Maps & Navigation · head to head
Bing Maps vs GraphHopper
Bing Maps
Maps & Navigation
Web mapping services with street maps, aerial imagery, and APIs for developers
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
GraphHopper
Maps & Navigation
Open-source routing engine for road networks, providing fast route calculations, turn-by-turn navigation
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
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.; GraphHopper the free plan is non commercial use only
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Bing Maps and GraphHopper actually diverge.
| Attribute | Bing Maps | GraphHopper |
|---|
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (freemium), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 Bing Maps
Nothing recorded that GraphHopper does not also cover.
Only in GraphHopper
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.
GraphHopper
- Routing, distance matrix and route optimisation over an APInot Bing Maps
- Map matching GPS traces and generating isochronesnot 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.
GraphHopper
- The free plan is non commercial use only
- Free allows 500 credits a day, 5 locations per request and a single vehicle
- Request complexity is capped per plan, at 30 locations and 2 vehicles on Basic at 69 EUR a month, rising to 200 locations and 20 vehicles on Premium at 479 EUR
- Isochrone range is limited by plan, at 15 minutes on Basic and 30 on Premium
- Credits are a daily allowance, so a busy day cannot draw on a quiet one
Pricing, plan by plan
Bing Maps
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Bing Maps review.
GraphHopper
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the GraphHopper review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Bing Maps if
Nothing in the data separates Bing Maps from GraphHopper on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose GraphHopper if
Nothing in the data separates GraphHopper from Bing Maps on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Bing Maps or GraphHopper better?
- Neither clearly leads. Bing Maps starts at On request and GraphHopper at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Bing Maps or GraphHopper?
- Bing Maps starts at On request and GraphHopper at On request.
- Does Bing Maps or GraphHopper run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.