# Loqate alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 163 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Loqate holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/loqate/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Smarty: 71
- PostGrid Address Verification: 25
- Melissa Global Address Verification: 10
- Lob: 3
- AccuMail: 1
- Addressfinder: 1

## Address verification tools

**Small business**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Loqate (Loqate is #5 of 6 at 0%).

- Smarty: first choice in 37 of those 66
- PostGrid Address Verification: first choice in 11 of those 66
- Lob: first choice in 2 of those 66
- AccuMail: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Addressfinder: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Google Maps Address Validation API: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Postcoder: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Smarty's US Street Address API: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Mid-market**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Loqate (Loqate is #3 of 7 at 6%).

- Smarty: first choice in 26 of those 54
- PostGrid Address Verification: first choice in 7 of those 54
- Geoapify: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Google Maps Platform: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Lob: first choice in 1 of those 54
- USPS Web Tools API: first choice in 1 of those 54
- sthan.io: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Loqate (Loqate is #4 of 7 at 16%).

- Melissa Global Address Verification: first choice in 10 of those 43
- Smarty: first choice in 8 of those 43
- PostGrid Address Verification: first choice in 7 of those 43
- GeoPostcodes: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Google Address Validation API: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Melissa - Unlimited Plan: first choice in 1 of those 43

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