Software · head to head
Bing Maps vs CesiumJS
Bing Maps
Software
Web mapping services with street maps, aerial imagery, and APIs for developers
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
CesiumJS
Software
Open-source JavaScript library for creating 3D globes and 2D maps with support
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only CesiumJS has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Bing Maps bing Maps API keys are split into Basic (free-use, capped) and Enterprise (billable) tiers, and Spatial Data Services requests exceeding 1,000,000 per year are billable even when a session ID is used, per Microsoft's own developer documentation.; CesiumJS the free Community tier does not permit commercial use
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Bing Maps and CesiumJS actually diverge.
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Bing Maps
Nothing recorded that CesiumJS does not also cover.
Only in CesiumJS
Nothing recorded that Bing Maps does not also cover.
Both cover
- Core Functionality
- User Interface
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Bing Maps
No use cases recorded yet. See the Bing Maps review.
CesiumJS
- Streaming 3D terrain, imagery and building data into web applicationsnot Bing Maps
- Tiling and hosting large geospatial and reality capture datasetsnot Bing Maps
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Bing Maps
- Bing Maps API keys are split into Basic (free-use, capped) and Enterprise (billable) tiers, and Spatial Data Services requests exceeding 1,000,000 per year are billable even when a session ID is used, per Microsoft's own developer documentation.
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
Bing Maps
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Bing Maps review.
CesiumJS
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the CesiumJS review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Bing Maps if
Nothing in the data separates Bing Maps from CesiumJS on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Bing Maps or CesiumJS better?
- Neither clearly leads. Bing Maps starts at On request and CesiumJS at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Bing Maps or CesiumJS?
- CesiumJS has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Bing Maps and Free for CesiumJS.
- Does Bing Maps or CesiumJS run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use CesiumJS for free?
- Yes. CesiumJS has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Bing Maps starts at On request.