Foursquare Places: Global points-of-interest data and Places API. HERE Location Services: Enterprise maps, routing, traffic and geocoding APIs.
| Foursquare Places | HERE Location Services | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Location Intelligence & Foot Traffic | Basemaps & Map Tiles |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starts at | See website | See website |
| Free tier | Free API tier | Free usage tier |
| Open source | No | No |
| Software licence | — | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | API, Data download | Web, API, iOS, Android |
| Made by | Foursquare | HERE Technologies |
| Commercial use | Check terms | Paid plan |
| Export / print images | Check terms | With conditions |
| Offline / caching | Check terms | Check terms |
| Visits from MapTools | 5 | 3 |
| Visit | Visit |
Foursquare Places features
- Places API
- Global POI dataset
- Open source places data
- Geotagging SDK
HERE Location Services features
- Maps and map tiles
- Geocoding and search
- Routing and matrix routing
- Real-time traffic
Summary based on public information. Check each provider's current pricing and terms.