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I came to write exactly this comment, specifically I wanted to check what the pricing for forward geocoding was, as I've got a very significant monthly Google M

I came to write exactly this comment, specifically I wanted to check what the pricing for forward geocoding was, as I've got a very significant monthly Google Maps bill for geocoding and if Radar gives results which are 95% as good as Google's at a cheaper price then I'd be jumping

freyfogle 3y ago
Hi, there are much more affordable geocoding options: https://opencagedata.com https://opencagedata.com
nunodonato 3y ago
why do so many people rely on Google for this? ArcGIS is vastly superior and much cheaper.
- Helmut10001 3y ago
  ESRI is as evil as Google (if not worse). If pricing is the only consideration, maybe ESRI is the way to go, but I would take other aspects into account, too (e.g. walled-garden signals, tricking customers, software-lock-in).
nickpatrick 3y ago
Would love to chat. Worth considering best solution given tradeoffs: Cost, coverage, customization options, enterprise-readiness
- michaelmcdonald 3y ago
  I believe the point is that Op doesn't _want_ to chat. I believe the originally point is you should be up front and _clear_ with your pricing rather than trying to force a conversation.
  - nickpatrick 3y ago
    Yep, I get it. Working on a self-serve pricing calculator. Reality is that enterprise convos do make sense at sufficient scale. If it does here, our inbox is open!
    - 15457345234 3y ago
      You get that they don't want to chat but circle right back around into 'our inbox is open' lol Odd
      - mikeocool 3y ago
        Often, if a company has "Contact Sales" on their pricing page it's because they only want customers who have a budget big enough to warrant contacting sales. At an early stage, it's often easier and more lucrative to build for and support a few large customers than many small ones.
        15457345234 3y ago
        Yeah I understand that, I was just amused at the extent to which the guy was convincingly impersonating a half-bright chatbot

freyfogle 3y ago

Hi, there are much more affordable geocoding options: https://opencagedata.com https://opencagedata.com

nunodonato 3y ago

why do so many people rely on Google for this? ArcGIS is vastly superior and much cheaper.

Helmut10001 3y ago
ESRI is as evil as Google (if not worse). If pricing is the only consideration, maybe ESRI is the way to go, but I would take other aspects into account, too (e.g. walled-garden signals, tricking customers, software-lock-in).

nickpatrick 3y ago

Would love to chat. Worth considering best solution given tradeoffs: Cost, coverage, customization options, enterprise-readiness

michaelmcdonald 3y ago
I believe the point is that Op doesn't _want_ to chat. I believe the originally point is you should be up front and _clear_ with your pricing rather than trying to force a conversation.
- nickpatrick 3y ago
  Yep, I get it. Working on a self-serve pricing calculator. Reality is that enterprise convos do make sense at sufficient scale. If it does here, our inbox is open!
  - 15457345234 3y ago
    You get that they don't want to chat but circle right back around into 'our inbox is open' lol Odd
    - mikeocool 3y ago
      Often, if a company has "Contact Sales" on their pricing page it's because they only want customers who have a budget big enough to warrant contacting sales. At an early stage, it's often easier and more lucrative to build for and support a few large customers than many small ones.
      - 15457345234 3y ago
        Yeah I understand that, I was just amused at the extent to which the guy was convincingly impersonating a half-bright chatbot