LocationIQ: Affordable geocoding, maps and routing APIs. Tippecanoe: Build vector tilesets from large GeoJSON.
| LocationIQ | Tippecanoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Geocoding, Routing & Location APIs | Geodata Utilities & Converters |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Open source |
| Starts at | See website | Free |
| Free tier | Free daily requests | — |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Software licence | — | BSD-2-Clause |
| API | Yes | — |
| Platforms | API | Command line, macOS, Linux |
| Made by | — | — |
| Commercial use | Check terms | Check terms |
| Export / print images | Check terms | Check terms |
| Offline / caching | Check terms | Check terms |
| Visits from MapTools | 1 | 1 |
| Visit | Visit |
LocationIQ features
- Geocoding and reverse geocoding
- Autocomplete
- Map tiles
- Routing
Tippecanoe features
- MBTiles and PMTiles output
- Feature dropping by zoom
- Handles huge datasets
Summary based on public information. Check each provider's current pricing and terms.