# ArcGIS Location Platform vs LocationIQ (slim)

> ArcGIS Location Platform scores 65.4 (B) on agent readiness against LocationIQ's 60.3 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. LocationIQ leads on reliability and schema & documentation. Both do geo geocode. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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ArcGIS Location Platform scores 65.4 (B) on agent readiness against LocationIQ's 60.3 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. LocationIQ leads on reliability and schema & documentation. Both do geo geocode.

- ArcGIS Location Platform: B 65.4, rank #259 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/arcgis.min.md
- LocationIQ: C 60.3, rank #405 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/locationiq.min.md
- ArcGIS Location Platform, good for Organisations already on Esri software, and work that needs demographic enrichment, service areas or fleet routing beside geocoding. Ahead on Security & auth, 64 against 55; Payments & pricing, 40 against 30; Maintenance & community, 83 against 3; Transparency & trust, 72 against 61.
- LocationIQ, good for A prototype or a cost-sensitive geocoding and routing job, with EU and US endpoints. Ahead on Reliability, 83 against 65; Schema & documentation, 78 against 61. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | ArcGIS Location Platform | LocationIQ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 83 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 61 | 78 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 78 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 55 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 83 | 3 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | ArcGIS Location Platform | LocationIQ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Esri | LocationIQ (Unwired Labs) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://geocode-api.arcgis.com` | `https://us1.locationiq.com/v1` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Price for geo geocode | $0.50 per 1,000 requests | not published |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the ArcGIS Location Platform Agreement. The ArcGIS REST JS client library is Apache-2.0 | none |
| Tools exposed | 8 | none |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | none |
| Terms last updated |  | 2026-03-31 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-31 | 2020-05-22 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 392 stars, 65k npm/wk, 33k PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 4.5/5 (2) |