PlaceKit
🌎 Worldwide Address Autocomplete
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PlaceKit provides a worldwide address autocomplete, geocoding and location API with typo-tolerant, fast search.
- for
- Web and mobile developers needing address lookup and validation.
- pricing
- freemium · free trial
- license
- MIT
Key features
- Typo-tolerant autocomplete — Suggests relevant addresses at each keystroke, highlighting matches.
- Forward & reverse geocoding — Convert addresses to coordinates and vice-versa via a single REST API.
- Live patching — Add or fix addresses instantly and have them merged back into the global dataset.
- Device location boost — Uses user geolocation or IP to prioritize nearby results.
- Unlimited POI management — Create unlimited points of interest and attach custom metadata via the dashboard or API.
- Multilingual support — Detects user language automatically and returns results in that language.
- GDPR-compliant data — French-based service that never sells or shares user data.
- Map-agnostic integration — Works with any map provider using the geocoding data and example integrations.
Use cases
- Autocomplete shipping address fields in e-commerce checkout to reduce miss-shipments.
- Show nearby stores or points of interest as users type their location.
- Validate and standardize user-entered addresses in SaaS onboarding forms.
- Provide reverse-geocoding for mobile apps that need to display a readable address from GPS coordinates.
PlaceKit vs alternatives
 PlaceKit |  Algolia |  Meilisearch |  Typesense |  WorkOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Global address autocomplete and geocoding | General search and discovery | Self-hosted typo-tolerant search | Open-source typo-tolerant search | Enterprise SSO and directory sync |
| Pricing | Freemium | Subscription | Free | Free | Subscription |
| DevHunt upvotes | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Launched | Jan 2023 | — | — | — | — |
- PlaceKit vs Algolia: Algolia offers broader search APIs but not a dedicated address-only catalog like PlaceKit.
- PlaceKit vs Meilisearch: Meilisearch is an open-source search engine you host yourself, whereas PlaceKit is a managed service with global address data.
- PlaceKit vs Typesense: Typesense provides typo-tolerant search as open source; PlaceKit focuses on address data and geocoding with a free usage tier.
- PlaceKit vs WorkOS: WorkOS handles authentication and SSO, not address lookup; both are APIs for developers but solve different problems.
PlaceKit FAQ
Is there a free plan?+
Yes. The first 10,000 requests each month are free and include all features, with no credit card required.
What counts as a request?+
Every API call counts as one request, including each autocomplete keystroke, geocoding, reverse-geocoding, and live-patching calls.
How does volume pricing work?+
After the free 10k, pricing is graduated by tier; e.g., $0.0030 per request up to 50k, then lower rates for higher volumes.
Can I cap my spending?+
Yes. You can set a monthly self-limit per app; once reached the API returns HTTP 429 until the next month.
Do you offer yearly or high-volume discounts?+
For volumes above 1 million requests per month or committed yearly usage, you can contact PlaceKit for custom pricing and priority support.
Is the service GDPR compliant?+
PlaceKit is a French company, does not sell or share user data, and is fully GDPR compliant.
Summarized by DevHunt from placekit.io · Oct 4, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
