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geolith vs HERE Geocoding & Search
HERE Geocoding & Search is part of HERE’s proprietary location platform, sold through a Base Plan that you can start for free (HERE pricing page, read 22 Oct 2026; per-request prices were not readable on the public page). geolith is a smaller, focused service on open data: OpenStreetMap and Overture, 100,000 free requests a month, flat plans from $19, and results you may store permanently.
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| geolith | HERE Geocoding & Search | |
|---|---|---|
| Data | OpenStreetMap + Overture Maps | HERE’s proprietary data |
| Hosted pricing | Free 100,000 requests/month; Starter $19 (1M); Growth $99 (7.5M); Scale $299 (25M) | Base Plan, free to start; see HERE’s pricing page |
| Storing results | Allowed on every plan, no extra fee | See HERE’s terms |
| Autocomplete | /v1/autocomplete, same price as any request | Yes |
| Self-hosting | One static .glx file, no database | No |
Vendor pricing and policies read from their public pages on 2026-10-22. Accuracy figures are from our India benchmark (same data, Docker, 20 Oct 2026) and appear only where we measured.
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Where HERE is strong
HERE has deep automotive and enterprise roots, worldwide proprietary coverage and a broad platform beyond geocoding.
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What we have not measured
We have not benchmarked HERE’s accuracy, so this page compares the data model and pricing model only.
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geolith vs HERE: questions
- Why choose open data?
- Open data can be stored, self-hosted and inspected. If a result is wrong you can fix it in OpenStreetMap, and the next build picks it up.
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