APlace Alternatives

APlace is described as 'Service that allows you to simply integrate powerful geolocation tools into your application' and is an website in the travel & location category. There are six alternatives to APlace, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Ruby, Python, JavaScript and cURL apps. The best APlace alternative is Nominatim, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to APlace are Google Maps API for Business, Bing Map API, Geocode Earth and Photon Geocoder.

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  1. Nominatim

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    Nominatim (from the Latin, by name) is a tool to search OSM data by name and address and to generate synthetic addresses of OSM points (reverse geocoding).

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
     

    • Nominatim is the most popular Web-based alternative to APlace.

    • Nominatim is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to APlace.

    • Nominatim is Free and Open SourceAPlace is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Google Maps API for Business

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    Google Maps API is a collection of APIs that enable you to overlay your own data on a customized Google Map. You can create engaging web and mobile applications with Google’s powerful mapping platform including satellite imagery, street view, elevation profiles, driving...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Bing Map API

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    Resources to create compelling map-based web applications. Bing Maps SDK, Bing Maps API (geocoding API).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Geocode Earth icon

    Geocode Earth

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    Geocode Earth provide quality Address Autocomplete, Reverse Geocoding & Place Geocoding solutions to small-to-medium sized businesses.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Ruby
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • cURL
    • PHP
    • Ruby on Rails
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    • Geocode Earth is the most popular commercial alternative to APlace.

    • Geocode Earth is Paid and Open SourceAPlace is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Photon Geocoder

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    Photon is an open source geocoder built for OpenStreetMap data. It is based on elasticsearch - an efficient, powerful and highly scalable search platform.

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. OpenCage Geocoder icon

    OpenCage Geocoder

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    An easy, open, worldwide, affordable API to convert coordinates to places or vice versa. Free and paid usage levels. Libraries for most programming languages.

    10 OpenCage Geocoder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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