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Head-to-head · Geofencing Software

TomTom Geofencing API vs Polyfence

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score TomTom Geofencing API #4 in Geofencing Software 8.8/10 Free plan + paid ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit TomTom
Polyfence #7 in Geofencing Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Polyfence

TomTom Geofencing API leads on 0 checks, Polyfence on 1, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreTomTom Geofencing API · 8.8/10
  • Free planonly Polyfence
  • Most featuresPolyfence · 3 of 4

TomTom Geofencing API scores higher on our rubric for geofencing software: 8.8 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #7.

Polyfence offers mobile sdk; TomTom Geofencing API doesn't.

TomTom Geofencing API is the better fit for API geofencing with diverse fence shapes and alerts. Polyfence is the better fit for cross-platform and IoT geofencing without license fees.

  • TomTom Geofencing API fits best

    API geofencing with diverse fence shapes and alerts

  • Polyfence fits best

    Cross-platform and IoT geofencing without license fees

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Side by side

Feature TomTom Geofencing API 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Polyfence 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.5
Ranking #4 in Geofencing Software #7 in Geofencing Software
Best for API geofencing with diverse fence shapes and alerts Cross-platform and IoT geofencing without license fees
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price — Free plan
Free plan Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile
Support Docs Email, Docs
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market
Features TomTom Geofencing API 1/4 · Polyfence 3/4
Mobile SDK — ✓ (best)
Web geofencing Not checked yet —
Background tracking Not checked yet ✓ (best)
API access ✓ ✓
Specs
Geofence shapes Both Both
Maximum geofences Not checked yet Not checked yet
Alert channels Email Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Supports circle, polygon, corridor, and two-point rectangle fences.
  • Tracks transitions and offers dwell, proximity, and object-count alert rules.
  • Cloud configuration with webhook and email notification delivery.
  • Circle and polygon zones with entry, exit, and dwell events
  • Mobile SDKs, embedded C, and REST API evaluation paths
  • Adaptive polling and restart persistence support field deployments
Cons
  • The API is scheduled for decommissioning on January 31, 2027.
  • No recommended migration path is provided in the documentation.
  • Access is through HTTP endpoints; no mobile SDK is listed.
  • Early Access status may not fit teams seeking a mature release
  • Support channels are limited to email and documentation
  • Web platform support is listed without web geofencing capability
Our verdict

TomTom Geofencing API gives developers HTTP endpoints to create projects, manage fences, register objects, and check whether locations are inside, outside, or near defined areas. Its range of fence shapes and alert rules suits teams…

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Polyfence provides geofencing for mobile applications, IoT hardware, and server software. Developers can create circle or polygon zones, then detect entry, exit, and dwell events. Evaluation can run locally through mobile SDKs, on IoT…

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  1. TomTom Geofencing APIGeofencing Software 8.8Free plan + paid
  2. PolyfenceGeofencing Software 8.5Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • TomTom Geofencing API — where it wins

    • Supports circle, polygon, corridor, and two-point rectangle fences.
    • Tracks transitions and offers dwell, proximity, and object-count alert rules.
    • Cloud configuration with webhook and email notification delivery.

    Where it doesn't

    • The API is scheduled for decommissioning on January 31, 2027.
    • No recommended migration path is provided in the documentation.
    • Access is through HTTP endpoints; no mobile SDK is listed.

  • Polyfence — where it wins

    • Circle and polygon zones with entry, exit, and dwell events
    • Mobile SDKs, embedded C, and REST API evaluation paths
    • Adaptive polling and restart persistence support field deployments

    Where it doesn't

    • Early Access status may not fit teams seeking a mature release
    • Support channels are limited to email and documentation
    • Web platform support is listed without web geofencing capability
  • TomTom Geofencing API8.8/10 · Free plan + paid

    A shape-flexible geofencing API with useful alerts, but a published decommission date clouds its future.

    Visit TomTomFull verdict →
  • Polyfence8.5/10 · Free plan

    Free, cross-platform geofencing with mobile, IoT, REST, and self-hosted options.

    Visit PolyfenceFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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