SafeGraph Places

Best for: AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt); Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box

Avoid if: You need to start building today without contacting sales; You want to try it free before paying; You have strict compliance requirements

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  35 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  70 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  20 / 100
  Setup speed
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  55 / 100
  Docs quality
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  30 / 100
  Procurement ease
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  0 / 100
  Trust readiness

Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fields (pricing, compliance, capabilities, docs and developer-surface signals) - not from reviews or paid placement. Each axis is 0-100; an unknown signal scores 0 for that axis. Procurement ease is the inverse of buying friction (higher = easier to adopt).

Pricing model

Contact sales [2]aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-o6cgghin4l7uu“Pricing is based on the duration and terms of your contract with the vendor. This entitles you to a specified quantity of use for the contract duration.”safegraph.com/pricing/“No pay-per-use policies or restrictive usage terms—get a custom dataset with flexible delivery and support for a straightforward fee. Costs calculated based on location rows, attribute columns, and usage rights.”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-juahceyzjui3y“Places Data for Retail, Location & Marketing - Entire US. 12-month contract: $150,000.00 per 12 months.”aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-o6cgghin4l7uu“12-month contract: $150,000.00 per 12 months. Refunds are not offered on this product.”

Free tier

✗ No [4]safegraph.com/pricing/“We can cut custom samples that allow you to evaluate our data and get a clear idea of what you'd be purchasing.”aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-m7wpr75mgk3ac“This product is available free of charge. Free subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time... an example of the data customers would see in the available, for-pay Places datasets.”

Self-serve signup

✗ No [5]safegraph.com/pricing/“To obtain actual pricing, interested parties must complete the 'Schedule a Demo' or 'Get in Touch' call-to-action.”

Requires sales call

✓ Yes [6]safegraph.com/pricing/“To obtain actual pricing, interested parties must complete the 'Schedule a Demo' or 'Get in Touch' call-to-action.”

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [7]safegraph.com/pricing/“SafeGraph works with customers to create custom Places packages tailored to their specific needs.”aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-o6cgghin4l7uu“12-month contract: $150,000.00 per year for product access”

Minimum commitment

12 months [8]safegraph.com/terms-of-service“THIS IS A 1-YEAR LICENSE. YOU MUST DELETE THE DATA AFTER 1 YEAR.”aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-o6cgghin4l7uu“12-month contract: $150,000.00 per 12 months”

• POI search

Supported actions

lookup by Placekey, lookup by name and address, search by brand / region / NAICS code, bulk dataset download (CSV/Parquet), geometry/polygon data retrieval, brand information lookup, monthly patterns access, weekly patterns access, S3 bucket delivery, Snowflake integration, AWS Data Exchange delivery, CARTO integration [9]pypi.org/project/safegraphQL/“lookup() – Query data by Placekey(s); lookup_by_name() – Find locations by name and address details; search() – Search POI by multiple criteria (brand, region, NAICS code, etc.)”docs.safegraph.com/docs/places“Integration support: Snowflake, AWS Data Exchange, CARTO... Primary format: Delimited CSVs; Alternative formats: Parquet delivery available”

Regions

250 countries and territories globally, Africa (58 countries), Asia (51 countries), Europe (52 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania (25 countries), South America (42 countries), Tier 1 coverage: United States, Canada, Great Britain and other major markets [10]datarade.ai/data-products/safegraph-map-data-global-coverage-41m-places-safegraph“75M+ global points of interest... 250 countries across all continents (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania)”

Input types

Placekey identifier, place name + address, brand name, NAICS code, region/geography filter, lat/lon coordinates, search criteria (category, brand, region)

Output types

CSV (delimited files), Parquet, JSON (for structured fields such as open_hours), pandas DataFrame (via Python library), S3 bulk file delivery, Snowflake table delivery [11]pypi.org/project/safegraphQL/“Results default to pandas DataFrames but can return JSON responses via the return_type parameter”docs.safegraph.com/docs/core-places“Output Format: Delimited CSV files... Alternative format: Parquet available for SafeGraph data”

Webhooks

✗ No

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [12]docs.safegraph.com/docs/about-safegraph“free samples available for: Global brands, French Polynesia, US Starbucks/Dunkin' locations, Parking lots worldwide”

SDK languages

Python, R [13]safegraphinc.github.io/SafeGraphR/reference/safegraph_api.html“Download SafeGraph data from the API — safegraph_api • SafeGraphR... Package for Processing and Analyzing SafeGraph Data (version 0.5.2)”pypi.org/project/safegraphQL/“SafegraphQL is a Python client library that provides access to SafeGraph's point-of-interest (POI) data through their GraphQL API.”

MCP server

✗ No

SOC 2

– Unknown [14]safegraph.com

HIPAA

– Unknown [15]safegraph.com

GDPR

✗ No [16]safegraph.com/privacy-policy“SafeGraph is not established and does not offer products or services involving the collection or sale of 'personal data' in European Economic Area (EEA) countries or the United Kingdom. The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (the 'GDPR') and the applicable data privacy laws of the United Kingdom ('UK GDPR') are not applicable.”

ISO 27001

– Unknown

PCI DSS

– Unknown

Published SLA

– Unknown [17]safegraph.com/pricing/“Every Places Customer Receives monthly data delivery to your environment of choice, along with dedicated Customer Success Manager support — no SLA terms or uptime guarantees published.”

Rate limits

1,000 placekeys per API call; 1,000 requests per minute (GraphQL API) [18]safegraphinc.github.io/SafeGraphR/reference/safegraph_api.html“the 1000-per-minute rate limit”rdrr.io/github/SafeGraphInc/SafeGraphR/man/safegraph_api.html“Batching threshold: Automatic batching triggered when more than 20 POIs are requested; Maximum entries: Cannot exceed 1,000 placekeys per call”

Known restrictions

API licensees shall not cache data in or on any medium for any period of time, Sublicensing, redistribution, and resale are explicitly prohibited, Users may not download or export material portions of data to third parties, Cannot create competing databases or commercially available mailing lists, Prohibited use: identifying individual behavior patterns, Prohibited use: advertising targeting based on visits to health or sensitive facilities, Prohibited use: financial services or investment use of Spend data, Prohibited use: protest or social demonstration analysis, Data must be deleted within 5 business days of contract termination; Placekeys may be retained indefinitely, 1-year license term - data must be deleted after 1 year unless renewed, Attribution to SafeGraph is required when publishing content using the data, UK Places require additional attribution under the Open Government Licence v3.0, Non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license only [19]safegraph.com/terms-of-service“THIS IS A 1-YEAR LICENSE. YOU MUST DELETE THE DATA AFTER 1 YEAR. cache the Data in or on any medium for any period of time [is explicitly prohibited for API access]... Sublicensing explicitly prohibited.”safegraph.com/terms-of-service“Attribution to SafeGraph is mandatory if publishing content using the data... Specific attribution terms apply for UK places, park visualizations, and future data requiring attribution.”

• Docs
• API reference
• llms.txt
• Changelog

Docs rendering: static · llms.txt present

API style

graphql

Base URL

https://api.safegraph.com/v2/graphql

Version

v2

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key

Rate limit

1000 / minute

SDKs

• Python safegraphQL · repo
• Python safegraph_py · repo
• R SafeGraphR · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart

Launched

2016-01-01

Notable customers

Plaid, INRIX, Spade, Avison Young, Clear Channel Europe, Dosh, Adomni, Sysco, Olvin, MikMak, Socially Determined

• Azure Maps Search (POI)

  "Azure Maps is a collection of geospatial services and SDKs that use fresh mapping data to provide geographic context to web and mobile applications."

  Usage · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Google Places API

  "The Places API is a service that accepts HTTP requests for location data through a variety of methods. It returns formatted location data and imagery about establishments, geographic locations, or prominent points of interest."

  Usage · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• TomTom Search / Places API

  "Search is a RESTful API designed for developers allowing single-line fuzzy search for addresses and POIs. Search assigns a latitude/longitude to a specific address, cross street, geographic feature, or point of interest (POI)."

  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Radar Geocoding API

  "Use Radar's geocoding APIs to convert addresses to latitude and longitude coordinates, or vice versa."

  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Mapbox Search Box API

  "All-in-one location search for addresses, places, and points of interest"

  Usage · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• HERE Geocoding & Search API (Discover & Browse)

  "Enable precise conversion and discovery of geocoordinates, POIs and addresses to improve location accuracy and context."

  Hybrid · free tier · self-serve

SafeGraph Places alternatives · SafeGraph Places vs Azure Maps Search (POI) · All Places & POI APIs APIs

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1. ↑Description: safegraph.com
2. ↑Pricing model: aws.amazon.com · safegraph.com
3. ↑Published pricing: aws.amazon.com · aws.amazon.com
4. ↑Free tier: safegraph.com · aws.amazon.com
5. ↑Self-serve signup: safegraph.com
6. ↑Requires sales call: safegraph.com
7. ↑Enterprise plan: safegraph.com · aws.amazon.com
8. ↑Minimum commitment: safegraph.com · aws.amazon.com
9. ↑Supported actions: pypi.org · docs.safegraph.com
10. ↑Regions: datarade.ai
11. ↑Output types: pypi.org · docs.safegraph.com
12. ↑Sandbox: docs.safegraph.com
13. ↑SDK languages: safegraphinc.github.io · pypi.org
14. ↑SOC 2: safegraph.com
15. ↑HIPAA: safegraph.com
16. ↑GDPR: safegraph.com
17. ↑Published SLA: safegraph.com
18. ↑Rate limits: safegraphinc.github.io · rdrr.io
19. ↑Known restrictions: safegraph.com · safegraph.com

Every field change, who made it, and when - from our audited data pipeline and editors.

1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 15 → 35
2. 2026-06-15 Score Docs Quality: 35 → 55
3. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
4. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
5. 2026-06-14 API Reference URL: (none) → https://docs.safegraph.com/reference
6. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt URL: https://www.safegraph.com/llms.txt → https://docs.safegraph.com/llms.txt
7. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"poi_search":true}
8. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → SafeGraph Places is a global point-of-interest data product covering over 250 c…
9. 2026-06-14 Best For: Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box → AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt), Teams needi…
10. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: 0 → 35
11. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: 0 → 15
12. 2026-06-14 Changelog URL: (none) → https://www.safegraph.com/whats-new
13. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → Yes
14. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt URL: (none) → https://www.safegraph.com/llms.txt
15. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
16. 2026-06-14 Docs URL: (none) → https://docs.safegraph.com
17. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 0
18. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
19. 2026-06-14 Avoid If: (none) → You need to start building today without contacting sales, You want to try it f…
20. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box
21. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 0
22. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 30
23. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 0
24. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 20
25. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 70
26. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to 1,000 placekeys per API call; 1,000 requests per minute (GraphQL API)
27. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Requests: set to 1000
28. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Window: set to minute
29. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to API licensees shall not cache data in or on any medium for any period of time, …
30. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to api_key
31. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://docs.safegraph.com/reference/access-and-authentication
32. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to graphql
33. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://api.safegraph.com/v2/graphql
34. 2026-06-14 API Version: set to v2
35. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to url
36. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
37. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://docs.safegraph.com/docs/places-api
38. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to Yes
39. 2026-06-14 Starting Price Usd: set to 150000
40. 2026-06-14 Price Basis: set to year
41. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Limit: set to Sample datasets available on request (no published call limit)
42. 2026-06-14 Launched At: set to 2016-01-01
43. 2026-06-14 Notable Customers: set to Plaid, INRIX, Spade, Avison Young, Clear Channel Europe, Dosh, Adomni, Sysco, O…
44. 2026-06-14 Fields Not Found: set to soc2, hipaa, iso_27001, pci_dss, sla_published, mcp_server_available, ga_date, …
45. 2026-06-14 Source Confidence: set to high
46. 2026-06-14 Slug: set to safegraph-places
47. 2026-06-14 Last Verified At: set to 2026-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
48. 2026-06-14 Status: set to published
49. 2026-06-14 Extractor: set to claude-subagent:sonnet
50. 2026-06-14 Name: set to SafeGraph Places

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