Foursquare Places: Global points-of-interest data and Places API. OSRM: High-performance open-source routing engine.
| Foursquare Places | OSRM | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Location Intelligence & Foot Traffic | Geocoding, Routing & Location APIs |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Open source |
| Starts at | See website | Free |
| Free tier | Free API tier | — |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Software licence | — | BSD-2-Clause |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | API, Data download | Linux, API |
| Made by | Foursquare | — |
| Commercial use | Check terms | Check terms |
| Export / print images | Check terms | Check terms |
| Offline / caching | Check terms | Check terms |
| Visits from MapTools | 5 | 2 |
| Visit | Visit |
Foursquare Places features
- Places API
- Global POI dataset
- Open source places data
- Geotagging SDK
OSRM features
- Very fast routing
- Distance tables
- Map matching
- Self-hosted
Summary based on public information. Check each provider's current pricing and terms.