# Turn addresses into useful data

## Affordably and at high volume

### Geocoding made easy

- Worldwide coverage, continually updated
- **Store data as long as you like**
- Affordable, predictable pricing
- No long-term commitment required.  
**Cancel anytime**
- Straightforward integration

[About OpenCage geocoding](https://opencagedata.com/) [How we compare with Google Maps](https://opencagedata.com/alternatives/google-maps-geocoding)

### Universities using OpenCage

- [Hertie School](https://www.hertie-school.org)
- [MIT](https://www.mit.edu)
- [Monash University](https://www.monash.edu)
- [Princeton](https://www.princeton.edu)
- [Stanford](https://www.stanford.edu)
- [UCLA](https://www.ucla.edu)
- [UCSC](https://www.unicatt.it)
- [University of Edinburgh](https://www.ed.ac.uk)
- [Universität Trier](https://www.uni-trier.de)

 ![Johannes Boyne, Founder and CTO, DQC Data Quality Company](https://assets.opencagedata.com/assets/testimonials/johannes-boyne-0f56a27e519a53556b18f816d4f6ba8fcf1a6fbf1c5b6f9404a508fbcefefec4.png "Johannes Boyne, Founder and CTO, DQC Data Quality Company")
Our focus is our customer's data quality at scale. We can count on OpenCage, they share our values on high-quality data and privacy.
**Johannes Boyne** · Founder and CTO · [DQC Data Quality Company](https://dqc.ai)

### Who builds OpenCage? And why?

Friendly humans build OpenCage.

Our mission: to make using open data **easy, dependable,** and ** [much more affordable than proprietary geocoders](https://opencagedata.com/pricing).**

Learn about:

- ** [The team behind the API](https://opencagedata.com/about)** 
- [How we give back to the open geospatial community](https://opencagedata.com/about#geo-innovation)
- [The advantages of open data](https://opencagedata.com/why-use-open-data)

[![OpenCage team lunch 2022](https://assets.opencagedata.com/assets/opencage-teamlunch-882ab7df88d7d795cfdb53b2a37eba6c1d198941f9f64019e298e82809e57309.jpeg "OpenCage team lunch 2022") ](https://opencagedata.com/about)
_The OpenCage team (with advisors) at lunch, March 2022_