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  5. Google Maps vs Leaflet vs MapKit JS

Google Maps vs Leaflet vs MapKit JS

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Google Maps
Google Maps
Stacks42.5K
Followers29.8K
Votes568
Leaflet
Leaflet
Stacks1.5K
Followers1.1K
Votes112
GitHub Stars43.9K
Forks6.0K
MapKit JS
MapKit JS
Stacks9
Followers36
Votes0

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Advice on Google Maps, Leaflet, MapKit JS

StackShare
StackShare

Apr 4, 2019

Needs advice

From a StackShare Community member: "We're a team of two starting to write a mobile app. The app will heavily rely on maps and this is where my partner and I are not seeing eye-to-eye. I would like to go with an open source solution like OpenStreetMap that is used by Apple & Foursquare. He would like to go with Google Maps since more apps use it and has better support (according to him). Mapbox is also an option but I don’t know much about it."

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Duane
Duane

Feb 5, 2021

Needs advice
  1. I would like to input a spreadsheet with names and associated addresses into a map program to; pinpoint all of the locations on a map. How can I do that? On which map? Are there field size limitations? All help would be appreciated.

  2. There is a subdivision that is about one(1) mile by 3/4 mile in size. Is there a map program that would create the most efficient way to drive all of the streets in the subdivision without a lot of doubling back?

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Detailed Comparison

Google Maps
Google Maps
Leaflet
Leaflet
MapKit JS
MapKit JS

Create rich applications and stunning visualisations of your data, leveraging the comprehensiveness, accuracy, and usability of Google Maps and a modern web platform that scales as you grow.

Leaflet is an open source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. It is developed by Vladimir Agafonkin of MapBox with a team of dedicated contributors. Weighing just about 30 KB of gzipped JS code, it has all the features most developers ever need for online maps.

MapKit JS brings Apple Maps to the web. This new JavaScript library lets you add interactive maps to webpages — complete with annotations, overlays, and interfaces to Apple Maps services such as Search and Directions — to enable rich interactions.

Maps Image APIs;Places API;Web Services;Google Earth API;Maps API Licensing;Google Maps API for Work
Tile layers;Drag panning with inertia;Scroll wheel zoom;Multi-touch zoom;Zoom animation;Hardware acceleration on iOS;Smart polyline/polygon rendering
Embed; Add Annotations; Custom Callout; Draggable Annotations
Statistics
GitHub Stars
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GitHub Stars
43.9K
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GitHub Forks
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GitHub Forks
6.0K
GitHub Forks
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Stacks
42.5K
Stacks
1.5K
Stacks
9
Followers
29.8K
Followers
1.1K
Followers
36
Votes
568
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112
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Pros & Cons
Pros
  • 253
    Free
  • 136
    Address input through maps api
  • 82
    Sharable Directions
  • 47
    Google Earth
  • 46
    Unique
Cons
  • 5
    Google Attributions and logo
  • 2
    Only map allowed alongside google place autocomplete
Pros
  • 34
    Light weight
  • 29
    Free
  • 12
    Evolutive via plugins
  • 11
    OpenStreetMap
  • 10
    Strong community
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What are some alternatives to Google Maps, Leaflet, MapKit JS?

Mapbox

Mapbox

We make it possible to pin travel spots on Pinterest, find restaurants on Foursquare, and visualize data on GitHub.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers that contribute and maintain data about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the world.

OpenLayers

OpenLayers

An opensource javascript library to load, display and render maps from multiple sources on web pages.

ArcGIS

ArcGIS

It is a geographic information system for working with maps and geographic information. It is used for creating and using maps, compiling geographic data, analyzing mapped information, sharing and much more.

CSV2GEO

CSV2GEO

It provides live conversion of batch addresses into geographic coordinates (address to lat long) or turn coordinates into well formatted address. It creates and publishes interactive maps.

MapTiler

MapTiler

It is a software for map tile rendering. It has been designed for producing seamless maps and aerial photo layers covering whole countries. The rendering is fast and efficient, and it can fully utilize multiple CPUs to 100%.

MAPS.ME

MAPS.ME

MAPS.ME is an open source cross-platform offline maps application, built on top of crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap data. It was publicly released for iOS and Android.

LocationIQ

LocationIQ

Free and Fast Geocoding Service

Stadia Maps

Stadia Maps

We enable devs to contextualize their data on a map and build complicated apps involving routing, time zones, and more with our APIs. We hate billing surprises as much as you, and if you send us an email, you'll get a real human reply.

CARTO

CARTO

The CARTO platform empowers everyone, from business analysts to data scientists, to turn location data into business outcomes. We accelerate innovation, power new use cases and disrupt business models through Location Intelligence.

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