Geopy by geopy
Geocoding library for Python.
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Verdict 70/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 2.6 years ago
Health score
70 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
4.8k
665 forks
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
activity
80
maturity
100
community
81
security
70
sustainability
53
adoption
34
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 4.8k | github.com/geopy/geopy |
| GitHub forks | 665 | github.com/geopy/geopy |
| PYPI downloads (last month) | 15M | geopy |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 16.3 years | since Mar 2010 |
| Last commit | 5 months ago | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 37 | last: 2.6 years ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Sovereign AI: Control, Choice, and Why It Goes Beyond Geopolitics
- Geomys is a Gopher browser for classic 68000 Macintosh computers
- Show HN: Doxa – Open-source emergent simulator for geopolitical scenarios
- Unusual Behavior in Geosynchronous Orbit by Chinese Satellites, 2016–2025
- Drones, Geophysics and AI: Researchers Battle Against Land Mines (2023)
Ready to self-host Geopy?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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