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Bing Maps vs Mapzen

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Bing Maps

Software

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Mapzen

Software

Mapzen was an open-source mapping platform that provided geocoding, routing, and map rendering services

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.; Mapzen the vendor's own pricing page as captured by the Internet Archive on 2 January 2018 priced its mobility APIs on a free tier plus overage model: Turn-by-Turn navigation free for the first 5,000 requests per month then 50 cents per additional 1,000 requests, and Isochrone and Optimized Route each free for the first 100 requests per month then $1.50 per additional 1,000 requests; Mapzen shut down as a project in 2018 shortly after this capture and this pricing no longer applies to any live service

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Bing Maps and Mapzen differ
AttributeBing MapsMapzen

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 Mapzen does not also cover.

Only in Mapzen

Nothing recorded that Bing Maps does not also cover.

Both cover

  • Core Functionality
  • User Interface

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.

Mapzen

  • The vendor's own pricing page as captured by the Internet Archive on 2 January 2018 priced its mobility APIs on a free tier plus overage model: Turn-by-Turn navigation free for the first 5,000 requests per month then 50 cents per additional 1,000 requests, and Isochrone and Optimized Route each free for the first 100 requests per month then $1.50 per additional 1,000 requests; Mapzen shut down as a project in 2018 shortly after this capture and this pricing no longer applies to any live service

Pricing, plan by plan

Bing Maps

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bing Maps review.

Mapzen

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mapzen review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Bing Maps if

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

Bing Maps review

Choose Mapzen if

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

Mapzen review

Questions people ask

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