6 free alternatives to OpenCage

Geocodify's free plan includes 30,000 calls per month, 1 request per second, commercial use, attribution required, and community support. That makes it a straightforward hosted geocoding option for small production uses that are still within modest monthly volume. It also keeps the interface focused on geocoding and related spatial lookups, so the switch is not conceptually large if you already work with forward, reverse, or batch address workflows. It does require attribution and the free plan is still capped, so it is not a fit for unrestricted public use. Switch if your main pain point is OpenCage's one-api-key setup and you prefer a monthly allowance instead of a daily ceiling.

• Beats OpenCage: Monthly call allowance and commercial use on the free tier
• Falls short: OpenCage gives a daily quota, permanent data storage during testing, and no credit card required
• Who should switch: Choose this if you want a hosted geocoding API with a bigger free monthly bucket and can live with attribution.

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Geoapify's free plan gives 3,000 credits per day, up to 5 requests per second, multiple API keys, limited commercial use, isochrones up to 15 minutes, isodistances up to 10 km, and best-effort support. For builders who need a broader location platform, that free tier covers more than geocoding alone and offers more throughput headroom than OpenCage. The multiple-key support is especially useful for separating apps, environments, or team workflows. It falls short if you need OpenCage's no-card trial style setup or a higher per-day allowance, since the free tier is still credit-based and commercially constrained. Switch if you want broader mapping tools with more operational flexibility at the free level.

• Beats OpenCage: Multiple API keys and a broader set of free location tools
• Falls short: OpenCage offers a clearer testing allowance with 2,500 geocoding requests per day and permanent data storage during testing
• Who should switch: Choose this if you need more than geocoding and want multiple keys on the free plan.

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Positionstack's free plan includes 100 monthly API requests, forward geocoding, reverse geocoding, HTTPS encryption, and a personal license. It is the lightest-weight option here if you only want a small, simple API surface and do not need support. The free tier is easy to understand and stays focused on basic address-to-coordinate and coordinate-to-address workflows. It falls short of OpenCage on volume by a wide margin, and it is personal use only, so it is not the one to pick for product work that needs commercial rights. Switch to it only when your usage is tiny and you want basic geocoding with minimal setup.

• Beats OpenCage: Basic forward and reverse geocoding with HTTPS in a very simple plan
• Falls short: OpenCage's free tier is far larger in request volume and supports testing features like spreadsheet uploads and permanent data storage
• Who should switch: Choose this if your usage is tiny and personal, and you only need the basics.

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GeoKeo's free plan includes 2,500 API requests daily, forward geocoding, reverse geocoding, IP and HTTP restrictions, and email support. That makes it a close match for OpenCage's request volume, but with different controls around access management. The daily quota is easy to reason about for apps that run every day rather than by month, and the restriction options may suit teams that want tighter endpoint control. It falls short because OpenCage also gives permanent data storage during testing and no CORS restriction, which can matter in browser-based integrations. Switch if your main need is a daily geocoding allowance with stronger request restrictions.

• Beats OpenCage: IP and HTTP restrictions on the free tier
• Falls short: OpenCage adds permanent testing storage and no CORS restriction
• Who should switch: Choose this if you want a similar daily request cap but care more about access restrictions.

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Zipcodebase's free plan includes 5,000 searches per month, 1 concurrent request, up to 10-mile radius or distance searches, private use rights, HTTPS encryption, self-service onboarding, and e-mail support. It is a better fit if your real need is postal-code lookup and distance-based filtering rather than general place geocoding. The free tier also gives a clear concurrency limit and a defined search scope, which can be useful for small internal tools. It falls short versus OpenCage on geocoding breadth and on testing features like spreadsheet uploads and permanent data storage. Switch if your app is really a postal code search product and not a general geocoder.

• Beats OpenCage: Postal-code search and distance/radius lookup are built into the free plan
• Falls short: OpenCage is the more direct geocoding API with testing-oriented extras like spreadsheet uploads
• Who should switch: Choose this if your workflow centers on ZIP or postal-code lookup rather than address geocoding.

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OSMNames' free offering returns 20 autocomplete results per query and supports country-specific autocomplete searches using a lowercase ISO 3166 Alpha-2 country code. It is the narrowest option in this set, but it can be enough if you only need place-name autocomplete and do not need full geocoding infrastructure. Because it is based on OpenStreetMap data, it can fit workflows that start with search suggestions rather than direct address resolution. It falls short of OpenCage on almost every operational axis, including request volume, uploads, storage, and key management. Switch only if autocomplete is the entire job and you want a minimal public endpoint.

• Beats OpenCage: Country-filtered autocomplete with 20 results per query
• Falls short: OpenCage covers full geocoding workflows and has far more room for testing use
• Who should switch: Choose this if autocomplete is all you need and you do not need a full geocoding API.

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