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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 182 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://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/loqate/alternatives/

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

- Smarty: 71
- PostGrid Address Verification: 15
- Melissa: 10
- Google Address Validation API: 4
- Melissa Global Address Verification API: 4
- Melissa Global Address Verification: 3

## Address verification tools

**Small business**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Loqate (Loqate is #6 of 6 at 0%).

- Smarty: first choice in 40 of those 68
- PostGrid Address Verification: first choice in 8 of those 68
- EasyPost: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Google Address Validation API: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Melissa: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Google Maps API Address Validation: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Lob: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Melissa's Global Address Verification API: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Mid-market**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Loqate (Loqate is #4 of 7 at 4%).

- Smarty: first choice in 20 of those 58
- Melissa: first choice in 3 of those 58
- PostGrid Address Verification: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Google Address Validation API: first choice in 2 of those 58
- AddressZen: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Geocodio: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Google Maps Address Validation: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Google Maps Address Validation API: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Loqate (Loqate is #3 of 8 at 13%).

- Smarty: first choice in 11 of those 56
- Melissa: first choice in 5 of those 56
- Melissa Global Address Verification API: first choice in 4 of those 56
- PostGrid Address Verification: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Melissa Global Address Verification: first choice in 3 of those 56
- GeoPostcodes: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Informatica DaaS: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Melissa Data: first choice in 2 of those 56

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