A HERE API alternative at one price per request

HERE offers map rendering, geocoding and search, routing, traffic, and positioning. Mapricot focuses on the location features most apps need, at one price: $0.10 per 1,000 requests after 250,000 free every 30 days, with free vector map tiles.

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Equivalent APIs

Each Mapricot API next to the HERE product that does the same job. Mapricot's API isn't compatible with any other provider's, so switching means changing requests and response handling.

What you need

Mapricot

HERE

Forward geocoding

Mapricot GET /v1/search

HERE Geocoding and Search API, geocode

Reverse geocoding

Mapricot GET /v1/reverse

HERE Geocoding and Search API, revgeocode

Autocomplete

Mapricot GET /v1/autocomplete

HERE Geocoding and Search API, autosuggest

Nearby places by category

Mapricot GET /v1/nearby

HERE Geocoding and Search API, browse

Place lookup by ID

Mapricot GET /v1/places/{id}

HERE Geocoding and Search API, lookup

Driving, cycling, and walking routes

Mapricot POST /v1/route

HERE Routing API v8

IP geolocation

Mapricot GET /v1/ip/{ip}

HERE Not listed

Vector map tiles

Mapricot Free, no API key, for MapLibre

HERE Vector Tile API and Raster Tile API

HERE products, from its documentation, checked October 22, 2026.

When to choose each

Where Mapricot is stronger

One price for every API and volume, with no separate rates for search and routing.
250,000 free requests every 30 days, shared by every API.
Free vector map tiles with no key, for MapLibre.
IP geolocation under the same key.

Where HERE is stronger

Live traffic and the Traffic API.
Matrix Routing, for travel times between many points.
Network positioning from Wi-Fi and cell data.
HERE's own map data, where its coverage is stronger.

HERE pricing

HERE's Base Plan is pay as you go. Each API has a free allowance every month, such as 30,000 geocoding requests and 5,000 searches, and its own rate after that.

What you pay for

HERE

Geocoding

Geocode and Reverse Geocode: 30,000 free a month, then $0.88 per 1,000

Places and autocomplete

Discover and Search: 5,000 free a month, then $2.92 per 1,000

Routing

Car, bicycle, and pedestrian routing: 30,000 free a month, then $0.88 per 1,000

Each rate is the first paid tier. Source: HERE pricing, last checked September 29, 2026. Mapricot charges $0.10 per 1,000 requests after 250,000 free every 30 days, shared by every API, and its map tiles are free with no key.

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