Yes, Geocodio has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes first 2,500 credits per day free for Pay-as-you-go and Flex accounts, 1 user included on the free tier, and 3 API keys included on the free tier. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $75/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
Geocodio is a geocoding API and spreadsheet geocoding service that converts addresses to coordinates, coordinates to approximate addresses, and returns appended location data such as Census geographies, electoral districts, timezones, ZIP+4, and county information. It also supports address standardization, parsing, correction, and distance calculations, including driving distance, driving time, and straight-line distance.
The service supports the US, Canada, Mexico, and the UK. The pricing page states that Pay-as-you-go and Flex accounts include the first 2,500 credits per day free, with 1 lookup consuming 1 credit and each additional data append consuming 1 more credit. The free allowance is perpetual but capped and refreshes daily, which makes it suitable for small ongoing usage rather than a one-time trial.
- Forward and reverse geocoding
- 2,500 credits free per day
- Spreadsheet uploads
- Data appends for Census and districts
- Address parsing and standardization
- Driving and straight-line distance APIs
- US, Canada, Mexico, and UK coverage
Free Tier Value
This free tier is genuinely usable: it includes the core geocoding, spreadsheet, distance, and map features, plus a user and API keys, but it is capped at 2,500 credits per day and only covers US, Canada, and Mexico. At the cheapest paid self-serve level, that daily allowance is worth about $75/month in avoided usage charges, though the use-it-or-lose-it reset and the need to move onto paid usage once you exceed the cap keep it below the paid plans' full value.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- First 2,500 credits per day free for Pay-as-you-go and Flex accounts.
- Free credits do not roll over; they are use-it-or-lose-it.
- US, Canada, and Mexico coverage on the free tier.
- Single, batch, and list geocoding included on the free tier.
- Spreadsheet uploads included on the free tier.
- All data appends included on the free tier.
- All Distance APIs included on the free tier.
- Maps included on the free tier.
- 1 user included on the free tier.
- 3 API keys included on the free tier.
- Process 1 spreadsheet at a time on the free tier.
- Rate limit of 1,000 lookups per minute on the free tier.
See Geocodio pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Pay-as-you-go
- credits free per day
- 2,500
- lookups per minute
- 1,000
- spreadsheets at a time
- 1
- users
- 1
- API keys
- 3
- US, Canada, and Mexico coverage
- Single, batch, and list geocoding
- Spreadsheet uploads
- All data appends
- All Distance APIs
- Maps
- 1 user included
- 3 API keys included
Flex 350
- credits/month
- 350,000
- credits/month per user
- 250,000
- daily free bonus credits
- 2,500
- US, Canada, Mexico, and UK coverage
- All geocoding APIs
- Spreadsheet uploads
- All data appends
- All Distance APIs
- Maps
- Credits roll over while subscription is active
- First full seat included
Flex 650
- credits/month
- 650,000
- credits/month per user
- 250,000
- daily free bonus credits
- 2,500
- US, Canada, Mexico, and UK coverage
- All geocoding APIs
- Spreadsheet uploads
- All data appends
- All Distance APIs
- Maps
- Credits roll over while subscription is active
- First full seat included
Flex 850
- credits/month
- 850,000
- credits/month per user
- 250,000
- daily free bonus credits
- 2,500
- US, Canada, Mexico, and UK coverage
- All geocoding APIs
- Spreadsheet uploads
- All data appends
- All Distance APIs
- Maps
- Credits roll over while subscription is active
- First full seat included
Unlimited (North America)
- lookups/minute
- 3,333
- lookups/day
- 5M
- additional instances
- $1,000/month each
- Dedicated instance
- No rate limiting beyond hardware capacity
- All geocoding APIs
- Spreadsheet uploads
- All data appends
- Maps
- Priority support
- Distance APIs available with separate credits
Unlimited (North America + UK)
- lookups/minute
- 3,333
- lookups/day
- 5M
- additional instances
- $1,000/month each
- Dedicated instance
- No rate limiting beyond hardware capacity
- All geocoding APIs
- Spreadsheet uploads
- All data appends
- Maps
- Priority support
- UK-enabled licensing included
Pricing extracted from Geocodio's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Geocodio free forever?
Yes. Geocodio has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does Geocodio require a credit card?
No. You can start on Geocodio's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed Geocodio's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. Geocodio's cheapest paid plan is Flex 350 at $325 / month.
What is Geocodio's free tier worth?
Geocodio's free tier is worth about $75 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 74/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
