What is the best ipstack alternative?
Choosing an IP geocoding solution is a big step. Here is a comparison of Radar and ipstack to help you make a decision.
Radar vs.
ipstack
feature comparison
Radar is the cost-effective, developer-friendly alternative to ipstack. Like ipstack, Radar provides IP geocoding capabilities. However, Radar is a more complete platform.
Radar’s IP geocoding capabilities are part of our Maps Platform, which also includes forward and reverse geocoding APIs, address autocomplete and address validation APIs, routing APIs and base maps. And our 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.
| Features | Radar | ipstack | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP geocoding | Yes | Yes | ||
| Fraud detection | Yes | Yes | ||
| Forward and reverse geocoding APIs | Yes | No | ||
| Address autocomplete APIs | Yes | No | ||
| Routing APIs | Yes | No | ||
| Maps | Yes | No | ||
| Geofencing and beacon detection | Yes | No | ||
| Trip tracking with live ETAs | Yes | No | ||
| Advanced location analytics | Yes | No | ||
| Battle-tested integrations | Yes | No | ||
| Developer-friendly documentation | Yes | No | ||
| Out-of-the-box place visit detection | Yes | No | ||
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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.
Places
Points-of-interest (POI) dataset with chains and categories to detect visits to millions of places
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The cost-effective Google Maps alternative, with geocoding, search, routing, and maps
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Scale to millions of devices
Radar processes over 1 billion API calls per day from hundreds of millions of devices with over 99.99% API uptime.
100B+
API requests per year
100M+
installed devices
99.99%
API uptime
Trusted by industry leaders
The most innovative product and digital teams are increasing engagement and improving operations with Radar's Geofencing Platform.
“Radar's easily adoptable platform has allowed us to get these features up and running quickly so that we don't miss a beat. 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
“Radar is the most accurate solution we've ever had... we've avoided the need to build and maintain a geolocation platform in-house, saving us significant time and money.”
Chris O'Malley
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
“Choosing Radar was easy. When you look at the geofencing industry, they are the clear leader in the space, and they continue to keep their foot on the gas when it comes to innovation.”
Matt Walker
Director of Product and Design, Mobile Apps
“Radar’s Trips feature allows us to provide our back-of-house staff with insights into customer arrival times...and give our customers the highest quality food with minimal wait times.”
Kristen Addington
Senior Digital Solutions Manager
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