Foursquare Places: Global points-of-interest data and Places API. Transitland: Aggregated public transit data from thousands of agencies.
| Foursquare Places | Transitland | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Location Intelligence & Foot Traffic | Transport & Mobility Planning |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starts at | See website | See website |
| Free tier | Free API tier | Free API tier |
| Open source | No | No |
| Software licence | — | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | API, Data download | Web, API, Data download |
| 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 | 1 |
| Visit | Visit |
Foursquare Places features
- Places API
- Global POI dataset
- Open source places data
- Geotagging SDK
Transitland features
- GTFS feed archive
- Transit map
- REST and GraphQL API
Summary based on public information. Check each provider's current pricing and terms.