Google Maps and Delivery Zone solve different problems. Google Maps is a geography tool — it finds locations, draws routes, and calculates distances. Delivery Zone is a policy tool — it tells you whether your business can deliver to a specific Finnish postcode, at what price, and with what reason if not.
| Feature | Delivery Zone | Alternative |
|---|---|---|
| Validates Finnish delivery zones | ✓ Yes — designed for this | No — not a delivery tool |
| Returns zone-based delivery fee | ✓ Yes | No |
| Returns reason codes for rejection | ✓ Yes (OUT_OF_ZONE, MIN_BASKET, …) | No |
| Works with postcode only | ✓ Yes | Requires full address or coordinates |
| Integrates with WooCommerce checkout | ✓ Yes (integration guide available) | Not directly |
| Per-request pricing model | ✓ Predictable flat pricing | Pay-per-API-call, can scale unexpectedly |
| Finnish postcode dataset | ✓ Licensed Finnish postcode reference data | Generic geocoding, not postcode-zone specific |
| GDPR: data stays in EU | ✓ Yes | Google servers — check Google's DPA |