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Bing Maps vs MapQuest

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Bing Maps

Software

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

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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MapQuest

Software

Free driving directions, live traffic updates, and road conditions for trip planning and navigation

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.; MapQuest subscription tiers cost more per transaction than the pay as you go rate at low volume, since $119 a month for 30,000 transactions is roughly $0.004 each against $0.0045 on demand

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bing Maps and MapQuest actually diverge.

Attributes where Bing Maps and MapQuest differ
AttributeBing MapsMapQuest

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 MapQuest does not also cover.

Only in MapQuest

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.

MapQuest

  • Geocoding, routing and static maps over an APInot Bing Maps
  • Adding directions and place search to an applicationnot 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.

MapQuest

  • Subscription tiers cost more per transaction than the pay as you go rate at low volume, since $119 a month for 30,000 transactions is roughly $0.004 each against $0.0045 on demand
  • The 50,000 free pay as you go transactions are described as available for a limited time rather than as a standing allowance
  • Plan allowances are monthly and do not carry over
  • Enterprise volume is custom priced

Pricing, plan by plan

Bing Maps

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bing Maps review.

MapQuest

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the MapQuest review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Bing Maps if

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

Bing Maps review

Choose MapQuest if

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

MapQuest review

Questions people ask

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