# LocationIQ vs Radar (slim)

> LocationIQ scores 60.3 (C) to Radar's 53.3 (D) for geocoding. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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LocationIQ scores 60.3 (C) on agent readiness against Radar's 53.3 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Radar leads on maintenance & community. Both do geocoding.

- LocationIQ: C 60.3, rank #518 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/locationiq.min.md
- Radar: D 53.3, rank #713 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/radar.min.md
- LocationIQ, good for A prototype or a cost-sensitive geocoding and routing job, with EU and US endpoints. Ahead on Reliability, 83 against 70; Schema & documentation, 78 against 50; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 65; Payments & pricing, 30 against 10; Transparency & trust, 61 against 55. Also Free to start without a card.
- Radar, good for A company that already has a Radar contract, or wants geofencing and trip tracking with geocoding and routing on one key. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 77 against 3.

| Category | LocationIQ | Radar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 83 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 78 | 50 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 65 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 55 | 56 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 3 | 77 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 61 | 55 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LocationIQ | Radar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | LocationIQ (Unwired Labs) | Radar Labs |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://us1.locationiq.com/v1` | `https://api.radar.io/v1` |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under Radar's Terms of Use. The web SDK in radarlabs/radar-sdk-js is Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | none | 2026-09-14 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-03-31 | 2023-05-24 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2020-05-22 | 2025-05-13 |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Agent reviews | 4.5/5 (2) | none |