Radar vs. Google Maps feature comparison

Radar is the cost-effective, all-in-one alternative to Google Maps Platform. Like Google Maps, Radar provides geocoding APIs, search APIs, routing APIs, and base maps, including forward and reverse geocoding APIs. However, Radar is up to 90% less expensive.

Radar Maps Platform is complemented by our industry-leading Geofencing Platform, which also supports location tracking, geofencing, place visit detection, trip tracking, and advanced location analytics.

Thousands of companies, including Panera, DICK’S Sporting Goods, T-Mobile, and Zillow, trust Radar’s location tracking SDKs and maps APIs to power location-based experiences across hundreds of millions of devices worldwide.

FeaturesRadarGoogle Maps
Geocoding pricing @ 100K monthly requests$0.50 per 1K requests$5 per 1K requests
Maps pricing @ 100K monthly map loads$0.50 per 1K map loads$7 per 1K map loads
Geocoding APIsYesYes
Search APIsYesYes
Routing APIsYesYes
MapsYesYes
Developer-friendly documentationYesYes
Strict display and attribution requirementsNoYes
Full-stack geofencingYesNo
Beacon detectionYesNo
Full-stack trip trackingYesNo
Out-of-the-box place visit detectionYesNo
Fraud detectionYesNo
Advanced location analyticsYesNo
Battle-tested integrationsYesNo
Flexible tracking optionsYesNo
Advanced access controls, audit logs, and SSOYesNo

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Radar capabilities

With hyper-accurate location tracking and geofencing SDKs,
cost-effective geocoding and maps APIs, and powerful dashboards,
Radar is the only truly all-in-one, enterprise-ready location platform.

Geofences
Industry-leading accuracy with unlimited geofences, polygon geofences, and more
Trips
Trip tracking, live ETAs, arrival detection, and routing for pickups and deliveries
Places
Points-of-interest (POI) dataset with chains and categories to detect visits to millions of places
Maps Platform
The cost-effective Google Maps alternative, with geocoding, search, routing, and maps
100B+
API requests per year
100M+
installed devices
99.99%
API uptime

What our customers are saying

Radar is the preferred location platform for forward-thinking
product, digital, and engineering teams.

Radar’s easily adoptable platform allowed us to get up and running quickly. We’re thrilled to work with a trusted partner that shares the same guest-first values that are core to our philosophy.
George Hanson
Chief Digital Officer
We elected to partner with both Olo and Radar, to double down on the customer experience pillar by leveraging their integrated, best-in-class technology.
Phil Crawford
Chief Technology Officer
We’re really happy we chose Radar as our geofencing provider at Sleeper. The integration with the rest of our tech stack was a breeze, well-documented and easy to follow.
Ken Wang
Co-Founder
From creating meaningful location experiences for our guests and our restaurants to saving almost 60% in cost, Radar’s new Maps Platform will be a game changer for the industry.
Sergio Pérez
Senior Director of Omnichannel
Choosing Radar was easy. When you look at the geofencing industry, they are the clear leader in the space.
Matt Walker
Group Product Manager
Integrating the Radar SDK was quick and easy and has proven to be a robust and reliable location tracking solution for our iOS and Android apps.
Scott Lemke
Distinguished Engineer

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