HERE Technologies offers mapping, geocoding, routing, and fleet APIs with a free developer tier and usage-based pricing for enterprise location apps.
HERE Technologies is a location data and mapping company headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Its mapping business traces back to Navteq, founded in 1985, and Nokia Maps; the HERE brand was created in 2012 to unify these mapping and location assets, and the company became an independent entity in 2015 after being acquired from Nokia by a consortium of automakers.
Today HERE provides a developer platform of location APIs and SDKs used to build maps, navigation, and location-based features into apps, alongside specialized location data products for the automotive and logistics industries.
HERE's core developer offerings include a Geocoding & Search API for converting addresses to coordinates and discovering places, multi-modal Routing APIs for journey planning, and Matrix Routing for fleet and logistics optimization across many origin-destination pairs at once. A JavaScript SDK and REST APIs support building custom map visualizations.
Beyond general-purpose mapping, HERE offers ADAS and HAD (highly automated driving) maps built specifically for autonomous and connected vehicles, along with dynamic map content for real-time traffic and navigation data. Its client base includes major automakers such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Ford, along with logistics and mobility companies like Uber.
HERE offers a free tier for developers to get started, with monthly transaction allowances such as 30,000 free geocoding transactions, 5,000 free routing transactions, and 2,500 free matrix routing transactions. After these allowances are used, HERE bills on a pay-as-you-grow, transaction-based model.
For example, geocoding transactions cost roughly $0.88 per 1,000 beyond the free allowance, dropping to about $0.70 per 1,000 at higher volumes (5-10 million transactions), with further volume discounts available. Larger customers can also opt into annual contracts as an alternative to metered, pay-as-you-go billing.
Yes, HERE offers a free developer tier with monthly transaction allowances, such as 30,000 free geocoding transactions and 5,000 free routing transactions, before usage-based billing applies.
HERE offers Geocoding & Search, multi-modal Routing, Matrix Routing for fleet optimization, custom map rendering, and specialized ADAS/HAD maps for autonomous vehicles.
HERE uses a pay-as-you-grow, transaction-based pricing model after free monthly allowances are used, with volume discounts and annual contract options for larger customers.
HERE Technologies became an independent company in 2015 after being acquired from Nokia by a consortium of automakers, building on the earlier Navteq and Nokia Maps businesses.
Yes, HERE offers ADAS and HAD (highly automated driving) maps built specifically for autonomous and connected vehicles.