Comparison of web map services

Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yan
License Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary ODbL Proprietary Proprietary Pr
Availability
Andorra, Australia, Austria,
Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Croatia,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Gibraltar,
Guernsey, Hong Kong SAR,
Austria, Belgium,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of
Australia, Canada, Canada, Denmark,
Man, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan,
China, France, France, Germany,
Kuwait, Liechtenstein,
Full extra Germany, Israel, More than 180 Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, United States All All
functionality Italy, Netherlands, navigable countries Netherlands, Norway,
Netherlands, New Zealand,
Spain, UK, United Spain, Sweden,
Norway, Oman, Portugal, Puerto
States. Switzerland, UK,
Rico, Qatar, Romania, San Marino,
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South USA[2]
Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab
Emirates, United Kingdom, United
States, Vatican City[1]
Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Belgium,
Andorra, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
Belgium, Brazil, China, Colombia,
China, Croatia, Croatia, Czech
Czech Republic, Republic, Denmark,
Denmark, Finland, Egypt, Finland,
Gibraltar, Greece, France, Germany,
Hong Kong, Hungary, India,
Hungary, Ireland, Indonesia, Ireland,
Voice guided
Liechtenstein, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
navigation for both
Limited Luxembourg, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, China, Japan, Luxembourg,
No limited pedestrians and
extra Monaco, New Macao SAR, Malta, Virgin Macau, Malaysia,
functionality drivers for 74
functionality Zealand, Norway, Islands[1] countries in 46
Mexico, Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, New Zealand,
different languages
Russia (Moscow Norway, Peru,
only), San Marino, Philippines, Poland,
Singapore, Portugal, Russia,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Singapore, South
South Africa, Africa, South Korea,
Sweden, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey Switzerland, Taiwan,
(Istanbul only) Thailand, Turkey, UK,
USA, Venezuela,
Vietnam[2]
Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, Canada, Chile,
China, Colombia,
Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark,
Egypt, Finland,
Australia, Belgium,
France, Germany,
Canada, China,
Hungary, India,
Japan, Finland,
Indonesia, Ireland,
France, Germany,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
Hong Kong,
Japan, Luxembourg,
Directory Ireland, Italy, the
Global None Macau, Malaysia, None
listings Netherlands,
Mexico, Netherlands,
Norway, Singapore,
New Zealand,
South Africa,
Norway, Peru,
Spain, Taiwan, the
Philippines, Poland,
UK, and the United
Portugal, Russia,
States
Singapore, South
Africa, South Korea,
Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Taiwan,
Thailand, Turkey, UK,
USA, Venezuela,
Vietnam[2]
Intern
IE7+, Firefox IE7+, Firefox 3.6+, Safari 5+,
Officially 9+, Fi
2.0.0.8+, Safari 3+, Google Chrome, Mobile Browsers IE7+, Mozilla Firefox IE7+, Mozilla Firefox
supported IE6+, Firefox None, application- 2.0.0.
Mozilla 1.7+, Opera (Internet Explorer, Apple iPhone, 3.5+, Google Chrome 3.5+, Google Chrome
web 2+, Safari 3+ dependent 1.7+,
8.02+, Google Google Android, Research in 4+, Safari 4+ 4+, Safari 4+
browsers 8.02+
Chrome 1+ Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Browser)
Chrom
Officially Amharic, Arabic, 117 languages[5] Dansk, Deutsch, 50+ website 30 including English, English, Chinese, Englis
supported Belarusian, Dutch, English, translations, unlimited Croatian, Czech, French, German, Ukrain
interface Bengali, Bosnian, French, Italian, map languages Danish, Finnish, Italian, Japanese,
languages Bulgarian, Catalan, Norwegian, French, German, Korean, Spanish,
Chinese (China Portuguese, Greek, Hindi, Arabic, Catalan,
and Taiwan), Spanish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Croatian, Czech,
Croatian, Czech, Swedish Indonesian, Italian, Danish, Dutch,
Danish, Dutch, Korean, Polish, Finnish, Greek,
English, English Portuguese (Brazil), Hebrew, Hungarian,
(UK), Filipino, Portuguese, Indonesian, Malay,
Finnish, French, Romanian, Russian, Norwegian, Polish,
French (Canada), Slovak, Spanish, Portuguese,
German, Greek, Swedish, Thai, Portuguese (Brazil),
Gujarati, Hebrew, Turkish Romanian, Russian,
Hindi, Hungarian, Slovak, Swedish,
Indonesian, Italian, Thai, Turkish,
Japanese,
Kannada, Korean,
 Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian and
Malayalam, Vietnamese[6]
Marathi, Moldovian,
Norwegian, Oriya,
Persian, Polish,
Portuguese (Brazil
and Portugal),
Punjabi, Romanian,
Russian, Serbian
(Serbia and
Montenegro),
Sindhi, Slovak,
Slovenian,
Spanish[4]
Viewing interface
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest OpenStreetMap Here Apple Maps Yan
Vertical, horizontal,
Vertic
depth, rotation
Vertical, horizontal, horizo
(beta), 360 Vertical, horizontal, depth, 360 Vertical, Vertical, horizontal,
Degrees of Vertical, horizontal, depth (zoom), Tilt rotatio
panoramic (Street panoramic (Streetside), 3D mode horizontal, depth, rotate 360
motion depth (3D), rotate 360 versio
View), 3D mode (tilt, pan, rotate) depth degrees, 3D
degrees panor
(Google Earth
mode
JavaScript)
22 (more levels 19-22 (depending on which map
Map zoom available through 17 19 18 Vector-based 19
control is used)[7]
parameter)
Mouse
scroll wheel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[8]
map zoom
Direct
mouse
interface Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
(draggable,
etc.)
Dynamic
search
results
Yes Yes No No Yes No
based on
dragging on
the map
Keyboard Yes - routing with
Yes Yes No Yes No
shortcuts directions
6: map with traffic
data (separate 7: map view, satellite,
transit and bicycle terrain, 3D, traffic,
view), satellite with 9: road, satellite, hybrid, bird's eye, 5: standard map, public transportation, 3: standard, hybrid, 5: stan
3: road, satellite,
Map types traffic data (3D traffic, 3D, London street map, transport map, cycle heat map, map satellite; all include a hybrid
traffic
LiDar for certain ordnance survey map, venue map map, humanitarian creator, explore traffic data layer traffic,
places not present
places, community[9]
in most places),
hybrid
Yes (with plugin),
Yes, limited to certain Yes, limited to certain Ye
3D mode limited to certain Yes (Windows 8/10) No Yes, third-party[10] areas areas v
areas
3D
Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
landmarks

Weather No No Yes, third-party[11] Yes Yes

Backend JSON JSON, XML, JavaScript, .NET XML Java, JavaScript

Openstreetmap
Backend Foundation. Paid for
Google Microsoft Nokia/Navteq Apple Yande
providers by various individuals
and companies.
Data
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest OpenStreetMap Here Apple Maps Yan
Age of
satellite 1–3 years 1–3 years 1–4 years No 1–3 years 1–3 years 1–4 ye
imagery
TomTom,
NAVTEQ, Intermap, Pictometry
MAPIT, Tele Atlas, OpenStreetMap, TomTom, and others user c
International, NASA, Blom, User contributions,
Map data DigitalGlobe, MDA and others (htt (http://gspa21.ls.appl NAVT
Ordnance Survey, SK Planet open data and data Navteq
providers Federal, user p://hello.mapqu e.com/html/attributio
http://www.bing.com/maps/Help/en- donations others
contributions est.com/attributi n.html)
us/About.htm
ons)
Infogroup
(contact info, OpenStreetMap Yelp (ratings and
Live Local Listings, Yellow Pages,
Directory hours, and Nominatim (https://wi reviews), others (htt
Google+, NAVTEQ, Yelp (ratings and
data description), ki.openstreetmap.org/ Navteq p://gspa21.ls.apple.co Yande
ThomsonLocal.com reviews), TripAdvisor (ratings and
providers Yelp (ratings, wiki/Nominatim), m/html/attribution.htm
reviews)
reviews, and GeoNames l)
"Good to Know")
Searching
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest OpenStreetMap Here Apple Maps Yan
Location Post code, street Post code, street name, town, Post code, Post code, street Post code, street Post code, street Post c
 name, town, neighborhood, city, landmark, street name, name, town, name, town, name, town, name
neighborhood, city, administrative district, long./lat. town, state, neighborhood/suburb, neighborhood/suburb, neighborhood/suburb, neighb
plus code long./lat. Zip+4 state/region, city, state/region, city, state/region, city, city, lo
country, Zip+4, country, long./lat. country, Zip+4,
long./lat. long./lat.
Business, places of Airport code, businesses, Business, Business, places of
All possibility, no Business, places of Busin
Entity interest, airport collections, directories, landmarks, places of interest, landmarks,
restriction interest of inte
codes postal codes interest airport codes
User
Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
created
Levels of
1 0 0 0 0 0
filtering
Directions
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest OpenStreetMap Here Apple Maps Yan
Yes – by car, foot,
Directions Yes Yes Yes Yes[13] Yes
public transport
Reverse
Yes Yes Yes Yes, third-party[14] Yes Yes
directions
Public Yes limited to certain
Yes limited to Yes limited to certain Yes
transport Yes limited to certain areas[15] Yes Yes, third-party[16]
certain areas areas[17] areas cer
integration
Walking
Yes (beta) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
directions
Wheelchair
No No No Yes, third-party[18] No No
directions
Bicycle
Yes (beta) No Yes Yes No No
directions
Multiple
Yes Yes Yes Yes, third-party[19] Yes No
destinations
Yes, via email and Cortana (feature Yes, via email,
Send to Yes, via Yes, from Mac OS X
Yes, via email coming in Windows 10 anniversary SMS, Car, GPS, No Yes
device synchronization to iOS only
update) Facebook

Live traffic Yes, partial in a third-

Yes Yes (35 countries)[20] Yes Yes Yes
information party[21]
Historic
Yes No No No Yes No
traffic
Personalization
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest OpenStreetMap Here Apple Maps Yan
Set home
Yes Yes Yes Yes, if registered Yes Yes
location
Save maps Yes Yes No No Yes No
Printing
Print option Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Scale to
No No No No No No
print
Crop to
Yes Yes No No Yes No
print
Notes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Retains Matched searches, Matches searches, directions, Favou
No Marker Favourites, directions No
overlays? directions collections directi
Collaboration / embedding
Create Yes, both permalink
Yes Yes Yes Yes No
hyperlink and shortlink
Send
hyperlink to Yes Yes No No Yes No
email
Embed
HTML Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Iframe link
Windows 8/10, Windows Phone
7/8/10, Microsoft Office (Access,
Outlook, Excel – Power View, Apple Maps,
In Car
Power Maps, Power BI), Microsoft MapQuest,
Google Earth, Mercedes-Benz in- Yande
Application SQL Reporting Services, Microsoft Foursquare,
BMW Assist, Tesla car system, Alpine in- CarPlay Yande
integration Dynamic CRM, Microsoft Craigslist, Apple
Navigation car system Yande
SharePoint, Microsoft Cortana, iPhoto, Wikipedia,
Yande
Bing Weather, Microsoft Research World Bank
WorldWide Telescope, AutoCad,
ESRI ArcGIS
Yes - developer.apple
Yes - Javascript, WPF, .NET (C#, Yes - developer.here .com/reference
API
Yes VB), C++, Windows 8/10, WP 7/8, Yes Yes .com (http://develope /mapkit (https://devel
available
REST r.here.com/) oper.apple.com/refere
nce/mapkit)
Other http://microsoft.com/maps Wordpress plugin /
open search
 Blog http://blogs.bing.com/maps

Shareable
Yes Yes Via Email, Facebook, Twitter No Yes Yes No
maps
Readily
available Yes Yes Yes No No No
overlays
Advertising
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest OpenStreetMap Here Apple Maps Yan
Business Yes - Microsoft consumer apps, not
Yes No No Yes No
advertising in B2B apps or APIs
Mobile
Mobile-
No, application
specific Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[23] dependent
website

Mobile- Android only via Yes, for Nokia mobile

specific Yes Yes Yes OsmAnd and phones and iOS and Yes
application STAPPZ[24] Android

Contact
Yes Yes No No No Yes
integration
Yes, via Android
Voice Maps app,
Yes No Yes, with OsmAnd Yes Yes
integration upcoming feature
for full web mode
GPS
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
integration
Yes - with
Directions Yes Yes Yes Yes
OsmAnd
Turn-by-turn Yes,
Yes, if on Android Yes - Windows 10 Yes Yes, with OsmAnd Yes Yes
navigation
Yes, in custom
Interactive implementations e.g.
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
maps via STAPPZ[24] for
Android
Map, satellite, terrain,
Road, satellite, hybrid, bird's eye, 3D with plugin, 3D
Types of Map, satellite, Map, terrain, satellite Map, satellite, terrain, Map, s
traffic, 3D, London street map, Map, satellite without plugin for
map terrain, street (exclusive to editing) hybrid, flyover, 3D hybrid
ordnance survey map, venue map compatible browsers,
night mode
Cell-based
Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Yes Yes
location
Wi-fi
Yes Yes Unknown Yes Yes Yes
location
Supported
54[25] 117[5] 4
languages

See also
Tencent
Navteq
Traffic Message Channel (TMC)
Online virtual globes
Category:Street view services

Sources
1. "Bing Maps Geographic Coverage" (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd43
5699.aspx). microsoft.com. Microsoft.
2. "iOS 9 Feature Availability – Apple (UK)" (https://www.apple.com/uk/ios/feature-ava
ilability/#maps-standard). apple.com.
3. https://yandex.ua/support/maps/concept/map-displaying.html?lang=ru
4. "Mapping in your language" (https://support.google.com/mapmaker/answer/15700
5). google.com.
5. "Language Support" (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn306047.aspx).
microsoft.com. Microsoft.
6. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20130804203529/http://kb.applingua.
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original (http://kb.applingua.com/2011/07/supported-ios-languages-which-language
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microsoft.com. Microsoft.
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out-new-look/). Nokia.
10. There are several 3D map providers (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/3D), like
F4 Group (http://map.f4-group.com/) and OSM Buildings (http://osmbuildings.org/).
11. There is one (http://openweathermap.org/maps) Archived (https://web.archive.org/
web/20141129143147/http://openweathermap.org/maps) 2014-11-29 at the
Wayback Machine
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nline_routers) available, like OSRM (http://map.project-osrm.org/), GraphHopper (h
ttp://graphhopper.com/maps/) or Cloudmade (http://maps.cloudmade.com/).
Archived (https://archive.is/20120524090754/http://maps.cloudmade.com/) 2012-
05-24 at Archive.today
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aspx). microsoft.com. Microsoft.
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50411000000/http://www./) April 11, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
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px). microsoft.com. Microsoft.
21. Only Open Route Service (http://www.openrouteservice.org/) and only in NRW and
Bavaria
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Developers. 18 February 2016.

Bing Maps (http://www.bing.com/maps/)

Google Maps (https://maps.google.com/)
MapQuest Maps (http://www.mapquest.com/)
OpenStreetMap (http://www.openstreetmap.org/)
Here (http://here.com/)
Yandex.Maps (https://yandex.com/maps/)
GraphHopper

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