Plus Codes Alternatives

Plus Codes is described as 'A plus code address looks like a regular address, but with a short code where the street name and number would be. These addresses exist for any location, even for places where there are no roads' and is an app in the travel & location category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Plus Codes for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, Mac and Android apps. The best Plus Codes alternative is QGIS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Plus Codes are GeoSpy, ArcGIS, Maptitude and what3words.

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  1. QGIS icon
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    A fully featured, user friendly, open source Geographic Information System (GIS) with similar power to ArcGIS and MapInfo.

    56 QGIS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
    • QGIS is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Plus Codes.

    • QGIS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Plus Codes.

    • QGIS is Free and Open SourcePlus Codes is also Free and Open Source
  2. GeoSpy icon
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    Easily find a photo's location with GeoSpy, the AI-powered tool for precise photo geolocation. Perfect for investigations, OSINT, and discovering where photos were taken.

    12 GeoSpy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • GeoSpy is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Plus Codes.

    • GeoSpy is the most popular commercial alternative to Plus Codes.

    • GeoSpy is Paid and ProprietaryPlus Codes is Free and Open Source
  3. ArcGIS icon
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    ArcGIS offers unique capabilities and flexible licensing for applying location-based analytics to your business practices.

    52 ArcGIS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • ArcGIS is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Plus Codes.

    • ArcGIS is Paid and ProprietaryPlus Codes is Free and Open Source
  4. Maptitude icon
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    Business mapping software (geographic information system) that delivers affordable, easy-to-use, professional mapping tools for mapping in these sectors: franchising, health care, business, territories, site selection, sales, marketing, banking, more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. what3words icon
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    What3words encodes geographic coordinates into 3 dictionary words (for example, the Statue of Liberty is located at planet.inches.most). what3words is different from other alphanumeric location systems and GPS coordinates in that it displays 3 words rather than long strings of...

    39 what3words alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
  6. Plonk icon
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    Introducing the first generative geolocation method based on diffusion and flow matching! We learn the relationship between visual content and location by denoising random locations conditionally to images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Hugging Face
    • Online
     
  7. Global Mapper icon
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    Global Mapper is a cutting-edge GIS software that provides both novice and experienced geospatial professionals with a comprehensive array of spatial data processing tools, with access to an unparalleled variety of data formats.

    19 Global Mapper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. FixPhrase icon
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    Sometimes GPS coordinates or street addresses aren't good enough. A FixPhrase is between two and four words that can instantly pinpoint any location on Earth.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
     
  9. GRASS GIS icon
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    GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is an open source, free software (FOSS) Geographical Information System (GIS) with raster, topological, vector, image processing, and visualization functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. 3geonames icon
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    Geocode is a one-dimensional geo location code. It maps a two dimensional point (latitude,longitude) to either an alphanumeric string or a geoname triple with no loss of information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • 3geonames is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Plus Codes.

    • 3geonames is Free and Open SourcePlus Codes is also Free and Open Source
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    Professional desktop GIS supporting most ArcGIS (and other) data formats, enterprise spatial databases, 5,000 pre-defined coordinate systems, and built-in scripting IDE for customization and feature extensions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. SAGA GIS icon
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    SAGA - System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses - is a Geographic Information System (GIS) software with immense capabilities for geodata processing and analysis. SAGA is programmed in the object oriented C++ language and supports the implementation of new functions with a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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