Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Mapcode
Short addresses for anywhere on Earth
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Mapcode launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Street addresses for places that don't have one 🗺️
2018 · plus.codes · its alternatives →
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2015 · idoco.github.io · its alternatives →
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For the uninitiated, a geocoder is maps-tech jargon for a search engine for addresses and points of interest. Geocoders are expensive to run. Like, really expensive. Like, $100+/month per instance expensive unless you go for a budget provider. I've been poking at this problem for about a month now and I think I've come up with something kind of cool. I'm calling it Airmail. Airmail's unique feature is that it can query against a remote index, e.g. on object storage or on a static site somewhere. This, along with low memory requirements mean it's about 10x cheaper to run an Airmail…
2024 · blog.ellenhp.me · its alternatives →
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Pixie▲87Location tags that create a digital map of all your things
2015 · getpixie.com · its alternatives →
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Govcode▲66Code for your country. Open source government projects.
2015 · govcode.org · its alternatives →
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Lightweight API service to get geolocation data from IP addresses. - risk3sixty/geoapi
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Maps.me▲84Fast, detailed & completely offline maps for mobile devices.
2015 · maps.me · its alternatives →
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