Alternatives to Nominatim
An open-source geocoder that finds places by name or address and addresses by coordinates using OpenStreetMap. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Nominatim
An open-source geocoder that finds places by name or address and addresses by coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Nominatim.
Photon
An open-source search-as-you-type geocoder for OpenStreetMap data, built on OpenSearch.
Photon provides search-as-you-type geocoding with typo tolerance on OpenStreetMap data, built on OpenSearch, with a throttled public API for light use.
Pelias
A modular open-source geocoder built on Elasticsearch that searches places worldwide using open data.
Pelias is a modular geocoder on Elasticsearch that combines OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses, GeoNames and other sources, but requires running several services.
openrouteservice
An open-source routing, isochrone and geocoding service built on OpenStreetMap data, usable online or self-hosted.
openrouteservice bundles geocoding with directions, isochrones and matrices in one API, hosted with daily limits or self-hosted with Docker Compose.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
OpenStreetMap
A collaboratively edited world map you can browse, search, route on and edit in a browser.
overpass turbo
A web tool that runs Overpass API queries on OpenStreetMap data and maps the results.
Headway
A self-hostable maps stack with search and routing, powered by OpenStreetMap data.
OSRM
A C++ routing engine that computes shortest paths on OpenStreetMap road networks on your own server.
Valhalla
An open-source routing engine for OpenStreetMap data that you run on your own server.
GraphHopper
An OpenStreetMap routing engine and hosted Directions API with route optimization for many vehicle types.
