Foursquare Places: Global points-of-interest data and Places API. Tableau: Business intelligence with built-in maps.
| Foursquare Places | Tableau | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Location Intelligence & Foot Traffic | Geospatial Data Visualization |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Paid |
| Starts at | See website | See website |
| Free tier | Free API tier | Tableau Public (free, public data) |
| Open source | No | No |
| Software licence | — | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Platforms | API, Data download | Web, Windows, macOS |
| Made by | Foursquare | Salesforce |
| Commercial use | Check terms | Check terms |
| Export / print images | Check terms | Check terms |
| Offline / caching | Check terms | Check terms |
| Visits from MapTools | 5 | 1 |
| Visit | Visit |
Foursquare Places features
- Places API
- Global POI dataset
- Open source places data
- Geotagging SDK
Tableau features
- Automatic geographic roles
- Spatial files and joins
- Dashboards
- Density maps
Summary based on public information. Check each provider's current pricing and terms.