Stacey Dias
Address API pricing and vendor comparisons for sthan.io
Stacey writes about what address verification costs and how vendors compare: public prices at 10K, 100K and 1M lookups a month, what the free tiers actually give you, and the terms that change the bill.
Every price in her articles comes from the vendor's own pricing page, with the date it was read. Prices change, so each article asks you to check the vendor page again before you buy.
- 5 articles
- 40 minutes of reading
- 11 APIs checked
- Latest: Oct 3, 2026
What Stacey covers
- How pricing works How Address Verification APIs Are Priced (2026)the pricing models, public prices at three volumes, and hidden costs
- Free tiers Free Address Validation APIs: What the Free Tiers Give You11 APIs checked on one day, monthly free lookups versus trials
- The whole field 10 Address Verification Software Tools for Developers in 2026price, CASS status and best fit for each of 10 tools
- Leaving Google Google Address Validation Alternatives: Cost at Volumecost at 10K, 100K and 1M, and the caching terms
- Leaving Melissa Melissa Address Verification Alternatives (2026)what Melissa's credit packs cost at volume
Where to start
A reading order for someone budgeting for an address API.
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Start here to understand the pricing models and the costs that are not on the pricing page.
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See which free tiers give lookups every month and which are one-time trials.
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Compare the field side by side once you know your volume.
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Already on Google or Melissa?Read Google Address Validation Alternatives or Melissa Address Verification Alternatives for the cost of switching at your volume.
Questions these articles answer
Each question links to the answer inside the article.
Cost
- How much does an address verification API cost? How APIs are priced
- What happens when I run out of lookups? How APIs are priced
- How much does Google Address Validation cost at 100,000 requests a month? Google alternatives
- What does Melissa cost for 10,000 US addresses a month? Melissa alternatives
- What is the cheapest alternative to Google for US address validation? Google alternatives
Free tiers
- Is there a free address validation API? Free tiers
- Which free tier gives the most lookups? Free tiers
- Does Google Address Validation have a free tier? Free tiers
- Do free address validation tiers need a credit card? Free tiers
- Is Google Address Validation cheaper because of the free tier? How APIs are priced
Terms and credits
- Can I store Google Address Validation results? Google alternatives
- How many Melissa credits does one US address use? Melissa alternatives
- Do Melissa credits expire? Melissa alternatives
- Is Google Address Validation CASS certified? Google alternatives
- Is Melissa CASS certified? Melissa alternatives
Where the prices come from
- Pricing pages
- Google Maps Platform, Smarty, Melissa, PostGrid, Loqate, Lob, EasyPost, Radar, Byteplant, Geoapify and sthan.io
- Terms
- Google Maps Platform service terms, including the caching table
- Read dates
- Sep 27 to Oct 3, 2026, listed at the end of each article
- Volumes
- Every comparison is priced at 10,000, 100,000 and 1,000,000 lookups a month
Related on sthan.io
Products
Terms explained
All articles by Stacey
Free Address Validation APIs: What the Free Tiers Give You
11 address verification APIs checked on one day. Three give free lookups every month; the rest are trials, one-time credits or free only with a purchase.
Melissa Address Verification Alternatives (2026)
Melissa sells US address verification in credits. What its credit packs cost at 10K, 100K and 1M lookups, and what the alternatives charge.
Google Address Validation Alternatives: Cost at Volume
Google charges $17 per 1,000 after 5,000 free lookups. What 10K, 100K and 1M cost on Google and the alternatives, plus the caching terms that matter.
How Address Verification APIs Are Priced (2026)
Public prices at 10K, 100K and 1M lookups a month, the five pricing models vendors use, and the hidden costs to check before you buy.
10 Address Verification Software Tools for Developers in 2026
A developer-focused overview of the top address verification tools, covering key features, API design, and integration options.