# Azure Maps vs LocationIQ (slim)

> Azure Maps scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against LocationIQ's 60.3 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. LocationIQ leads on payments & pricing. Both do geo geocode. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Azure Maps scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against LocationIQ's 60.3 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. LocationIQ leads on payments & pricing. Both do geo geocode.

- Azure Maps: B 67.9, rank #196 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/azure-maps.min.md
- LocationIQ: C 60.3, rank #405 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/locationiq.min.md
- Azure Maps, good for Teams already on Azure that want geocoding and routing under Entra ID roles and one flat price. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 83 against 78; Security & auth, 66 against 55; Maintenance & community, 67 against 3; Transparency & trust, 74 against 61.
- LocationIQ, good for A prototype or a cost-sensitive geocoding and routing job, with EU and US endpoints. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 30 against 20. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Azure Maps | LocationIQ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 81 | 83 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 83 | 78 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 73 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 55 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 67 | 3 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Azure Maps | LocationIQ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Microsoft Azure | LocationIQ (Unwired Labs) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://atlas.microsoft.com` | `https://us1.locationiq.com/v1` |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Price for geo geocode | $4.50 per 1,000 requests | not published |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Microsoft's Product Terms. The Azure SDK client libraries are MIT | none |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | none |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-03-31 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-01 | 2020-05-22 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 9.1k npm/wk, 25k PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 4.5/5 (2) |