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GraphHopper vs Mapillary

GraphHopper logo

GraphHopper

Maps & Navigation

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Mapillary logo

Mapillary

Maps & Navigation

Platform for street-level imagery that crowdsources images to map the world and

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: GraphHopper the free plan is non commercial use only; Mapillary owned by Meta, so the imagery and the roadmap sit with a single company rather than a foundation

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which GraphHopper and Mapillary actually diverge.

Attributes where GraphHopper and Mapillary differ
AttributeGraphHopperMapillary

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 GraphHopper

Nothing recorded that Mapillary does not also cover.

Only in Mapillary

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 Mapillary
  • Map matching GPS traces and generating isochronesnot Mapillary

Mapillary

  • Street-level imagery for map editing and verificationnot GraphHopper
  • Crowdsourcing photos to keep a map currentnot GraphHopper
  • Extracting map features automatically with computer visionnot GraphHopper
  • Embedding street imagery with MapillaryJSnot GraphHopper

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

Mapillary

  • Owned by Meta, so the imagery and the roadmap sit with a single company rather than a foundation
  • Coverage depends on contributors, so it is dense in mapped cities and thin elsewhere

Pricing, plan by plan

GraphHopper

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the GraphHopper review.

Mapillary

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mapillary review.

Which should you pick?

Choose GraphHopper if

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

GraphHopper review

Choose Mapillary if

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

Mapillary review

Questions people ask

Is GraphHopper or Mapillary better?
Neither clearly leads. GraphHopper starts at On request and Mapillary at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, GraphHopper or Mapillary?
GraphHopper starts at On request and Mapillary at On request.
Does GraphHopper or Mapillary 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 Mapillary is typically brought in for.
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