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Borough vs PostalDataPI

Provides global location data across 240+ countries, not focused on NYC real-estate.

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What it is
Borough:Borough provides a REST API delivering NYC rental and sales listings, building records, price history, and market snapshots as clean JSON.
PostalDataPI:PostalDataPI provides a global postal code lookup, validation, and enrichment API with sub-5 ms responses.
Best for
Borough:NYC real-estate data API
PostalDataPI:Flat-rate global postal code API
Who it’s for
Borough:Developers building real-estate, rental, or market-analysis applications for NYC.
PostalDataPI:Developers needing fast, low-cost postal code data for any country.
Pricing
Borough:Freemium
PostalDataPI:Pay-as-you-go
Plans
Borough:Free tier $0 · Starter $19/mo per month · Pro $49/mo per month · Business $99/mo per month
PostalDataPI:Pay-as-you-go $0.000028 per query
Works with
Borough:TypeScript SDK, OAuth, MCP, Server-Sent Events, Webhooks
PostalDataPI:Python, MCP server
DevHunt upvotes
Borough:3
PostalDataPI:76
Launched on DevHunt
Borough:Jul 2026
PostalDataPI:Apr 2026

Borough features

  • Search API. Filter rentals and sales by price, beds, baths, sqft, amenities, boroughs and neighborhoods.
  • Property & Building Detail. Access enriched property info, building records, photos, price history, fees and violations.
  • Live Automation. Server-sent events streaming, signed webhooks, persistent watchers and MCP for real-time updates.
  • OAuth & MCP Access. Secure OAuth flows and hosted MCP server enable AI agents to query listings directly.
  • Building Scores. Health, noise, safety and transit scores from NYC Open Data are included with building data.
  • Typed TypeScript SDK. Typed SDK simplifies integration and ensures compile-time safety.

PostalDataPI features

  • 240+ country coverage. Lookup postal codes for more than 240 countries and territories.
  • Sub-5 ms latency. Cached responses return in under five milliseconds.
  • Flat per-query pricing. All queries cost $0.000028, no tiers or contracts.
  • Free starter quota. New accounts receive 1,000 free queries without a credit card.
  • Python SDK. Official client library for Python developers.
  • Node SDK. Official client library for Node.js developers.
  • MCP server. Self-hosted server for AI agents to query the API.
  • Auto-recharge option. Balance can be recharged manually or automatically.

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