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MapTiler vs Bing Maps

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MapTiler

Software

Map hosting, styling, and APIs for developers with beautiful pre-built map styles

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Bing Maps logo

Bing Maps

Software

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: MapTiler the free tier is restricted to testing, personal or non commercial use and forces a MapTiler logo on the map; 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.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where MapTiler and Bing Maps differ
AttributeMapTilerBing Maps

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 MapTiler

Nothing recorded that Bing Maps does not also cover.

Only in Bing Maps

Nothing recorded that MapTiler 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.

MapTiler

  • Serving vector map tiles and styles in a web or mobile applicationnot Bing Maps
  • Hosting custom map data and geocoding behind an APInot Bing Maps

Bing Maps

No use cases recorded yet. See the Bing Maps review.

Where each one falls short

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

MapTiler

  • The free tier is restricted to testing, personal or non commercial use and forces a MapTiler logo on the map
  • Free is capped at 5,000 map sessions, 1,000 search sessions and 100,000 API requests a month
  • Free storage is 5 GB but limited to a single file
  • The Flex plan at $30 a month bills overage at $2.50 per 1,000 sessions and $0.15 per 1,000 API requests
  • Soft usage limits that prevent surprise overage bills are a Custom plan feature, so cheaper plans can run up charges
  • A 99.9% SLA requires the prepaid Custom contract

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.

Pricing, plan by plan

MapTiler

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the MapTiler review.

Bing Maps

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bing Maps review.

Which should you pick?

Choose MapTiler if

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

MapTiler review

Choose Bing Maps if

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

Bing Maps review

Questions people ask

Is MapTiler or Bing Maps better?
Neither clearly leads. MapTiler starts at On request and Bing Maps at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, MapTiler or Bing Maps?
MapTiler starts at On request and Bing Maps at On request.
Does MapTiler or Bing Maps run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is MapTiler best used for?
MapTiler is most often used for serving vector map tiles and styles in a web or mobile application, hosting custom map data and geocoding behind an api. Of those, serving vector map tiles and styles in a web or mobile application and hosting custom map data and geocoding behind an api are not what Bing Maps is typically brought in for.
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