Addressr vs Addrex Address Validation API

Addressr provides Australian address search, validation, and autocomplete through an API or self-hosted software. It uses G-NAF, which its maker describes as Australia's authoritative address database with more than 15 million addresses. Search covers addresses, localities, postcodes, and states or territories. Results include a stable address identifier, and an address-detail endpoint returns structured fields and available geocoding. Teams can use the hosted API through RapidAPI or run the software on their own infrastructure. RapidAPI handles signup, API keys, billing, and plan changes; current hosted prices and request limits are available there. Self-hosting requires Node.js 22 or newer and OpenSearch. The first full data download and index takes about an hour, depending on the machine and options. G-NAF is released every three months, and the maker recommends scheduling updates for a self-hosted index. Optional latitude and longitude geocoding for self-hosting requires more memory and increases indexing time. The self-hosted software is free at free under an Apache-2.0 licence, but the team supplies its infrastructure, hosting, monitoring, and data updates. Addressr also documents an MCP package for Claude, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, and other compatible assistants.

Addrex Address Validation API validates and standardizes U.S. addresses, returning match codes, confidence scores, coordinates, and standardized fields. It supports API requests as well as spreadsheet cleanup: users can upload CSV or Excel files, process detected address columns, and download cleaned data with output fields appended. Cleanup can expand abbreviations, correct typos, parse grid-style inputs, and append ZIP+4 when a match is available. The API accepts a one-line address or structured address fields and returns JSON with validation status, confidence, standardized results, and changes. Free Beta allows 10,000 validation rows per day, requires email verification, and does not include autocomplete. The listed Free Beta plan has 10,000 address lookups per month; paid plans start at $39 a month. Autocomplete suggestions and details are restricted to paid plans. Real-time API address data is not retained beyond the request, while batch files default to seven days of retention and can be deleted sooner. Addrex does not claim USPS DPV or CASS certification.