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HERE WeGo vs Mapzen

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HERE WeGo

Software

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Mapzen logo

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: 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.; 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 HERE WeGo and Mapzen actually diverge.

Attributes where HERE WeGo and Mapzen differ
AttributeHERE WeGoMapzen

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 HERE WeGo

Nothing recorded that Mapzen does not also cover.

Only in Mapzen

Nothing recorded that HERE WeGo 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.

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.

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

HERE WeGo

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the HERE WeGo review.

Mapzen

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mapzen review.

Which should you pick?

Choose HERE WeGo if

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

HERE WeGo review

Choose Mapzen if

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

Mapzen review

Questions people ask

Is HERE WeGo or Mapzen better?
Neither clearly leads. HERE WeGo 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, HERE WeGo or Mapzen?
HERE WeGo starts at On request and Mapzen at On request.
Does HERE WeGo or Mapzen run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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