Better location intelligence than Google
InBe is a powerful Google Places alternative designed for businesses that need more than basic location data. Unlike Google Places, InBe supports multi-user location matching, preference-based recommendations, and finding venues InBetween multiple locations, all at a fraction of the cost.
A new generation of location intelligence
Google Places is great for basic searches, but it's not built for complex location matching. Revolutionise your service with InBe's advanced tools, and location intelligence.
Find places InBetween
Google Places API can find restaurants near a single location, but it falls short when you need to find venues InBetween multiple users or locations, match complex preferences, or provide personalised recommendations.
Value for your money
Google Places pricing can be expensive, only made worse by the limits of their APIs. Meaning you're left building custom logic on top of Google's API, costing you time, money, and often produces inconsistent results. InBe offers better functionality, higher quality data, and at a fraction of the cost.
If you can dream it, you can build it
Built specifically for businesses that need advanced location intelligence. We support multi-user location matching, comprehensive preference matching, and provide detailed information about every aspect of a location down to the menu items.
Everything you expect and more
Instantly find the perfect meeting spot for groups of any size. Our algorithms analyse all the locations that fit your criteria, and return results that minimise travel time for everyone.
Transform complex group requirements into perfect venue matches that fit everyone's preferences. This includes dietary restrictions, ambience, location and more.
Access up-to-date menu insights tailored to your customers' needs. We highlight relevant dishes, dietary options, and popular choices that match individual tastes, helping your customers make confident choices.
InBe is the first location discovery service to support multi-user functionality. You can find the perfect meeting point between multiple customers, including travel preferences, dietary and accessibility needs.
Create deep, mutually beneficial partnerships with restaurants, bars and cafés, to offer your customers exclusive benefits and seamless experiences. A win-win for everyone.
Rest easy with 24/7 technical and operational assistance. Your success is our priority, any time, any day.
Why you should choose InBe over Google Places
Multi-Location Use Cases
If your app needs to find venues InBetween multiple users, InBe is the only API that supports this natively. Google Places requires extensive custom development and high costs.
Preference Matching
When you need to find venues that match complex preference sets (dietary restrictions, price ranges, cuisine types), InBe is the only API that supports this.
Hospitality Focus
If you're building a hospitality-focused service (where you need to find restaurants, bars, or cafes), InBe provides specialised data and features Google Places doesn't offer.
Cost Optimization
Google Places pricing is expensive, InBe offers better value for more advanced location intelligence features.
Or, use InBe alongside Google Places
Many businesses use InBe for location intelligence and preference matching, then integrate Google Places for navigation. This gives you the best of both worlds: InBe's advanced location matching and preference-based recommendations, plus Google Places' navigation data. Our API is designed to work alongside other services.
Easy migration from Google Places
If you're currently using Google Places, migrating to InBe is straightforward. Our API provides similar endpoints for basic searches, plus advanced features Google Places doesn't offer. Our documentation includes migration guides to help you transition smoothly.
Widget and API pricing
Choose one of our subscription plans to gain access to different features of our service. If you ever run out of monthly credits, you can purchase more.
Builder
The fastest way to kick the tyres. Access in 60 seconds and £10 on us. No card, no strings.
£0mo
What's included
- £10 free credit (one-off)
- Full access to core endpoints: Search, Detail, Events
- Rate-limit: 1 req/sec, 300 calls / 24 hr
- Interactive dashboard and docs
- Community Discord support
Hobbyist
Perfect for projects that need real uptime and features at a reasonable prices.
£25mo
What's included
- £30 monthly credit (20 % extra value)
- Rate-limit: 2 req/sec, 1 000 calls / 24 hr
- 48 h email support from real humans
- Auto top-up option to stay live 24 ⁄ 7
- Cancel-any-time; no lock-in
Startup
Build a standout product with rich, real-time place data, and higher usage limits.
£99mo
What's included
- £120 monthly credit (save 17 %)
- Rate-limit: 5 req/sec, 10 000 calls / 24 hr
- 24 hr email support + basic 99 % uptime SLA
- Usage alerts and cost caps in dashboard
- Eligible for founder success partnerships
Scale
Higher concurrency, faster support, and roadmap influence fit for mission-critical services.
£499mo
What's included
- £700 monthly credit (30 % extra value)
- Rate-limit: 25 req/sec, 100 000 calls / 24 hr
- Priority Discord channel, 4 h response SLA
- Early access to beta endpoints
- Quarterly review with a solutions engineer
Enterprise
Compliance-ready location intelligence for global brands with tailored contracts, iron-clad SLA, and best-in-class support.
What's included
- 15 % bonus wallet credit on every committed £
- Rate-limit: up to 100 req/sec (higher on request)
- 99.9 % uptime
- Dedicated CSM + shared Discord channel
- SSO, IP allow-lists, private replicas and custom invoicing
- Optional on-prem or VPC deployment
| Feature | InBe | Google Places API |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-location search | ||
| Group features | ||
| Dietary needs | Comprehensive | Limited |
| Deep preference filtering | ||
| Rich data in one call | ||
| Custom location weighting | ||
| Images supplied by default | ||
| Menus | ||
| Events | ||
| Bookings | ||
| Results per search | 20 | 20 |
| Good-for contexts (dates, groups, business, etc.) | Comprehensive | Limited |
| Place highlights (reasons to go) |
Real world comparisons
Because the price of a request is tiny, we have scaled the prices. The displayed prices are for 1000 instances of the example.
Let's say you need to find 20 options between two users for a date night. They want pizza, but one is gluten-free. Simple, right?
Requirements:
£6
1 Search Request
InBetween
20 tailored and ranked results
£22
2 Geocode Requests
1 Nearby Search Request
Google Places API
~10 results, after you filter reviews for gluten-free
Built for a new era of location intelligence
Our goal here is not to bash Google Places API, infact, we think it's great for old, traditional services. We are creating a new era of location intelligence.
One that utlises our connected world, to bridge people looking for great places, with venues that offer unique and exciting offerings.
Get started for free
Don't take our word for it. If you sign up today, we'll give you £10 in credits to use the service and see how it works for you. No card required.
Follow the steps below to get started, or get in touch.
Get your API Key
Sign up, and once you are redirected to the dashboad, go to the access page and copy your API key.
Get StartedUse our docs and guides to get started
Our comprehensive docs and guides will get you up and running no matter your experience level.
Examples for common use cases mean it takes minutes to start getting perfect venue recommendations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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