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The following table compares general and technical information for a number of bicycle route planning websites.
| Site Name | Link | Without Registration | Business Model | Route Planning | Elevation Profile | Surface Indication | GPX Track | Sharable Link | Track Suggestion | Mobile App Support | Forum | Map Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AllTrails | https://www.alltrails.com | No | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | |
| BikeMap | https://bikemap.net | Optional | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | |
| BikeRoll | https://bikeroll.net | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Google Maps | |
| Bike Route Toaster | https://web.archive.org/web/20160802145900/http://bikeroutetoaster.com/ | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Many | |
| Brouter | https://brouter.de/brouter-web | Yes | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | OpenStreetMap |
| ByCycle | http://bycycle.org | Yes | Free | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | OpenStreetMap | |
| CycleStreets | https://www.cyclestreets.net/ | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | OpenStreetMap (augmented) |
| cycle.travel | https://cycle.travel | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | OpenStreetMap (augmented) | |
| gpx.studio | https://gpx.studio | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Many | |
| GraphHopper | https://graphhopper.com/maps/ | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | OpenStreetMap | |
| Judise | https://www.judise.nl | Yes | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | |
| komoot | https://www.komoot.com | Yes | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | OpenStreetMap & Bing |
| Mapmyride | http://www.mapmyride.com | No | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Many | |
| Mapy.cz | https://mapy.cz | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many |
| MileMeter | http://www.gmap-pedometer.com | Optional | Free | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Google Maps | |
| MTB Project | https://www.mtbproject.com/ | Yes | ||||||||||
| MyCycleTour | http://www.mycycletour.com/ | No | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Many | |
| MyTrails | https://www.frogsparks.com/ | Yes | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | |||||
| Naviki | https://www.naviki.org | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | OpenStreetMap | |
| Openrunner | https://www.openrunner.com | Optional | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Many | |
| On The Go Map | https://onthegomap.com/ | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | OpenStreetMap |
| Outdooractive | https://www.outdooractive.com/ | No | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | OpenStreetMap, Digitized official topo maps (Swisstopo, IGN, OS, ÖAV, DAV, KOMPASS, ADFC-BVA Bike Map) |
| Plotaroute | https://www.plotaroute.com | Optional | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | |
| RideWithGPS | http://ridewithgps.com | No | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Many | |
| RouteLoops | https://routeloops.com/ | No | Free | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Many | |||
| RouteYou | https://www.routeyou.com | Yes | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | |
| Runtastic | http://runtastic.com | No | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Google Maps | |||
| SportRoutePlanner | http://www.sportrouteplanner.com | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Google Maps | |
| Strava | https://www.strava.com | No | (subscription required) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | OpenStreetMap, Google Maps & Apple Maps (IOS Only) |
| Trailforks | https://www.trailforks.com/ | Yes | ||||||||||
| Veloroutes | http://veloroutes.org | Yes | Free | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Google Maps |
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