Google Places API Now Costs $275/Month — Here's a Free Alternative

Google Places API pricing hit a breaking point in 2026. The basic "Essentials" tier starts at $275/month, and if you need contact details it's $400+. For indie developers, MVPs, and side projects, that's a non-starter. I built BizData — a free REST API and MCP server that returns business data for any location worldwide. No API key. No signup. No rate limits (yet). What It Does Query any city + business category and get structured JSON back: name, address, phone, website, email, coordinates, ope