Google Places vs. Lob

Google Places

Google Places

0 Reviews and Ratings

Lob

Lob

12 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Google Places	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	Google Places data, available on Google Maps Platform, provides businesses with a number of use cases. These include address validation, providing searchable details about places including businesses, geocoding (conversion of addresses to geographic coordinates), geolocation, and various tools to augment the search experience for anyone seeking a location.	N/A
Lob	Score 8.1 out of 10	N/A	Lob in San Francisco provides the building blocks for developers to automate offline correspondences. Enterprise companies use Lob’s suite of APIs to mail fully dynamic and personalized customer communications with print media. Lob also provides insight into deliverability with piece-by-piece tracing and a proprietary Print Delivery Network to streamline production across fully redundant nodes all over the country.	$0 per month (Up to 500 Mailings)

Pricing

Google Places

Lob

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Startup Plan: $260
per month 3 users & Up to 3,000 monthly mailings
Growth Plan: $550
per month 5 users & Up to 6,000 monthly mailings
Developer Plan: Free
1 user & Up to 500 monthly mailings
Enterprise Plan: Contact Sales

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Google Places	Lob
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Optional

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Community Pulse
	Google Places	Lob

Best Alternatives
	Google Places	Lob
Small Businesses	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
Medium-sized Companies	No answers on this topic	PFL Direct Mail Platform Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises	No answers on this topic	PFL Direct Mail Platform Score 9.0 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Google Places	Lob
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Google Places	Lob
Likelihood to Recommend	Google No answers on this topic	Lob Lob is working well for batched or scheduled jobs where timing isn't as critical. For items that need to be sent quickly, it's still faster to manually produce. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Google No answers on this topic	Lob Address Verification and NCOA Cleaning Autocomplete for our forms that allow a user to SKIP typing Printing and mailing documents automatically over API Incentivized Salvatore (Sal) Salpietro Chief Experience Officer Read full review
Cons	Google No answers on this topic	Lob I'm not sure why it defaults to the test environment once we're logged in. Make it easier to navigate back to the search results without starting a new search. Incentivized JH Jamieson Harrison Customer Care Supervisor Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Google No answers on this topic	Lob it gives us best apis in the market for the best pricing Incentivized BS Ben Smahi Finance Manager Read full review
Usability	Google No answers on this topic	Lob It is very useable and and words cannot express the amount of time saved from having to mail 1000s of checks on a weekly basis. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Reliability and Availability	Google No answers on this topic	Lob i never witnessed a problem with lob Incentivized BS Ben Smahi Finance Manager Read full review
Performance	Google No answers on this topic	Lob perfect except from a minor tracking options missed Incentivized BS Ben Smahi Finance Manager Read full review
Support Rating	Google No answers on this topic	Lob they try their best to keep costumers satisfied no matter what would be the cost Incentivized BS Ben Smahi Finance Manager Read full review
Implementation Rating	Google No answers on this topic	Lob didn't participate but as for my information it was smooth Incentivized BS Ben Smahi Finance Manager Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Google No answers on this topic	Lob lob has a more overall greater pricing and apis and their costumer service is very easy to deal with Incentivized BS Ben Smahi Finance Manager Read full review
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	Google No answers on this topic	Lob it can be better because the volume pricing method doesn't benefit the clients much but lob itself Incentivized BS Ben Smahi Finance Manager Read full review
Scalability	Google No answers on this topic	Lob it will scale very well if its for saas companies Incentivized BS Ben Smahi Finance Manager Read full review
Professional Services	Google No answers on this topic	Lob decent overall Incentivized BS Ben Smahi Finance Manager Read full review
Return on Investment	Google No answers on this topic	Lob Extremely positive reducing cost of managing the mail production process and spending on paper, printers, and printer supplies. More secure than sending spreadsheet to a mailing house. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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