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Google Maps Platform pricing
Google Maps Platform publishes 4 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 29 August 2026, Google Maps Platform pricing is free, then $100/month across 4 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free, then $100/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 4
- Free tier
- Yes
Google Maps Platform plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $100/month | 3 | Entry tier |
| Essentials | $275/month | 12 | +$175/month, 10 more features |
| Pro | $1200/month | 12 | +$925/month, 12 more features |
| Enterprise | On request | 4 | Priced on request |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Starter
$100/monthThe entry tier. It covers 50,000 monthly calls, dynamic maps, geocoding.
Essentials
$275/monthOver Starter, this tier adds:
- 100,000 monthly calls
- Autocomplete
- Geolocation
- Maps Grounding Lite
- Place Details
- Time Zone
- Routes (Essentials tier)
- Air Quality
- Solar API
- Weather
Pro
$1200/monthOver Essentials, this tier adds:
- 250,000 monthly calls
- All Essentials features
- Address Validation Pro
- Places Aggregate API
- Nearby Search Pro
- Text Search Pro
- Immersive Maps
- Aerial View
- Elevation
- Route Optimization
- Advanced Routes capabilities
- Pollen
Enterprise
On requestOver Pro, this tier adds:
- Custom monthly call allowances
- Maximum flexibility
- Extensive customization
- All available products
What the product covers
The full Google Maps Platform feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Core
- Core Functionality
- User Interface
People bring Google Maps Platform in for embedding dynamic maps, street view and photorealistic 3d tiles in an application, route computation, navigation and fleet route optimisation, geocoding, place autocomplete and address validation, environmental data including weather, solar, air quality and pollen, geospatial analytics through earth engine. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Google Maps Platform are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Maps
Too few maps tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Maps Platform (this page) | Free, then $100/month | subscription | - | |
| Leica Infinity | On request | quote | - | vs Google Maps Platform |
| ArcGIS Survey123 | On request | Per user per year by ArcGIS user type | - | vs Google Maps Platform |
| Foursquare Spatial Studio | On request | quote | - | vs Google Maps Platform |
| Potree | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Google Maps Platform |
| Cesium ion | Free, then $149/month | Per month by storage, streaming and gigapixels | - | vs Google Maps Platform |
| onX Maps | On request | Separate per-product subscriptions, per user per year | - | vs Google Maps Platform |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Google Maps Platform badges page.
Before you pay for Google Maps Platform
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 4 tiers between $100/month and On request, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Google Maps Platform runs on web of Mountain View, California, USA. The full record is on the Google Maps Platform review, and the rest of the category is under best maps tools.
Google Maps Platform pricing questions
- How much does Google Maps Platform cost?
- Google Maps Platform publishes 4 tiers, from $100/month for Starter up to On request for Enterprise. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Google Maps Platform have a free plan?
- Yes, Google Maps Platform is recorded as subscription, so it can be used without paying.
- What is the difference between Starter and Essentials on Google Maps Platform?
- Essentials costs $275/month against $100/month, and adds 100,000 monthly calls, autocomplete, geolocation, maps grounding lite.
- Is the Enterprise plan on Google Maps Platform worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is custom monthly call allowances, maximum flexibility, extensive customization, all available products. It costs On request against $100/month for Starter. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which maps tools can I use without paying?
- 4 of the 8 maps tools listed alongside Google Maps Platform have a free tier: Potree, Cesium ion, Fused, GRASS GIS.
- What am I actually paying for with Google Maps Platform?
- The record lists 2 features across 1 area: core. In practice it is brought in for embedding dynamic maps, street view and photorealistic 3d tiles in an application, route computation, navigation and fleet route optimisation, geocoding, place autocomplete and address validation.
- Does Google Maps Platform charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 4 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Google Maps Platform prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Google Maps Platform against before paying?
- The closest maps tools in this directory are Leica Infinity, ArcGIS Survey123, Foursquare Spatial Studio, Potree. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Google Maps Platform covering price, platforms and features.