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24 alternatives to Plus Codes by Google

Street addresses for places that don't have one 🗺️

Plus Codes by Google is an addressing system that assigns unique codes to small geographic locations worldwide. It works by dividing Earth's surface into grid tiles, each with a distinct identifier. The system is… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Plus Codes by Google launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Mapcode▲66

    Short addresses for anywhere on Earth

    2014 · mapcode.com · its alternatives →

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    Xaddress - Give 7 billion people an instant physical address - roberdam/Xaddress

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PlaceKit▲159

    Worldwide geocoding API and address autocomplete

    2023 · placekit.io · its alternatives →

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    Helping everyone talk about everywhere

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The easiest way to connect with APIs without code

    2021 · nocodeapi.com · its alternatives →

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    Your GeoAI to combine in-house with public map-based data

    2024 · datamonkey.tech · its alternatives →

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    Mapfit▲220

    The hyper-accurate Google Maps replacement

    2018 · mappr.co · its alternatives →

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    Geocoding and data enrichment for North America that just works

    2014 · geocod.io · its alternatives →

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    Next Generation Location Sharing & Maps

    2024 · landcode.io · its alternatives →

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    Connect with third-party application APIs without code

    2020 · nocodeapi.com · its alternatives →

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    Real-time Geospatial and Geofencing. Contribute to tidwall/tile38 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13SH

    Over the past week I built a project to let people self-host an entire maps stack so they don't have to send data to the big G. Right now it includes a base map, geocoder and directions server. Currently only bicycle directions are supported, and I'm only hosting tiles for Seattle because I'm unemployed and can't afford to host data for the whole planet. Check it out! https://maps.ellenhp.me/ https://github.com/ellenhp/headway Ultimately I'd like to really focus on transit routing (not implemented) but I'll probably throw a driving mode in there too.

    2022 · maps.ellenhp.me · its alternatives →

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    Instantly see a Google Street View of any supported location. Easily share and save your favourite views.

    2012 · qsview.com · its alternatives →

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    Create Google Maps url from the address in spreadsheets

    2022 · easymaps.baruzotech.com · its alternatives →

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    Real-time Geospatial and Geofencing. Contribute to tidwall/tile38 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I made a no-code platform for creating physical data collection apps, using QR codes [1]. It does not yet have a self-service config UI though, which limits adoption. That's why I recently released a Google Forms™ add-on for QR code check-in, based on the platform. This focused use-case makes it easy to provide a fully self-service config UI. How it works: 1. Create your Google Form as you normally would [2] 2. Activate the add-on if you hadn't already [3] 3. Craft a confirmation email to be sent to each form responder Upon each form submission, the add-on will send a PDF with a…

    2023 · workspace.google.com · its alternatives →

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    An AI-enhanced map builder for any industry

    2025 · nocodemapapp.com · 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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    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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    All-new addresses to the world

    2021 · smartaddress.io · its alternatives →

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