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19 Google Maps Platform alternatives in 2026

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The best alternatives to Google Maps Platform for local business search APIs: LocationIQ, HERE and SphereScout, by our benchmark. Google Maps Platform's website is mapsplatform.google.com.

Local business search API alternatives

LocationIQ, HERE and SphereScout are the best local business search API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

On our Google Maps Platform plan pages, we compare each Google Maps Platform plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 places first.

Provider and plan$ per 1,000 places
ScrapeField, $39 pack$0.12
Yandex Maps API, $292,500 yearly$0.12
VIETMAP, pay as you go, 3,000,001 to 3,500,000 transactions a month, GET /api/search/v4$0.12
2GIS, ₽15,000 monthly$0.12
GMapsScraper.io, $39 monthly, Starter, POST /api/v1/scrape, Standard scrape$0.13
OpenMenu, $99 monthly, Growth, GET /api/v2/search.php$0.13
Bolt Scraper, $199 monthly, Advanced, POST /api/v1/maps/search$0.13
Local SEO Data, top-up from $5, Pay-As-You-Go, POST /v1/serp/local-pack$0.17
Reduck, $20 monthly, Pro, POST /run, Search Google Maps places$0.17
x402serps, $20 pack, 24,000 credits, POST /api/v1/places$0.17

Compare every local business search API plan: Local business search API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared

Local business reviews API alternatives

CrustAPI, Stophy and ScrapeField are the best local business reviews API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

On our Google Maps Platform plan pages, we compare each Google Maps Platform plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 reviews first.

Provider and plan$ per 1,000 reviews
G Maps Extractor, $1,499 monthly$0.43
ScrapeIt, €35 monthly, Starter, GET /api/v1/scrape/yelp/business$0.44
Roketfy, $699 pack$0.47
Google Maps Lead Finder, $99 monthly$0.50
Outscraper, pay as you go, Business Tier$1.00
Pullbay, $9 monthly, Hobby, GET /google-maps/place/reviews$1.00
Reduck, $20 monthly, Pro, POST /run, 1,000 requests a month$2.00
Unstuckapi, $50 pack$2.50
Local Dominator, $197 monthly$3.03
Yelp, $643 monthly$3.06

Compare every local business reviews API plan: Local business reviews API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared

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