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Published: March 5, 2022

Catalog of WEB MAP SERVICES

Web Map services (comparison)

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Most popular Web Map services

Google MapsBing MapsMapQuestOpenStreetMapHere WeGoApple MapsYandex Maps

Comparison list

FeatureGoogle MapsBing MapsMapQuestOpenStreetMapHere WeGoApple MapsYandex Maps
LicenseProprietaryProprietaryProprietaryODbLProprietaryProprietaryProprietary
Availability
Full extra functionalityAustralia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, UK, United States.Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City[1]United StatesAllMore than 180 navigable countriesAustria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA[2]All[citation needed]
Limited extra functionalityAndorra, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia (Moscow only), San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (Istanbul only)Bahamas, Cayman Islands, China, Macao SAR, Malta, Virgin Islands[1]No limited functionalityVoice guided navigation for both pedestrians and drivers for 74 countries in 46 different languagesArgentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UK, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam[2]
Directory listingsAustralia, Belgium, Canada, China, Japan, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, the UK, and the United StatesGlobalNoneArgentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UK, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam[2]None
Officially supported web browsersIE7+, Firefox 2.0.0.8+, Safari 3+, Mozilla 1.7+, Opera 8.02+, Google Chrome 1+IE7+, Firefox 3.6+, Safari 5+, Google Chrome, Mobile Browsers (Internet Explorer, Apple iPhone, Google Android, Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Browser)IE10, IE11, Chrome, Firefox, Safari (g+)IE7+, Mozilla Firefox 3.5+, Google Chrome 4+, Safari 4+IE7+, Mozilla Firefox 3.5+, Google Chrome 4+, Safari 4+None, application-dependentInternet Explorer 9+, Firefox 2.0.0.8+, Mozilla 1.7+, Opera 8.02+, Google Chrome 1+[3]
Officially supported interface languagesAmharic, Arabic, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (China and Taiwan), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English (UK), Filipino, Finnish, French, French (Canada), German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Marathi, Moldovian, Norwegian, Oriya, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Serbia and Montenegro), Sindhi, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Ukrainian[4]117 languages[5]Dansk, Deutsch, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish50+ website translations, unlimited map languages30 including English, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, TurkishEnglish, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese[6]English, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish


Viewing interface
FeatureGoogle MapsBing MapsMapQuestOpenStreetMapHere WeGoApple MapsYandex Maps
Degrees of motionVertical, horizontal, depth, rotation (beta), 360 panoramic (Street View), 3D mode (Google Earth JavaScript)Vertical, horizontal, depth, 360 panoramic (Streetside), 3D mode (tilt, pan, rotate)Vertical, horizontal, depthVertical, horizontal, depthVertical, horizontal, depth (zoom), Tilt (3D), rotate 360 degreesVertical, horizontal, depth, rotate 360 degrees, 3DVertical, horizontal, depth, rotation (mobile version), 360 panoramic, 3D mode
Map zoom22 (more levels available through parameter)19-22 (depending on which map control is used)[7]171918Vector-based19
Mouse scroll wheel map zoomYesYesYesYesYesYes[8]Yes
Direct mouse interface (draggable, etc.)YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Dynamic search results based on dragging on the mapYesYesNoNoYesNoYes
Keyboard shortcutsYesYesNoYesYes – routing with directionsNoNo
Map types6: map with traffic data (separate transit and bicycle view), satellite with traffic data (3D LiDar for certain places not present in most places), hybrid9: road, satellite, hybrid, bird’s eye, traffic, 3D, London street map, ordnance survey map, venue map3: road, satellite, traffic5: standard map, transport map, cycle map, humanitarian7: map view, satellite, terrain, 3D, traffic, public transportation, heat map, map creator, explore places, community[9]3: standard, hybrid, satellite; all include a traffic data layer5: standard, hybrid, satellite, traffic, 3D
3D modeYes, limited to certain areasYes (Windows 8/10)NoYes, third-party[10]Yes, limited to certain areasYes, limited to certain areasYes (mobile version)
3D landmarksYesYesNoNoYesYesYes
WeatherNoNoYes, third-party[11]YesYesNo
BackendJSONJSON, XML, JavaScript, .NETXMLJava, JavaScript
Backend providersGoogleMicrosoftOpenStreetMap Foundation. Paid for by various individuals and companies.Nokia/NavteqAppleYandex
Data
FeatureGoogle MapsBing MapsMapQuestOpenStreetMapHere WeGoApple MapsYandex Maps
Age of satellite imagery1–3 years1–3 years1–4 yearsNo1–3 years1–3 years1–4 years
Map data providersMAPIT, Tele Atlas, DigitalGlobe, MDA Federal, user contributionsTomTom, OpenStreetMap, Intermap, Pictometry International, NASA, Blom, Ordnance Survey, SK Planet http://www.bing.com/maps/Help/en-us/About.htmTomTom, OpenStreetMap, and othersUser contributions, open data and data donationsNavteqTomTom, and othersuser contributions, NAVTEQ and others[12]
Directory data providersGoogle+, ThomsonLocal.comLive Local Listings, Yellow Pages, NAVTEQ, Yelp (ratings and reviews), TripAdvisor (ratings and reviews)Infogroup (contact info, hours, and description), Yelp (ratings, reviews, and “Good to Know”)OpenStreetMap Nominatim, GeoNamesNavteqYelp (ratings and reviews), othersYandex.Directory
Searching
FeatureGoogle MapsBing MapsMapQuestOpenStreetMapHere WeGoApple MapsYandex Maps
LocationPost code, street name, town, neighborhood, city, plus code long./lat.Post code, street name, town, neighborhood, city, landmark, administrative district, long./lat.Post code, street name, town, state, Zip+4Post code, street name, town, neighborhood/suburb, state/region, city, country, Zip+4, long./lat.Post code, street name, town, neighborhood/suburb, state/region, city, country, long./lat.Post code, street name, town, neighborhood/suburb, state/region, city, country, Zip+4, long./lat.Post code, street name, town, neighborhood, city, long./lat.
EntityBusiness, places of interest, airport codesAirport code, businesses, collections, directories, landmarks, postal codesBusiness, places of interestAll possibility, no restrictionBusiness, places of interest, landmarks, airport codesBusiness, places of interestBusiness, places of interest
User createdYesYesNoYesYesNoYes
Levels of filtering100000
Directions
FeatureGoogle MapsBing MapsMapQuestOpenStreetMapHere WeGoApple MapsYandex Maps
DirectionsYesYesYesYes[13]Yes – by car, foot, public transportYesYes
Reverse directionsYesYesYesYes, third-party[14]YesYesYes
Public transport integrationYes limited to certain areasYes limited to certain areas[15]YesYes, third-party[16]Yes limited to certain areas[17]Yes limited to certain areasYes limited to certain areas
Walking directionsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Wheelchair directionsYes, accessibility informationNoNoYes, third-party[18]NoNoNo
Bicycle directionsYesNoYesYesNoYesYes
Multiple destinationsYesYesYesYes, third-party[19]YesYes, limited to certain types (gas station, cafe)Yes
Send to deviceYes, via emailYes, via email and Cortana (feature coming in Windows 10 anniversary update)Yes, via email, SMS, Car, GPS, FacebookNoYes, via synchronizationYes, via handoff, link sharing, or airdropYes, via email
Live traffic informationYesYes (35 countries)[20]YesYes, partial in a third-party[21]YesYesYes
Historic trafficYesNoNoNoYesNoYes
Personalization
FeatureGoogle MapsBing MapsMapQuestOpenStreetMapHere WeGoApple MapsYandex Maps
Set home locationYesYesYesYes, if registeredYesYesYes
Save mapsYesYesNoNoYesYesYes
Printing
Print optionYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Scale to printNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Crop to printYesYesNoNoYesYesYes
NotesYesYesYesNoYesNoYes
Retains overlays?Matched searches, directionsMatches searches, directions, collectionsNoMarkerFavourites, directionsMatched searchesFavourites, directions
Collaboration / embedding
Create hyperlinkYesYesYesYes, both permalink and shortlinkYesYesYes
Send hyperlink to emailYesYesNoNoYesYesNo
Embed HTML Iframe linkYesYesYesYesNoYes, when sent via iMessageNo
Application integrationGoogle Earth, BMW Assist, Tesla NavigationWindows 8/10, Windows Phone 7/8/10, Microsoft Office (Access, Outlook, Excel – Power View, Power Maps, Power BI), Microsoft SQL Reporting Services, Microsoft Dynamic CRM, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Cortana, Bing Weather, Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope, AutoCad, ESRI ArcGISApple Maps, MapQuest, Foursquare, Craigslist, Apple iPhoto, Wikipedia, World BankMercedes-Benz in-car system, Alpine in-car systemCarPlayIn Car System,[22] Yandex.Navigator, Yandex.Trafic, Yandex.Transport, Yandex.Schedules
API availableYesYes – Javascript, WPF, .NET (C#, VB), C++, Windows 8/10, WP 7/8, RESTYesYesYes – developer.here.comYes – developer.apple.com/reference/mapkitYes
Otherhttp://microsoft.com/maps Blog http://blogs.bing.com/mapsWordPress plugin / open search
Shareable mapsYesYes Via Email, Facebook, TwitterNoYesYesYesNo
Readily available overlaysYesYesYesNoNoNoYes


Advertising
FeatureGoogle MapsBing MapsMapQuestOpenStreetMapHere WeGoApple MapsYandex Maps
Business advertisingYesYes – Microsoft consumer apps, not in B2B apps or APIsNoNoYesNoYes
Mobile
Mobile-specific websiteYesYesYesYesYes[23]No, application dependentYes
Mobile-specific applicationYesYesYesAndroid only via OsmAnd and STAPPZ[24]Yes, for Nokia mobile phones and iOS and AndroidYesYes
Contact integrationYesYesNoNoNoYesYes
Voice integrationYes, via Android Maps app, upcoming feature for full web modeYesNoYes, with OsmAndYesYesYes
GPS integrationYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
DirectionsYesYesYes – with OsmAndYesYesYes
Turn-by-turn navigationYes, if on AndroidYes – Windows 10YesYes, with OsmAndYesYesYes, if on mobile version
Interactive mapsYesYesYesYes, in custom implementations e.g. via STAPPZ[24] for AndroidYesYesYes
Types of mapMap, satellite, terrain, streetRoad, satellite, hybrid, bird’s eye, traffic, 3D, London street map, ordnance survey map, venue mapMap, satelliteMap, terrain, satellite (exclusive to editing)Map, satellite, terrain, 3D with plugin, 3D without plugin for compatible browsers, night modeMap, satellite, terrain, hybrid, flyover, 3DMap, satellite, hybrid, 3D
Cell-based locationYesYesUnknownUnknownYesYesYes
Wi-fi locationYesYesUnknownYesYesYesYes
Supported languages54[25]117[5]4

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