🆚 Google Maps vs. Thunderforest

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Map service
Map service

About

Google Maps is an online mapping service from Google that provides users with satellite imagery, street maps, 3D views, real-time traffic updates, and route planning features.

Thunderforest is a global activity map provider that maintains a library of map styles based on OpenStreetMap data, as well as creating custom maps.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California, United States
New Malden, United Kingdom

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️Maps
Google Maps Platform
Free version ✔️10K API calls per month
Free version ✔️Embed
Other APIDepends on API
Free version ✔️Hobby Project, 150K tile requests per month
Solo Developer
(1.5M tile requests)
$125/month
Small Business
(15M tile requests)
$255/month
Large Business
(150M tile requests)
$525/month

Categories

Maps › Rank #1
Maps › Rank #19

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Google Maps service is 1,385 times more popular than Thunderforest.
Total websites

Market share

Maps

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Google Maps is more popular than Thunderforest in all countries.
United States
Japan
United Kingdom
Germany
Australia
Spain
Italy
France
India
Canada

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Google Maps is more popular than Thunderforest in all market segments.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Travel
Education/Reference
Health
Real Estate
Internet Services
Fashion/Beauty
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#12
#39
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Name
Rank
#17,130
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See also

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