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Since Google Maps jacked up their prices a few days ago, I've been exploring alternatives, including Mapbox. Unfortunately Mapbox is also very steep for a solo developer developer who wants to build a side project - at least if it's considered 'commercial'. $500 / month for only 250 users, and no way to plan beyond that without inquiring with them about an "enterprise" plan. Also, if anyone from Mapbox is reading thi…
> no way to plan beyond that without inquiring with them about an "enterprise" plan. I find it interesting how often people (myself included) are willing to consider spending hundreds of dollars on a product or service, but aren't willing to take 30 seconds to send an inquiry email or ring a sales line. Possibly it stems from cynicism (or from a perception that "if you have to ask, you can't afford it") but a few tim…
Now I understand custom pricing has to be implemented at some level, but you usually see multiple pricing tiers before it kicks in.
How does mapbox compare to carto.com ?
Carto is using Mapbox technology in the background. This blog posts explains some differentiation on top https://carto.com/blog/partnering-with-mapbox/
There are more alternatives to Google & Mapbox that mostly use OpenStreetMap as a backing data source: https://openmaptiles.org (only map tiles) https://stadiamaps.com (map tiles, static maps & routing) https://www.thunderforest.com (only maps) https://geocoder.opencagedata.com (only geocoding) https://geocode.earth (only geocoding) A laundry listing: https://switch2osm.org/providers/ Tile providers are very thankful…
Is there anyone providing free high-res satellite tiles?
See https://openmaptiles.com/satellite/. Next step is merging in very detailed aerial photos for US and EU - often with 1m or 25cm/pixel resolution.
It is going to be available for both self-hosting and as part of the hosting platform https://tilehosting.com/