Comparison of web map services

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Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.com OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps 2GIS / Urbi
License Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary ODbL Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary
Availability
Full extra functionalityAustralia, Canada, 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 ]Russia (included Crimea), Kazakhstan, Abkhazia, Ukraine (in past), Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman
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] Kyrghyzstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Italy (Padova only), Chile (Santiago only), Egypt (New Cairo only)
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] IE9+, Firefox 2.0.0.8+, Safari 3+, Mozilla 1.7+, Opera 8.02+, Google Chrome 1+
Officially supported interface languages74 languages:

Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Indonesian, Malay, Bosnian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German (Germany), Estonian, English (United States), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Basque, Filipino, French (France), Galician, Croatian, Zulu, Icelandic, Italian, Swahili, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Uzbek, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Albanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish, Vietnamese, Turkish, Greek, Bulgarian, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Macedonian, Mongolian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Georgian, Armenian, Hebrew, Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Amharic, Nepali, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Sinhala, Thai, Lao, Burmese, Khmer, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese [4]

Contents

117 languages [5] Dansk, Deutsch, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, SwedishCzech, English, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Ukrainian50+ 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, Turkish33 languages:

English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese [6]

English, Russian, Ukrainian, TurkishRussian, Ukrainian (in past), Kazakh, Abkhazian, Arabic, Georgian, Armenian
Viewing interface
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.com OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps 2GIS / Urbi
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), [7] 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 modeVertical, horizontal, depth, rotation, 3D mode
Map zoom22 (more levels available through parameter)19-22 (depending on which map control is used) [8] 17191918Vector-base1920
Mouse scroll wheel map zoomYesYesYesYesYesYesYes [9] YesYes
Direct mouse interface (draggable, etc.)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Dynamic search results based on dragging on the mapYesYesNoYesNoYesNoYesYes
Keyboard shortcutsYesYesNoNoYesYes - routing with directionsYesNoNo
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 [10] 4: explore, standard, hybrid, satellite; all include a traffic data layer5: standard, hybrid, satellite, traffic, 3D14: standard, traffic, outdoor, winter, realty, friends, public transportation, parking, currency exchange, touristic, traffic accident heat map, photos, 3D, immersive roads
3D modeYes, limited to certain areasYes (Windows 8/10)NoYesYes, third-party [11] Yes, limited to certain areasYesYes (mobile version)Yes
3D landmarksYesYesNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
WeatherNoNoYesYes, third-party [12] YesYesNoYes
BackendJSONJSON, XML, JavaScript, .NETXMLJava, JavaScriptJava, JavaScript
Backend providersGoogleMicrosoftSeznam.cz OpenStreetMap Foundation. Paid for by various individuals and companies. HERE Apple Yandex 2GIS
Data
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.com OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps 2GIS / Urbi
Age of satellite imagery1–3 years [ dubious – discuss ]1–3 years[ citation needed ]1–4 yearsNo1–3 years1–3 years1–4 yearsNo
Map data providersMAPIT, Tele Atlas, DigitalGlobe, MDA Federal, user contributions TomTom, OpenStreetMap, Intermap, Pictometry International, NASA, Blom, Ordnance Survey, [13] 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 [14] OpenStreetMap, JAXA, Global Forest, Navicom, Rosreestr, DigitalGlobe
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 2GIS
Searching
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.com OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps 2GIS / Urbi
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.Post code, street name, town, neighborhood, city, landmark, administrative district, 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 interestBusiness, places of interest, landmarks, friends on map, airport codes
User createdYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesNo
Levels of filtering1000000
Directions
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.com OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps 2GIS / Urbi
DirectionsYesYesYesYesYes [15] Yes – by car, foot, public transportYesYesYes
Reverse directionsYesYesYesYesYes, third-party [16] YesYesYesYes
Public transport integrationYes, limited to certain areasYes, limited to certain areas [17] YesYes, limited to certain areasYes, third-party [18] Yes, limited to certain areas [19] Yes, not available in certain countriesYes, limited to certain areasYes, limited to certain areas
Walking directionsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Wheelchair directionsYes, accessibility informationNoNoNoYes, third-party [20] NoNoNoYes, accessibility information
Bicycle directionsYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Multiple destinationsYesYesYesYesYes, third-party [21] YesYes, limited to certain types (gas station, cafe)YesYes
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 emailYes
Live traffic informationYesYes (35 countries) [22] YesYes (9 countries) [23] [24] [25] Yes, partial in a third-party [26] YesYesYesYes
Historic trafficYesNoNoNoYesNoYesYes
Personalization
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.com OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps 2GIS / Urbi
Set home locationYesYesYesYes, if registeredYes, if registeredYesYesYesYes
Save mapsYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
Printing
Print optionYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
Scale to printNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
Crop to printYesYesNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
NotesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYes
Retains overlays?Matched searches, directionsMatches searches, directions, collectionsNoMarkerFavourites, directionsMatched searchesFavourites, directionsFavourites, directions
Collaboration / embedding
Create hyperlinkYesYesYesYesYes, both permalink and shortlinkYesYesYesYes
Send hyperlink to emailYesYesNoYesNoYesYesNoYes
Embed HTML Iframe linkYesYesYesYesYesNoYes, when sent via iMessageNoNo
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 OsmAnd, Apple Maps, MapQuest, Foursquare, Craigslist, Apple iPhoto, Wikipedia, World Bank Mercedes-Benz in-car system, Alpine in-car system CarPlay In Car System, [27] Yandex Maps, Yandex.Navigator, Yandex.Transport, Yandex.SchedulesIn Car System, 2GIS
API available Yes Yes - Javascript, WPF, .NET (C#, VB), C++, Windows 8/10, WP 7/8, REST Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Other Azure Maps API Maps Blog Wordpress plugin / open search
Shareable mapsYesYes Via Email, Facebook, TwitterNoYesYesYesYesNoYes
Readily available overlaysYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYes
Advertising
Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.com OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps 2GIS / Urbi
Business advertisingYesYes - Microsoft consumer apps, not in B2B apps or APIsNoYesNoYesNoYesYes
Mobile
Mobile-specific websiteYesYesYesYesYesYes [28] No, application dependentYesYes
Mobile-specific applicationYesYesYesYesYes, third-partyYes, for Nokia mobile phones and iOS and Android YesYesYes
Contact integrationYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYesYes
Voice integrationYes, via Android Maps app, upcoming feature for full web modeYesNoYesYes, with OsmAnd YesYesYesYes
GPS integrationYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
DirectionsYesYesYes - with OsmAnd YesYesYesYesYes
Turn-by-turn navigation Yes, if on AndroidYes - Windows 10YesYesYes, with OsmAnd YesYesYes, if on mobile versionYes, if on mobile version
Interactive mapsYesYesYesYesYes, in custom implementations e.g. via STAPPZ [29] for Android YesYesYesYes
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, terrain, haptic

only Czech Republic: cadastral, historic (19th century)

Map, 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, 3DMap, traffic, 3D
Cell-based locationYesYesUnknownYesUnknownYesYesYesYes
Wi-fi locationYesYesUnknownYesYesYesYesYes
Supported languages74 [30] 117 [5] 2033 [6] 47

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "iOS 9 Feature Availability – Apple (UK)". apple.com.
  3. ↑ "Карта не отображается - Яндекс.Карты. Справка". yandex.ua. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
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  5. 1 2 "Language Support". microsoft.com. Microsoft. 31 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 "iOS and iPadOS - Feature Availability". Apple. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
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  13. ↑ "About Bing data suppliers". Bing. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015.
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  15. ↑ There are also several online routers available, like OSRM, GraphHopper or Cloudmade. Archived 2012-05-24 at archive.today
  16. ↑ There are several, like OSRM, YOURS Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine and MapQuest Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine .
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  18. ↑ "ÖPNVKarte". Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
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  23. ↑ Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia
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