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12 best Google Maps API alternatives on the market right now

Radar Team

12 best Google Maps API alternatives on the market right now

Explore the most popular alternatives to Google Maps API with features, pros and cons. See why the market prefers Radar as the #1 Google Maps API alternative.

Guides

Inside the rideshare fraud economy: 5 patterns costing platforms millions

Kyler Day

Fraud Operations Lead

Inside the rideshare fraud economy: 5 patterns costing platforms millions

Driver fraud in rideshare is more organized than most platforms realize. Learn the 5 most common patterns, from surge gaming to account renting, and what it takes to catch them at the device and location layer.

Guides

The 5 most common types of marketplace fraud, and how to prevent them

Kyler Day

Fraud Operations Lead

The 5 most common types of marketplace fraud, and how to prevent them

Marketplace fraud can take many forms, from fake listings and multi-accounting to promo abuse, bot activity, and account takeover. Learn how these fraud patterns cost platforms and how device and location signals can help catch them earlier.

Guides

The 5 payments fraud patterns hiding outside the transaction, and how to prevent them

Nicholas Anasa

Fraud Operations Manager

The 5 payments fraud patterns hiding outside the transaction, and how to prevent them

Payments fraud doesn't always look like a bad transaction. Learn the five most common fraud patterns hitting payments platforms right now, what they cost, and how location and device signal can catch them.

Guides

The 5 most common types of courier fraud in food delivery, and how to prevent them

Kyler Day

Fraud Operations Lead

The 5 most common types of courier fraud in food delivery, and how to prevent them

Food delivery platforms have invested heavily in fraud prevention. Background checks, identity verification, device fingerprinting, payout monitoring. While the tooling stack has gotten more sophisticated every year, courier fraud persists.

Guides

12 best Mapbox alternatives in 2026

Radar Team

12 best Mapbox alternatives in 2026

Explore the most popular alternatives to Mapbox with features, pros and cons. See why the market prefers Radar as the #1 Mapbox alternative.

Industry

How Foot Locker uses location to power its omnichannel experience

Radar Team

How Foot Locker uses location to power its omnichannel experience

Reaching customers at the right place and right time drives meaningful engagement. Yet most brands don't have the tools to act when intent is highest. Foot Locker partnered with Radar to close that gap.

Guides

The true cost of the Google Maps API and how Radar compares in 2026

Radar Team

The true cost of the Google Maps API and how Radar compares in 2026

Say goodbye to Google Maps API costs and limited support. Switch to Radar's mapping API for better pricing, features, and support. Get started for free.

Company

Radar 2025 recap and 2026 preview

Nick Patrick

Co-Founder and CEO

Radar 2025 recap and 2026 preview

In 2025, product and digital leaders adopted Radar for mission-critical fraud and operations use cases and as a key input into AI and ML models.

Product

Radar Maps Platform showcase: Store locators, checkout forms, and more

Radar Team

Radar Maps Platform showcase: Store locators, checkout forms, and more

Since we launched Radar Maps Platform, dozens of companies have cut their maps bill significantly by switching from Google or Mapbox. Here are a few of the best examples.

Guides

The real cost of doing nothing with location

Radar Team

The real cost of doing nothing with location

Discover the real cost of doing nothing with location, from missed revenue to extra engineering work, and learn how to start small with Radar.

Guides

The complete guide to geocoding APIs (and why Google isn't always the best fit)

Radar Team

The complete guide to geocoding APIs (and why Google isn't always the best fit)

A technical, no nonsense guide to geocoding APIs, accuracy, reverse geocoding, pricing traps, data licensing, and when Google Maps isn't the right choice.

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