00019996 Pro, $0.00013332 Business | yearly: Up to 15% off (Basic $8.99, Pro $43.99, Business $84.99 per month) | 100 requests/mo, non-commercial | positionstack.com, 2026-09-27 |
| Smarty US Rooftop Geocoding | Professional from $125/mo; tiers 1K/5K/10K/25K/50K/85K/170K lookups (per-tier prices not shown) | yearly: Monthly or yearly offered (discount not shown) | 42-day trial, 1,000 lookups | www.smarty.com, 2026-09-27 |
Get Pinloft API Starter: 25,000 calls a month: $19/monthTry itAll plans
How to choose
- Price the unit you actually use (Price per 1,000 geocode lookups (plus whether Census/FIPS appends cost extra lookups; storage rights)), not the headline plan.
- Check what the free tier allows before paying: several options above list one.
- Test on your own data; switch costs are usually the data format and integrations, not the price.
Head to head: Pinloft API vs Mapbox Geocoding
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