Loqate, a GBG solution
Loqate
  Loqate Google
Addresses are verified against...
  • Data curated from 249 countries and territories available in 180 postal formats.
Its own Street View products and crowdsourcing.
Address databases are updated...
  • On a monthly basis.
Every few years.
Address capture returns results in...
  • As few as three keystrokes with our out-of-the box location biasing feature.
Twice as many keystrokes as Loqate.
User’s locations are...
  • Automatically detected via IP or device location to find the nearest addresses and return better results.
Specified upfront before any results are returned.
Pricing works based on...
  • Each successful address lookup.
Each successful address lookup once implemented correctly
Sub-buildings are...
  • Part of the overall service and searchable to users.
Not available as a part of the service.
Fuzzy matching capabilities are...
  • Comprehensive and cover all types of user errors.
Limited to potential substitutions to the address that has been inputted.
Customer service is...
  • Award-winning and aims to solve any problem within one working day.
Offered via paid or community support.
The search bar component is...
  • Unbranded to allow for more seamless incorporation.
Branded with Google’s logo.
     

How does Loqate compare to Google?

Data quality

Data quality

Our database is updated frequently to incorporate new or modified address information from our group of global data providers. Google’s is updated sporadically, and in some areas can be years old. 

Location biasing

Location biasing

Our location biasing is more granular and accurate so customers can find any address in as little as three keystrokes. On average, it takes twice as many keystrokes to get an address in Google Places Autocomplete.

Sub-building data

Sub-building data

Our database includes apartments, suites, rooms and floor numbers in 120+ countries. Google Places Autocomplete recognises the outer building rather than internal units and is missing data on approximately 30 million apartment units in the US alone.

Great UX

Great UX

Our fuzzy matching capability effectively captures an address even when the data entered isn't perfect. Google Places Autocomplete doesn’t cover substitution, so if a user spells a word incorrectly, there is no guarantee that Google will return the correct result.

Customer service

Customer service

Our friendly, award-winning customer service team make it their aim to resolve any issues within one working day. While Google offers support too, this is either via community or paid support.

We’re the experts

We’re the experts

We live and breathe location data, and our entire product suite is built on validating and verifying addresses and locations around the world. Google Places Autocomplete is designed to direct people to places not to confirm if that place exists.

Over 19,000 customers from across the globe trust Loqate with their address capture and verification needs.