Maps & Navigation · head to head
AllTrails vs CesiumJS
AllTrails
Maps & Navigation
Discover the best hiking and biking trails
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
CesiumJS
Maps & Navigation
Open-source JavaScript library for creating 3D globes and 2D maps with support
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: AllTrails the App Store listing shows AllTrails is a free download with an in-app Pro subscription; the visible listing text does not state the Pro price, so the reader must check in-app purchases for the current rate.; CesiumJS the free Community tier does not permit commercial use
- They diverge on capability: AllTrails covers Trail discovery, CesiumJS covers Core Functionality.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which AllTrails and CesiumJS actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Maps & Navigation).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in AllTrails
- Trail discovery
- Offline maps
- GPS navigation
- Activity recording
- Trail reviews
- Apple Health
- Garmin
- Apple Watch
Only in CesiumJS
- Core Functionality
- User Interface
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
AllTrails
- Trail discoverynot CesiumJS
- Hiking navigationnot CesiumJS
- Outdoor fitness trackingnot CesiumJS
CesiumJS
- Streaming 3D terrain, imagery and building data into web applicationsnot AllTrails
- Tiling and hosting large geospatial and reality capture datasetsnot AllTrails
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
AllTrails
- The App Store listing shows AllTrails is a free download with an in-app Pro subscription; the visible listing text does not state the Pro price, so the reader must check in-app purchases for the current rate.
CesiumJS
- The free Community tier does not permit commercial use
- The cheapest commercial plan is $149 a month for an individual and $524 for a team
- Team accounts are capped at 5 members on both the Commercial and Premium plans
- Three separate quotas apply at once, being storage, monthly streaming and monthly reality modelling gigapixels, and exceeding any one of them constrains the account
- Streaming is capped at 15 GB a month on the free tier
Pricing, plan by plan
AllTrails
Free- FreeFree
- Trail search
- Community reviews
- Basic maps
- AllTrails+$35.99/year
- Offline maps
- Real-time navigation
- Trail conditions
CesiumJS
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the CesiumJS review.
Which should you pick?
Choose AllTrails if
- You need trail discovery.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want offline maps.
Choose CesiumJS if
- You need core functionality.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want user interface.
Questions people ask
- Is AllTrails or CesiumJS better?
- Neither clearly leads. AllTrails starts at Free and CesiumJS at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, AllTrails or CesiumJS?
- AllTrails starts at Free and CesiumJS at Free.
- Does AllTrails or CesiumJS run on more platforms?
- AllTrails runs on Ios, Android, Web. CesiumJS runs on Web.
- Can I use AllTrails for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is AllTrails best used for?
- AllTrails is most often used for trail discovery, hiking navigation, outdoor fitness tracking. Of those, trail discovery and hiking navigation are not what CesiumJS is typically brought in for.
- What can AllTrails do that CesiumJS cannot?
- AllTrails covers Trail discovery, Offline maps, GPS navigation, Activity recording. CesiumJS covers Core Functionality, User Interface.