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Foursquare Places vs. Google Maps API

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Foursquare Places
Score 6.9 out of 10
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Foursquare is a technology platform that powers business solutions and consumer products through a deep understanding of location. The technology has been validated and licensed by companies including Apple, Samsung, Tencent, Microsoft, Snapchat, and more to help them tap into the power of location and invent the future.N/A
Google Maps API
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Google Maps APIs allow developers to integrate Google Maps into a website or retrieve information from Google Maps.N/A
Pricing
Foursquare PlacesGoogle Maps API
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Foursquare PlacesGoogle Maps API
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Foursquare PlacesGoogle Maps API
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
ArcGIS
ArcGIS
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Score 8.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
ArcGIS
ArcGIS
Score 8.0 out of 10
ArcGIS
ArcGIS
Score 8.0 out of 10
Enterprises
ArcGIS
ArcGIS
Score 8.0 out of 10
ArcGIS
ArcGIS
Score 8.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Foursquare PlacesGoogle Maps API
Likelihood to Recommend
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7.0
(8 ratings)
Usability
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8.0
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Support Rating
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10.0
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User Testimonials
Foursquare PlacesGoogle Maps API
Likelihood to Recommend
Foursquare
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Google
It is most suited for someone who has a physical office, particularly a retail store which helps them to promote the business locally. I would suggest businessmen should use this tool for promoting their business in a more effective way. It is of least important if you are promoting your business digitally and don't have a physical location.
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Pros
Foursquare
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Google
  • Very simple UI, easy to use.
  • You can send your live location to a person who wants to meet you.
  • You can mark and pin the locations you are travelling regularly.
  • You can get the code of iframe for any location and embed it into your organization's website also.
Akhilesh Arya | TrustRadius Reviewer
Akhilesh Arya
Assistant Professor
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Cons
Foursquare
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Google
  • Offline location required for some certain locations
  • Needs to reduce updates as it is comes from most of the updates.
  • Maps needs to be accurate in small areas in order to find destination.
Shivam Shrivastava | TrustRadius Reviewer
Shivam Shrivastava
Technical Consultant
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Usability
Foursquare
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Google
Google Maps API is easy to use. Map visibility is good and accurate. Easy to search routes, distance, and travel time based on actual address to address locations or when quoting a zip code to zip code rate. The user interface is friendly and make usage easy and quick to obtain all the information I need to properly quote and plan my driver's routes.
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Support Rating
Foursquare
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Google
It does everything I need it to do and hasn't let me down yet. It has been a lifesaver for my roofing accounts. Most of my clients for the roofing belong to an Amish community with no computers and so forth. So being able to search the maps and look at the rooftops is imperative for those campaigns.
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Alternatives Considered
Foursquare
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Google
Google MAP API is one of the prominent ones as compared to others. In the selection process also we are [complete] with the API provider by Google MAP as it is quite stable.No doubt it is one of the best methods to implement or integrate as compared to any others which is available in the competition.
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Shivam Shrivastava
DEVOPS Consultant
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Return on Investment
Foursquare
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Google
  • Definitely it gives optimum ROI to my organization which is positive sign.
  • My company overall business showed a positive growth rate.
  • I now get more no of people visiting my office .
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