Maps & Navigation · head to head
CesiumJS vs AllTrails
CesiumJS
Maps & Navigation
Open-source JavaScript library for creating 3D globes and 2D maps with support
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
AllTrails
Maps & Navigation
Discover the best hiking and biking trails
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: CesiumJS the free Community tier does not permit commercial use; AllTrails the App Store listing shows AllTrails is a free download with an in-app Pro subscription; the visible listing text does not state the Pro price, so the reader must check in-app purchases for the current rate.
- They diverge on capability: CesiumJS covers Core Functionality, AllTrails covers Trail discovery.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which CesiumJS and AllTrails actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 CesiumJS
- Core Functionality
- User Interface
Only in AllTrails
- Trail discovery
- Offline maps
- GPS navigation
- Activity recording
- Trail reviews
- Apple Health
- Garmin
- Apple Watch
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
CesiumJS
- Streaming 3D terrain, imagery and building data into web applicationsnot AllTrails
- Tiling and hosting large geospatial and reality capture datasetsnot AllTrails
AllTrails
- Trail discoverynot CesiumJS
- Hiking navigationnot CesiumJS
- Outdoor fitness trackingnot CesiumJS
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
AllTrails
- The App Store listing shows AllTrails is a free download with an in-app Pro subscription; the visible listing text does not state the Pro price, so the reader must check in-app purchases for the current rate.
Pricing, plan by plan
CesiumJS
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the CesiumJS review.
AllTrails
Free- FreeFree
- Trail search
- Community reviews
- Basic maps
- AllTrails+$35.99/year
- Offline maps
- Real-time navigation
- Trail conditions
Which should you pick?
Choose CesiumJS if
- You need core functionality.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want user interface.
Choose AllTrails if
- You need trail discovery.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want offline maps.
Questions people ask
- Is CesiumJS or AllTrails better?
- Neither clearly leads. CesiumJS starts at Free and AllTrails at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, CesiumJS or AllTrails?
- CesiumJS starts at Free and AllTrails at Free.
- Does CesiumJS or AllTrails run on more platforms?
- CesiumJS runs on Web. AllTrails runs on Ios, Android, Web.
- Can I use CesiumJS for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is CesiumJS best used for?
- CesiumJS is most often used for streaming 3d terrain, imagery and building data into web applications, tiling and hosting large geospatial and reality capture datasets. Of those, streaming 3d terrain, imagery and building data into web applications and tiling and hosting large geospatial and reality capture datasets are not what AllTrails is typically brought in for.
- What can CesiumJS do that AllTrails cannot?
- CesiumJS covers Core Functionality, User Interface. AllTrails covers Trail discovery, Offline maps, GPS navigation, Activity recording.