Why open data beats licensed data for most use cases
Licensed data comes with a contract that can change under you. Open data comes with a community that has no reason to renegotiate your access later.
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Migrating from LocationIQ
LocationIQ built its offering on open geographic data with a straightforward key-based API. Here is what changes when you migrate away from it.
Migrating from OpenCage
OpenCage built its name on simple onboarding and blended open data. Here is what a migration to a compatible drop-in host looks like in practice.
Open time zone data should not be a premium feature
Time zone lookups run on a public, actively maintained data source. Charging a separate premium for that lookup does not reflect a real added cost.