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Bing Maps vs Google Maps Platform

Bing Maps logo

Bing Maps

Software

Web mapping services with street maps, aerial imagery, and APIs for developers

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Google Maps Platform logo

Google Maps Platform

Software

Comprehensive set of APIs and SDKs that allow developers to embed Google

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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.; Google Maps Platform free allowances are per service rather than pooled, at 10,000 events a month for dynamic maps, geocoding and autocomplete

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bing Maps and Google Maps Platform actually diverge.

Attributes where Bing Maps and Google Maps Platform differ
AttributeBing MapsGoogle Maps Platform
FoundedUnknown2005

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (freemium), free tier (No), 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 Google Maps Platform does not also cover.

Only in Google Maps Platform

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.

Google Maps Platform

  • Embedding dynamic maps, Street View and photorealistic 3D tiles in an applicationnot Bing Maps
  • Route computation, navigation and fleet route optimisationnot Bing Maps
  • Geocoding, place autocomplete and address validationnot Bing Maps
  • Environmental data including weather, solar, air quality and pollennot Bing Maps
  • Geospatial analytics through Earth Enginenot 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.

Google Maps Platform

  • Free allowances are per service rather than pooled, at 10,000 events a month for dynamic maps, geocoding and autocomplete
  • Dynamic Maps cost $7.00 per 1,000 calls at the entry tier
  • Geocoding and the Directions API both cost $5.00 per 1,000 calls at the entry tier
  • Pricing is tiered by volume, so the effective unit price depends on total monthly usage and is hard to predict in advance
  • Billing is usage based with no flat plan, so a traffic spike is a cost spike

Pricing, plan by plan

Bing Maps

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bing Maps review.

Google Maps Platform

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Google Maps Platform review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Bing Maps if

Nothing in the data separates Bing Maps from Google Maps Platform on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Bing Maps review

Choose Google Maps Platform if

Nothing in the data separates Google Maps Platform from Bing Maps on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Google Maps Platform review

Questions people ask

Is Bing Maps or Google Maps Platform better?
Neither clearly leads. Bing Maps starts at On request and Google Maps Platform at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bing Maps or Google Maps Platform?
Bing Maps starts at On request and Google Maps Platform at On request.
Does Bing Maps or Google Maps Platform run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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