# Reduce your Google geocoding costs

## Using open data can significantly reduce your geocoding costs

### Are you spending too much on geocoding?

If you are using only Google, the answer is almost certainly **YES**.

### What can you do about it?

For many use cases **open data will meet your needs just as well**.

OpenCage provides a **highly available** , well-documented, simple-to-understand, affordable geocoding API based on open data.

Use our API to completely replace Google, or use it alongside Google.

Customers typically **cut their geocoding costs by 80-90%**.

 ![OpenCage is highly affordable](https://assets.opencagedata.com/assets/solutions/affordability-88a6f018c82b5e55cd0fd0b01c8fc405a469b8b6e060aa642411b48875ac24b0.png "OpenCage is highly affordable")

#### Comparing geocoding services?

See our [Geocoding Buyer's Guide](https://opencagedata.com/guides/how-to-compare-and-test-geocoding-services) for a full list of all the factors to consider.

### OpenCage vs Google maps geocoding pricing

| **geocoding API requests** | **Google** | **OpenCage** |
| 10,000 / day | $1,250 / month | $50 / month |
| 30,000 / day | $3,250 / month | $125 / month |
| 125,000 / day | $7,675 / month | $500 / month |
| 300,000 / day | _"contact sales"_ | $1,000 / month |

- OpenCage pricing assumes a monthly subscription (which can be cancelled anytime), but is even more affordable via an annual subscription. We also offer one-time plans.
- Google pricing is taken [from this page](https://mapsplatform.google.com/pricing/) and assumes full use of the 10,000 free monthly requests.
- Full details of [OpenCage pricing](https://opencagedata.com/pricing).
- All prices are in USD, but at OpenCage we gladly accept payment in many other currencies.
- Unexpected surges result in additional costs with Google, but do not with OpenCage. We win by being **a stable, long-term partner for our clients** , not by running the meter when they suddenly need a bit more.
- Of course nothing stops you from using both OpenCage _AND_ Google. Some of our customers do and typically cut their costs by 80-90%. [Read our guide](https://opencagedata.com/guides/using-opencage-together-with-other-geocoding-services).

### Next Steps

- Test our API on [our demo page](https://opencagedata.com/demo), or [sign up for a free trial](https://opencagedata.com/users/sign_up).
- Have a look at [our pricing](https://opencagedata.com/pricing) - we offer subscriptions and one-time plans.
- See our [guide to comparing geocoding services](https://opencagedata.com/guides/how-to-compare-and-test-geocoding-services).
- Read our full [comparison with Google Maps geocoding](https://opencagedata.com/alternatives/google-maps-geocoding).
- Learn more about [the benefits of open data](https://opencagedata.com/why-use-open-data).

 ![Robert Theml](https://assets.opencagedata.com/assets/testimonials/roberttheml-b0b865a8b7ada183ac280d3b631b36ba673d1887a686240a5e5f8d7d9de1b804.jpg "Robert Theml, Director, SIXT Share")
Using open data has many benefits, doing it via OpenCage means one less thing for us to maintain.
**Robert Theml** · Director · [SIXT Share](https://www.sixt.de/en/share/)

### Customers worldwide are using open data from the OpenCage geocoding API

We're proud to work together with organizations, large and small, around the world, and across a wide spectrum of industries. Major business categories we serve include:

- [Fleet Tracking](https://opencagedata.com/solutions/vehicle-tracking)
- [Classifieds](https://opencagedata.com/solutions/classifieds)
- [Academia](https://opencagedata.com/solutions/academia)
- [Data Enrichment](https://opencagedata.com/solutions/data-enrichment)
- [Internet of Things](https://opencagedata.com/solutions/internet-of-things)
- [Image Processing](https://opencagedata.com/solutions/image-processing)
- [Logistics](https://opencagedata.com/solutions/logistics)
- [Micromobility](https://opencagedata.com/solutions/micromobility)
- [Payment Processing](https://opencagedata.com/solutions/payment-processing)