Google Maps vs Leaflet vs Pathfinder

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Google Maps

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Leaflet

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Pathfinder

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Pros of Google Maps
Pros of Leaflet
Pros of Pathfinder
  • 253
    Free
  • 136
    Address input through maps api
  • 81
    Sharable Directions
  • 47
    Google Earth
  • 46
    Unique
  • 3
    Custom maps designing
  • 32
    Light weight
  • 28
    Free
  • 12
    Evolutive via plugins
  • 10
    OpenStreetMap
  • 9
    Strong community
  • 7
    Choice of map providers
  • 6
    Easy API
  • 3
    Alternative to Google Maps
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    Cons of Google Maps
    Cons of Leaflet
    Cons of Pathfinder
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      Google Attributions and logo
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      Only map allowed alongside google place autocomplete
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        What is Google Maps?

        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.

        What is Leaflet?

        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.

        What is Pathfinder?

        Pathfinder is a new real-time routing service in public beta. Pathfinder calculates routes for transportation services. These routes are updated in real time as users make transportation or delivery requests. Through our SDKs, applications can subscribe to routes as they change in response to user requests.

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            What are some alternatives to Google Maps, Leaflet, and Pathfinder?
            Mapbox
            We make it possible to pin travel spots on Pinterest, find restaurants on Foursquare, and visualize data on GitHub.
            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.
            TomTom
            It is the leading independent location technology specialist, shaping mobility with highly accurate maps, navigation, real-time traffic info and services.
            OpenLayers
            An opensource javascript library to load, display and render maps from multiple sources on web pages.
            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.
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