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All products include access to 105 million places |   Power location-based experiences in your app or website. |   Download global, comprehensive location data for custom analysis. |   Engage and communicate with users by delivering context-aware content - in real-time. |
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| Account Tiers | |||
| Free | N/A | Up to 100K monthly tracked users | |
| Start-ups | From $599 | N/A | N/A |
| Enterprise | 100K+ monthly tracked users | ||
| Use Cases | |||
| Access places data—in real time— from any connected application | — | — | |
| Powerfully deliver real-time notifications based on point + radius geofences around specific places | — | — | |
| Augment firmographic venue details with rich, user-generated content (e.g. photos, ratings, reviews, and more) | — | ||
| Accurately assign a mobile app user to a specific location (i.e. visit detection) | — | ||
| Features | |||
| Downloadable places data | — | JSON and TSV | - |
| User-generated content (e.g. photos, ratings, reviews and more) | — | ||
| Foot traffic popularity scores | — | — | |
| Integrations and webhooks | — | — | |
| Low battery consumption | — | — | |
| Pre-built location-based audience segments | — | — | |
| User states (e.g. home/work, travel, and commute) | — | — | |
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Power location-based experiences in your app or website.
Download global, comprehensive location data for custom analysis.
Engage and communicate with users by delivering context-aware content - in real-time.
Compare Details
| Free | |
| Places API | |
| Places Database | N/A |
| Pilgrim SDK | Up to 100K monthly tracked users |
| Start-ups | |
| Places API | From $599 |
| Places Database | N/A |
| Pilgrim SDK | N/A |
| Enterprise | |
| Places API | |
| Places Database | |
| Pilgrim SDK | 100+ monthly tracked users |
| Access places data—in real time— from any connected application | |
| Places API | |
| — | Places Database |
| — | Pilgrim SDK |
| Powerfully deliver real-time notifications based on point + radius geofences around specific places | |
| — | Places API |
| — | Places Database |
| Pilgrim SDK | |
| Augment firmographic venue details with rich, user-generated content (e.g. photos, ratings, reviews, and more) | |
| Places API | |
| Places Database | |
| — | Pilgrim SDK |
| Accurately assign a mobile app user to a specific location (i.e. visit detection) | |
| Places API | |
| — | Places Database |
| Pilgrim SDK | |
| Downloadable places data | |
| — | Places API |
| Places Database | |
| — | Pilgrim SDK |
| User-generated content (e.g. photos, ratings, reviews and more) | |
| Places API | |
| Places Database | |
| — | Pilgrim SDK |
| Foot traffic popularity scores | |
| — | Places API |
| Places Database | |
| — | Pilgrim SDK |
| Integrations and webhooks | |
| — | Places API |
| — | Places Database |
| Pilgrim SDK | |
| Low battery consumption | |
| — | Places API |
| — | Places Database |
| Pilgrim SDK | |
| Pre-built location-based audience segments | |
| — | Places API |
| — | Places Database |
| Pilgrim SDK | |
| User states (e.g. home/work, travel, and commute) | |
| — | Places API |
| — | Places Database |
| Pilgrim SDK | |
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Uber
The breadth and accuracy of Foursquare’s location intelligence is impressive. With the ability to customize location data, we can make the user experience even better for Uber riders and drivers around the globe.
David Richter
Global Head of Business & Corporate Development
TouchTunes
The Pilgrim SDK enables us to drive more song plays by delivering personalized music recommendations to our 6M+ app users, increasing in-app engagement by 60%.
Ross Honey
President & CEO
Travel Japan WiFi
Travel Japan WiFi, one of the country’s most downloaded travel apps, helps direct travelers to the best places to eat and drink and find 200,000 Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the country. We are reassured that nearly every place in the world is in the Foursquare database, so we can deliver top-notch recommendations, always.
Kenji Soma
CTO of Travel Japan WiFi’s parent company Wire and Wireless Co.
Carousell
Foursquare and its expertise in location-based services helps us connect our Carousellers more effectively, making it all the more convenient to get the items they always wanted.
Lucas Ngoo
Co-founder & CTO
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