Comparison of web map services

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Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.cz OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps
License Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary ODbL Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary
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 StatesCzech RepublicAllMore 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+)MS Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Seznam.cz (all latest or 1-2 previous versions)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, SwedishCzech, German, English, Slovak, Polish50+ 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, Turkish41 languages:

Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong), Traditional Chinese (Taiwan), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (Australia), English (UK), English (United States), Finnish, French (Canada), French (France), German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese [6]

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English, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish
Viewing interface
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.cz OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex 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, depth, 360 panoramic (Panorama), 3D mode (tilt, pan, rotate)Vertical, 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] 17191918Vector-base19
Mouse scroll wheel map zoomYesYesYesYesYesYesYes [8] Yes
Direct mouse interface (draggable, etc.)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Dynamic search results based on dragging on the mapYesYesNoYesNoYesNoYes
Keyboard shortcutsYesYesNoNoYesYes - routing with directionsYesNo
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, traffic8: standard, traffic, outdoor, with photos, satellite, winter, geographic, haptic5: standard map, transport map, cycle map, humanitarian7: map view, satellite, terrain, 3D, traffic, public transportation, heat map, map creator, explore places, community [9] 4: explore, standard, hybrid, satellite; all include a traffic data layer5: standard, hybrid, satellite, traffic, 3D
3D modeYes, limited to certain areasYes (Windows 8/10)NoYesYes, third-party [10] Yes, limited to certain areasYesYes (mobile version)
3D landmarksYesYesNoYes (Czech Republic)NoYesYesYes
WeatherNoNoYesYes, third-party [11] YesYesNo
BackendJSONJSON, XML, JavaScript, .NETXMLJava, JavaScript
Backend providersGoogleMicrosoftSeznam.cz OpenStreetMap Foundation. Paid for by various individuals and companies. HERE Apple Yandex
Data
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.cz OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps
Age of satellite imagery1–3 years [ dubious ]1–3 years[ citation needed ]1–4 yearsNo1–3 years1–3 years1–4 years
Map data providersMAPIT, Tele Atlas, DigitalGlobe, MDA Federal, user contributions TomTom, OpenStreetMap, Intermap, Pictometry International, NASA, Blom, Ordnance Survey, [12] SK Planet TomTom, OpenStreetMap, and others Seznam.cz, OpenStreetMap and others User contributions, open data and data donations HERE TomTom, and others Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine user contributions, NAVTEQ and others [13]
Directory data providers Google+, 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")Seznam.cz and others OpenStreetMap Nominatim, GeoNames HERE Yelp (ratings and reviews), TripAdvisor, others Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine Yandex.Directory
Searching
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.cz OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps
LocationPost code, street name, town, neighborhood, city, plus code (aka OLC) (long and short), 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, OLC (long and short), Zip+4, long./lat.Post 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 interestAirport code, businesses, landmarks, postal codes, places of interestAll possibility, no restrictionBusiness, places of interest, landmarks, airport codesBusiness, places of interest, airport codes, postal codesBusiness, places of interest
User createdYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYes
Levels of filtering100000
Directions
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.cz OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps
DirectionsYesYesYesYesYes [14] Yes – by car, foot, public transportYesYes
Reverse directionsYesYesYesYesYes, third-party [15] YesYesYes
Public transport integrationYes, limited to certain areasYes, limited to certain areas [16] YesYes, limited to certain areasYes, third-party [17] Yes, limited to certain areas [18] Yes, not available in certain countriesYes, limited to certain areas
Walking directionsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Wheelchair directionsYes, accessibility informationNoNoNoYes, third-party [19] NoNoNo
Bicycle directionsYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYes
Multiple destinationsYesYesYesYesYes, third-party [20] 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, FacebookYes, via synchronization, email, Facebook, Twitter, QR, link sharingNoYes, via synchronizationYes, via handoff, link sharing, or airdropYes, via email
Live traffic informationYesYes (35 countries) [21] YesYes (Czech Republic)Yes, partial in a third-party [22] YesYesYes
Historic trafficYesNoNoNoYesNoYes
Personalization
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.cz OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps
Set home locationYesYesYesYes, if registeredYes, if registeredYesYesYes
Save mapsYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYes
Printing
Print optionYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Scale to printNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Crop to printYesYesNoNoNoYesYesYes
NotesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYes
Retains overlays?Matched searches, directionsMatches searches, directions, collectionsNoMarkerFavourites, directionsMatched searchesFavourites, directions
Collaboration / embedding
Create hyperlinkYesYesYesYesYes, both permalink and shortlinkYesYesYes
Send hyperlink to emailYesYesNoYesNoYesYesNo
Embed HTML Iframe linkYesYesYesYesYesNoYes, when sent via iMessageNo
Application integration Google 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 ArcGIS Apple Maps, MapQuest, Foursquare, Craigslist, Apple iPhoto, Wikipedia, World Bank Mercedes-Benz in-car system, Alpine in-car system CarPlay In Car System, [23] Yandex.Navigator, Yandex.Trafic, Yandex.Transport, Yandex.Schedules
API availableYesYes - Javascript, WPF, .NET (C#, VB), C++, Windows 8/10, WP 7/8, RESTYesYesYesYes - developer.here.com Yes - developer.apple.com/reference/mapkit Yes
Other http://microsoft.com/maps

Blog http://blogs.bing.com/maps

Wordpress plugin / open search
Shareable mapsYesYes Via Email, Facebook, TwitterNoYesYesYesYesNo
Readily available overlaysYesYesYesNoNoNoYes
Advertising
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.cz OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps
Business advertisingYesYes - Microsoft consumer apps, not in B2B apps or APIsNoYesNoYesNoYes
Mobile
Mobile-specific websiteYesYesYesYesYesYes [24] No, application dependentYes
Mobile-specific applicationYesYesYesYes Android only via OsmAnd and STAPPZ [25] Yes, for Nokia mobile phones and iOS and Android YesYes
Contact integrationYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
Voice integrationYes, via Android Maps app, upcoming feature for full web modeYesNoYesYes, with OsmAnd YesYesYes
GPS integrationYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
DirectionsYesYesYes - with OsmAnd YesYesYesYes
Turn-by-turn navigation Yes, if on AndroidYes - Windows 10YesYesYes, with OsmAnd YesYesYes, if on mobile version
Interactive mapsYesYesYesYesYes, in custom implementations e.g. via STAPPZ [25] for Android YesYesYes
Types of mapMap, satellite, terrain, streetRoad, satellite, hybrid, bird's eye, traffic, 3D, London street map, ordnance survey map, venue mapMap, satelliteOutdoor, satellite, winter, standard, traffic, terrainMap, 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 locationYesYesUnknownYesUnknownYesYesYes
Wi-fi locationYesYesUnknownYesYesYesYes
Supported languages54 [26] 117 [5] 2041 [6] 4

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