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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 170 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Melissa 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/melissa/alternatives/

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

- Smarty: 55
- PostGrid Address Verification: 15
- Melissa Global Address Verification: 7
- Melissa Global Address Verification API: 5
- Google Address Validation API: 4
- EasyPost: 2

## Address verification tools

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Melissa (Melissa is #3 of 6 at 4%).

- Smarty: first choice in 33 of those 62
- PostGrid Address Verification: first choice in 7 of those 62
- EasyPost: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Google Address Validation API: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Google Maps API Address Validation: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Lob: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Melissa's Global Address Verification API: first choice in 1 of those 62
- PostGrid Essential: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Melissa (Melissa is #3 of 7 at 8%).

- Smarty: first choice in 15 of those 54
- PostGrid Address Verification: first choice in 5 of those 54
- Google Address Validation API: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Melissa Global Address Verification: first choice in 2 of those 54
- AddressZen: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Experian Address Validation: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Geocodio: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Google Maps Address Validation: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Melissa (Melissa is #2 of 8 at 13%).

- Smarty: first choice in 7 of those 54
- Melissa Global Address Verification: first choice in 5 of those 54
- Melissa Global Address Verification API: first choice in 5 of those 54
- PostGrid Address Verification: first choice in 3 of those 54
- GeoPostcodes: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Melissa Data: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Experian Address Validation: first choice in 1 of those 54
- GBG Loqate: first choice in 1 of those 54

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