GraphHopper Directions API

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box

Avoid if: You have strict compliance requirements

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  Pricing transparency
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  Setup speed
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  Docs quality
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  90 / 100
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  35 / 100
  Trust readiness

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Pricing model

Subscription [2]support.graphhopper.com/support/solutions/articles/44000718221-how-much-does-your-service-cost-“GraphHopper offers a subscription based service. If you commit to us for a longer period and sign an annual contract, you will get a discount.”graphhopper.com/pricing/“Four named subscription tiers (Free, Basic, Standard, Premium) with flat monthly prices in EUR plus a Custom plan with bulk discount pricing.”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]graphhopper.com/pricing/“Basic €69/month, Standard €199/month, Premium €479/month. All tiers list daily credits, max locations, max vehicles, and rate limits.”

Free tier

✓ Yes [4]graphhopper.com/pricing/“Free Plan: €0/month, 500 daily credits, max 5 locations per request, max 1 vehicle. Non-commercial use only. Forum support only, no rate limit guarantees.”graphhopper.com/pricing/“Start Free: Launch today with our free plan. No credit card required.”

Free tier details

Free plan at €0/month with 500 daily credits, max 5 locations per request, max 1 vehicle. Non-commercial use only (commercial allowed during development phase; production requires inquiry). Forum support only, no rate limit guarantees. [5]graphhopper.com/pricing/“Free: 500 per day — non-commercial use only — limited credit count per minute — limited set of vehicle profiles — cannot use flexible mode”graphhopper.com/terms/“The Free package allows commercial use in the development phase and for the production phase on inquiry.”

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes [6]graphhopper.com/pricing/“Start Free: Launch today with our free plan. No credit card required.”

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [7]graphhopper.com/pricing/“Custom Plan: Bulk discount pricing, daily credits custom, max locations up to 10,000, max vehicles up to 200, dedicated support available.”support.graphhopper.com/support/solutions/articles/44000718221-how-much-does-your-service-cost-“For requirements not met by standard subscriptions, the company offers a custom-tailored enterprise solution through their contact form.”

• Distance matrix
• Route optimization
• Isochrones
• Traffic-aware
• Truck / HGV routing
• Transit / multimodal
• Map matching

Supported actions

directions, route, distance_matrix, route_optimization, vehicle_routing, isochrone, map_matching, geocoding, reverse_geocoding, clustering, custom_profiles, waypoint_optimization [8]graphhopper.com/pricing/“All paid tiers include Routing, Route Optimization, Geocoding, Map Matching, Isochrone, and Matrix APIs.”docs.graphhopper.com/openapi/directions-api/“POST /vrp (synchronous VRP), POST /vrp/optimize (async), GET /vrp/solution/{jobId}, POST /route, GET /route, POST /matrix, GET /matrix, POST /matrix/calculate, GET /matrix/solution/{jobId}, GET /geocode, GET /isochrone, POST /match, POST /cluster, POST /cluster/calculate, GET /cluster/solution/{jobId}, POST /profiles”

Regions

Worldwide coverage via OpenStreetMap, TomTom MultiNet: 150+ countries and 30 territories, Travel modes: car, truck, bike (including cargo bike), foot, scooter, motorcycle, Custom vehicle profiles supported, Historical traffic (TomTom) - live traffic not supported, Public transit routing via OSM and GTFS data [9]graphhopper.com“Services leverage OpenStreetMap data to provide entire world routing and geocoding coverage.”docs.graphhopper.com/openapi/map-data-and-routing-profiles/tomtom-multinet“TomTom MultiNet is a global map covering more than 150 countries and 30 territories.”

Languages

49 languages supported for turn-by-turn instructions (locale parameter, e.g. de, pt_PT, pt_BR)

Input types

origin/destination coordinates (lat/lng pairs), waypoints (multiple points), addresses (for geocoding), GPS tracks (GPX files for map matching), vehicle profiles (car, truck, bike, foot, scooter, custom), time windows (Unix timestamps), vehicle capacity and skills constraints, custom model JSON for routing customization, departure time for time-dependent routing

Output types

route geometry/polyline, distance, duration, turn-by-turn instructions, elevation, GeoJSON, JSON, matrix of travel times and distances, isochrone polygon, optimization solution with stop assignments, clustering solution, map-matched GPS trace

Webhooks

✗ No

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [10]docs.graphhopper.com/openapi/section/authentication“Authenticate to the API by passing your key as a query parameter in every request. No sandbox or separate test environment is mentioned; an API Explorer exists at explorer.graphhopper.com for manual testing without registration.”

SDK languages

JavaScript, Java [11]github.com/graphhopper/directions-api-java-client“Deprecated Repo for the Java and Android client for the GraphHopper Directions API”github.com/graphhopper/directions-api-js-client“Install the lib with npm: npm install @graphhopper/directions-api-js-client --save”

MCP server

✗ No [12]composio.dev/toolkits/graphhopper/framework/claude-code“This is a third-party Composio integration, not an official GraphHopper MCP server. Composio maintains this integration as part of their broader platform for connecting AI agents to external services.”

SOC 2

– Unknown [13]graphhopper.com/privacy/“The document references security practices (HTTPS, PFS, secure datacenters) but does not cite SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or PCI DSS certifications.”

HIPAA

✗ No [14]graphhopper.com/privacy/“No mention of HIPAA compliance in privacy policy, terms of service, or any findable trust page.”graphhopper.com/terms/“Governed by Bavarian law; disputes litigated in Munich courts. No HIPAA, GDPR-specific clauses, or international compliance certifications documented.”

GDPR

✓ Yes [15]graphhopper.com/privacy/“API requests are processed on servers from Hetzner hosted in Germany. GraphHopper has signed an agreement with Hetzner for data processing. Request data retained for a maximum of 5 weeks.”graphhopper.com/privacy/“We do not collect, store, or share any personally identifiable user data, except what you voluntarily give to us.”

ISO 27001

– Unknown

PCI DSS

✗ No [16]graphhopper.com/privacy/“Credit card data not retained; processed only through payment providers (Stripe, Unzer, Billwerk). No PCI-DSS certification claimed.”

Published SLA

✓ Yes [17]graphhopper.com/terms/“The Service Level Agreement (SLA) is 99.5% availability within every month. If less than 99.5% availability (but more than 99%) is reached then a discount of 10% is provided. If less than 99% is reached a 50% discount is provided.”graphhopper.com/pricing/“SLA: 99.5% availability (paid plans only).”

Rate limits

Free: no guarantee; Basic: 1 req/s, 100 credits/min; Standard: 2 req/s, 400 credits/min; Premium: 10 req/s, 1,000 credits/min [18]graphhopper.com/pricing/“Premium: 10 requests/second, 1,000 credits/minute; Standard: 2 requests/second, 400 credits/minute; Basic: 1 request/second, 100 credits/minute; Free: No guarantees specified.”

Known restrictions

Free tier is non-commercial use only (commercial use in development phase tolerated; production commercial use requires inquiry), Free tier limited to 1 vehicle and 5 locations per request, Attribution required: 'Powered by GraphHopper API' link on all free-plan apps and non-white-label paid plans, OpenStreetMap attribution always required regardless of plan, Mass downloading and scraping prohibited unless package explicitly permits, Temporary client-side caching permitted; no persistent storage of routes, Free tier disables flexible mode (ch.disable=true) and restricts vehicle profiles, Only one free package per user, TomTom Add-on uses historical traffic only - live traffic not supported, Custom profiles geographic coverage is restricted, Max locations per request: 5 (Free), 30 (Basic), 80 (Standard), 200 (Premium), up to 10,000 (Custom), Max vehicles: 1 (Free), 2 (Basic), 10 (Standard), 20 (Premium), up to 200 (Custom) [19]graphhopper.com/terms/“Prohibits 'Scraping or any mass download' without explicit package authorization. The Free package allows commercial use in the development phase and for the production phase on inquiry.”graphhopper.com/pricing/“Max Locations: 5 (Free), 30 (Basic), 80 (Standard), 200 (Premium), up to 10,000 (Custom). Max Vehicles: 1 (Free), 2 (Basic), 10 (Standard), 20 (Premium), up to 200 (Custom).”support.graphhopper.com/support/solutions/articles/44000718211-what-is-one-credit-“Free: 500 per day — non-commercial use only — limited credit count per minute — limited set of vehicle profiles — cannot use flexible mode”

• Docs
• API reference
• Status page

Docs rendering: static

API style

rest

Base URL

https://graphhopper.com/api/1

Version

1.0.0

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key

Idempotency keys

✗ No

Error format

vendor-specific JSON ({message, hints[]})

SDKs

• JavaScript @graphhopper/directions-api-js-client · repo
• Java · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart

Launched

2012-01-01

GA

2020-05-25

Notable customers

GLS, DB Systel, Bumbal, Posten, Nordsense, Washmen

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  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• HERE Routing API

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  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Radar Geocoding API

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  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Routific

  "Delivery management for growing businesses"

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

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2. ↑Pricing model: support.graphhopper.com · graphhopper.com
3. ↑Published pricing: graphhopper.com
4. ↑Free tier: graphhopper.com · graphhopper.com
5. ↑Free tier details: graphhopper.com · graphhopper.com
6. ↑Self-serve signup: graphhopper.com
7. ↑Enterprise plan: graphhopper.com · support.graphhopper.com
8. ↑Supported actions: graphhopper.com · docs.graphhopper.com
9. ↑Regions: graphhopper.com · docs.graphhopper.com
10. ↑Sandbox: docs.graphhopper.com
11. ↑SDK languages: github.com · github.com
12. ↑MCP server: composio.dev
13. ↑SOC 2: graphhopper.com
14. ↑HIPAA: graphhopper.com · graphhopper.com
15. ↑GDPR: graphhopper.com · graphhopper.com
16. ↑PCI DSS: graphhopper.com
17. ↑Published SLA: graphhopper.com · graphhopper.com
18. ↑Rate limits: graphhopper.com
19. ↑Known restrictions: graphhopper.com · graphhopper.com · support.graphhopper.com

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1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 10 → 30
2. 2026-06-15 Score Docs Quality: 15 → 35
3. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
4. 2026-06-14 API Reference URL: (none) → https://docs.graphhopper.com/
5. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
6. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"truck":true,"traffic":true,"transit":true,"isochrones":true,"map_matching":tr…
7. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → GraphHopper Directions API is a routing and logistics platform built for develo…
8. 2026-06-14 Avoid If: (none) → You have strict compliance requirements
9. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
10. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, Teams needing broa…
11. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 10
12. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 75
13. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 80
14. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 15
15. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 90
16. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 35
17. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → No
18. 2026-06-14 Docs URL: (none) → https://www.graphhopper.com/docs
19. 2026-06-14 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.graphhopper.com
20. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
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34. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
35. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://graphhopper.com/api/1
36. 2026-06-14 API Version: set to 1.0.0
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39. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://www.graphhopper.com/developers/
40. 2026-06-14 Idempotency Supported: set to No
41. 2026-06-14 Error Format: set to vendor-specific JSON ({message, hints[]})
42. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to No
43. 2026-06-14 Price Basis: set to month
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47. 2026-06-14 Notable Customers: set to GLS, DB Systel, Bumbal, Posten, Nordsense, Washmen
48. 2026-06-14 Fields Not Found: set to soc2 (no mention in privacy policy, terms, or any findable trust page), iso_270…
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50. 2026-06-14 Extractor: set to claude-subagent:sonnet

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