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administrative-divisons-db vs OnWater

If you need a Geocoding API that's easy to integrate, go with administrative-divisons-db.

administrative-divisons-db

Get all administrative divisions of a country

OnWater

Determine if a lat/lon is on water or land

administrative-divisons-db

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use

OnWater

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
Featureadministrative-divisons-dbOnWater
AuthenticationNoneNone
HTTPSYesYes
CORSYesUnknown

When to use which?

administrative-divisons-db works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps.