Best Foursquare Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from location intelligence software ranked against Foursquare on the same published basis.
- 1Foursquare vs Mapbox Studio
- 2Foursquare vs Sitewise Analytics
- 3Foursquare vs Locus
- 4Foursquare vs Mapline
- 5Foursquare vs Smappen
- 6Foursquare vs Stadia Maps
- 7Foursquare vs Maptive
- 8Foursquare vs NIQ
- 9Foursquare vs Kalibrate Location Intelligence
- 10Foursquare vs Mapboard
- 11Foursquare vs Maptitude
- 12Foursquare vs SiteZeus
- 13Foursquare vs Crowd Connected
- 14Foursquare vs Eign
- 15Foursquare vs Gini
- 16Foursquare vs LocationAPI
- 17Foursquare vs SiteIQ
- 18Foursquare vs eSpatial
- 20Foursquare vs PiinPoint
- 21Foursquare vs Placer.ai
Foursquare alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mapbox Studio | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 2 | Sitewise Analytics | 6.5 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 3 | Locus | 6.4 | Free plan | $49/mo | Web |
| 4 | Mapline | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 5 | Smappen | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 6 | Stadia Maps | 6.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 7 | Maptive | 5.7 | No | $104175.83/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web, Windows |
| 8 | NIQ | 5.7 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Kalibrate Location Intelligence | 5.6 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 10 | Mapboard | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 11 | Maptitude | 5.4 | No | $66.25/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | SiteZeus | 5.4 | No | — | API, Web |
| 13 | Crowd Connected | 5.3 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 14 | Eign | 5.3 | No | — | API, Web |
| 15 | Gini | 5.3 | No | €249/mo | Web |
| 16 | LocationAPI | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Android |
| 17 | SiteIQ | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | eSpatial | 5.2 | No | $41.58/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | PiinPoint | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Placer.ai | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Foursquare alternatives
What is the best alternative to Foursquare?
Mapbox Studio, number 1 in location intelligence software with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: Sitewise Analytics, Locus, Mapline and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Foursquare?
Mapbox Studio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.