Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to OpenCage Geocoder

An API to convert coordinates to and from places.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. OpenCage Geocoder launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1AA
   An API to encode and decode coordinates using Geohash▲40

   2019 · geohash.world · its alternatives →

2. 2WO
   WhatFreeWords: Open-Source Geocoding for What3Words▲113

   2019 · whatfreewords.org · its alternatives →

3. 3AO
   An 'offline' reverse-geocoder API written in Go▲14

   I've recently been working with real-time geoJSON data at a rate of 50+ queries per second. SaaS solutions can be prohibitively expensive at this rate, thus, I created go-reverse-geo. Data is pulled from geonames.org and is stored in MongoDB (a requirement of my current project). It is very much a work-in-progress (I wrote it this morning). Hope someone finds it useful. https://paranoia.dev/vivi/go-reverse-geo

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Flatmap – a new tool to make vector tiles from OpenStreetMap data fast▲158

   Flexible tool to build planet-scale vector tilesets from OpenStreetMap data fast - onthegomap/planetiler

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   OpenStreetMap▲63

   Hey HN, jvaclavik here from OpenClimbing team! We are thrilled to release version 2.0 of our fully opensource/opendata climbing guide. Based on OpenStreetMap for map-data and Wikimedia Commons for images, we created a (hopefully) user-friendly app which completely uses these open databases, thus contributing data back to commons. We designed a simple and powerful notation for drawing climbing routes directly over the Wikimedia pictures: - https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikimedia_commons:pa... Check out the release article for a ton of new features, or go…

   2014 · openstreetmap.org · its alternatives →

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   SimpleGeo Replacement (SimpleGeo will shut down March 31)▲12

   Geocodify is a free, simple-to-use, enterprise-grade worldwide geocoding, geoparsing and maps api that allows you to build location aware applications.

   2012 · geocoda.com · its alternatives →

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   PlaceKit▲159

   Worldwide geocoding API and address autocomplete

   2023 · placekit.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Free GeoJSON editor to visualize, download or convert into many formats▲214

   Revolutionize GIS data management with Geoman for Leaflet, MapLibre, and Mapbox. Add drawing, editing, cutting, splitting, snapping, measuring, and more directly on the map.

   2020 · geoman.io · its alternatives →

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   OpenGeocoding – source-available geocoder, world rebuilt in 7 minutes▲1

   Geocoding on open data, without running the infrastructure. Forward geocoding, autocomplete and reverse geocoding through a straightforward API. Try it free.

   6h ago · opengeocoding.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CADMAPPER▲72

    Instant CAD files for any location on earth

    2021 · cadmapper.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Open-sourcing our text-to-CAD app▲179

    Hey HN! I'm Zach from Adam (https://adam.new/). We’re building an AI co-pilot for mechanical CAD software. As part of our broader research, we built a browser-based Text-to-CAD app (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44182206) and are now open sourcing it. This is a React SPA with a Supabase backend. What it does: * Generates parametric 3D models from natural language descriptions, with support for both text prompts and image references * Outputs OpenSCAD code with automatically extracted parameters that surface as interactive sliders for instant dimension…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    geocoders.io▲3

    Geospatial solutions, simplified

    2024 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GISCARTA▲175

    Simple and powerful tool to work with maps

    2024 · giscarta.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Mapcode▲66

    Short addresses for anywhere on Earth

    2014 · mapcode.com · its alternatives →

15. 15GI
    Geo-info A dead simple reverse geocoding API▲6

    2020 · geo-info.co · its alternatives →

16. 16GI
    Geo-Info – A Simple Geocoding API▲8

    2019 · geo-info.co · its alternatives →

17. 17MD
    My demo for vector embeddings for the Earth's surface▲106

    2023 · louisquissetlabs.com · its alternatives →

18. 18ZA
    ZipLocate, a free API for zip code geolocation▲140

    2014 · ziplocate.us · its alternatives →

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    MapFig▲97

    The open source mapping tool for websites

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Geocodio▲87

    Convert Street Addresses into Map Coordinates

    2014 · geocod.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Geocodify▲4

    Worldwide Geocoding and Geoparsing API

    2020 · geocodify.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Host a planet-scale geocoder for $10/mo▲127

    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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    Open-source text-to-geolocation models▲46

    Yachay is an open-source community that works with the most accurate text-to-geolocation models on the market right now

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    3geonames▲2

    GeoCode is an open source Geolocation Code.

    2018 · 3geonames.org · its alternatives →

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