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GraphHopper vs HERE WeGo

GraphHopper logo

GraphHopper

Software

Open-source routing engine for road networks, providing fast route calculations, turn-by-turn navigation

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
HERE WeGo logo

HERE WeGo

Software

Free navigation app with offline maps, public transit, bike routing, and car

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: GraphHopper the free plan is non commercial use only; HERE WeGo hERE WeGo is a free navigation app whose public transport guidance covers only more than 1,900 named cities worldwide, per the developer's own App Store description; other regions rely on driving/walking directions and offline maps only.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which GraphHopper and HERE WeGo actually diverge.

Attributes where GraphHopper and HERE WeGo differ
AttributeGraphHopperHERE WeGo

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 GraphHopper

Nothing recorded that HERE WeGo does not also cover.

Only in HERE WeGo

Nothing recorded that GraphHopper 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.

GraphHopper

  • Routing, distance matrix and route optimisation over an APInot HERE WeGo
  • Map matching GPS traces and generating isochronesnot HERE WeGo

HERE WeGo

No use cases recorded yet. See the HERE WeGo review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

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

HERE WeGo

  • HERE WeGo is a free navigation app whose public transport guidance covers only more than 1,900 named cities worldwide, per the developer's own App Store description; other regions rely on driving/walking directions and offline maps only.

Pricing, plan by plan

GraphHopper

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the GraphHopper review.

HERE WeGo

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the HERE WeGo review.

Which should you pick?

Choose GraphHopper if

Nothing in the data separates GraphHopper from HERE WeGo on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

GraphHopper review

Choose HERE WeGo if

Nothing in the data separates HERE WeGo from GraphHopper on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

HERE WeGo review

Questions people ask

Is GraphHopper or HERE WeGo better?
Neither clearly leads. GraphHopper starts at On request and HERE WeGo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, GraphHopper or HERE WeGo?
GraphHopper starts at On request and HERE WeGo at On request.
Does GraphHopper or HERE WeGo run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is GraphHopper best used for?
GraphHopper is most often used for routing, distance matrix and route optimisation over an api, map matching gps traces and generating isochrones. Of those, routing, distance matrix and route optimisation over an api and map matching gps traces and generating isochrones are not what HERE WeGo is typically brought in for.
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