LocationIQ

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GIS application for mobile positioning

About LocationIQ

LocationIQ is a location data provider that offers a variety of geocoding, routing, and mapping APIs. The solution helps change location data to street addresses and vice versa.

With its reverse geocoding feature, users can convert coordinates to human-readable addresses in multiple languages. LocationIQ's forward geocoding feature takes a street address or other location description and converts it into geographic coordinates.

The solution offers static maps which helps visualize location data as images which can be displayed on contact us page or store locator.


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4.9 /5
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Value for Money
4.9/5
Features
4.8/5
Ease of Use
4.9/5
Customer Support
4.9/5

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Andre
Andre
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  • Industry: Staffing & Recruiting
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Affordable location API service

Reviewed on 2020/06/30

Pros

Easy to install and to use. A reliable and affordable alternative to Google Maps API.

Cons

The dashboard UI could be improved. We were missing the possibility to adjust subscription payments.

Duccio
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The BEST alternative to Google Maps and Geolocation APIs

Reviewed on 2020/09/08

When Google APIs became too expensive LocationIQ came to the rescue.

When Google APIs became too expensive LocationIQ came to the rescue.

Pros

Easy to set up and integrate, fast, reliable, great support.

Cons

I'd like the ability to insert custom markers (pointers) in the static maps API because it would help with branding.

Alternatives Considered

Mapbox

Reasons for Choosing LocationIQ

Google APIs became expensive.

Reasons for Switching to LocationIQ

Better docs, easier to integrate, better for our use case.
Ivan
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for Free Trial
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Outstanding

Reviewed on 2023/03/09

Pros

It solved my geocoding issues in a day. I just had to adjust the requests for my needs and it was done

Cons

Unfortunately some addresses couldn't be found

Matthias
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Reverse Geocoding

Reviewed on 2020/05/11

I am using the Reverse Geocoding feature of LocationIQ to get the city names of some coordinates...

I am using the Reverse Geocoding feature of LocationIQ to get the city names of some coordinates extracted from a GPX file.

Pros

Works great without any problems, just as expected!

Cons

No cons -- never had any downtime or problems, simply works!

Alternatives Considered

Google Cloud

Reasons for Switching to LocationIQ

Most important thing was a good documented API that describes all features -- top!!!
Carl
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great product

Reviewed on 2023/02/22

Pros

It’s extremely reliable, more so than we’ve used in the past. Great free and inexpensive options.

Cons

Nothing, we love the product and will use in the future

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LocationIQ FAQs

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LocationIQ offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$49.00/month
  • Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
  • Free Trial: Available

Visit www.locationiq.com/pricing for a quote

LocationIQ has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

LocationIQ supports the following languages:

German, Portuguese, Spanish

LocationIQ supports the following devices:

Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

We do not have any information about what integrations LocationIQ has

LocationIQ offers the following support options:

Chat

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