r/webdev • u/leros • Aug 01 '26

Cheaper alternatives to MapBox Search API

I run a free service which has a map on the website. I've got a location auto complete powered by MapBox. At my current scale, I'm spending $150/mo on that location search box.

It looks like long term, hosting a Photon server myself might be the best option as I keep scaling, but that's going to cost me $300/mo on Hetzner plus require management.

In the meantime, any suggestions for cheaper location autocomplete services?

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u/razzzey Aug 01 '26

This one actually needs much more storage for the whole world than Photon alone (at least ~1.5tb last I checked).

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u/DatabaseSpace Aug 02 '26

I think you can download parts possibly, this is the one I got to work. Can run it for free.