# 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.

## Side by side

| | 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 policy read from their public pages on 2026-10-22.

## Where HERE is strong

HERE has deep automotive and enterprise roots, worldwide proprietary coverage and a broad platform beyond geocoding.

## What we have not measured

We have not benchmarked HERE’s accuracy, so this page compares the data model and pricing model only.

## 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.

## Guides

- https://geolith.app/guides/nominatim-alternatives-production

Get a free API key (100,000 requests a month): https://console.geolith.app/signup