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Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?
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Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?
#2Similar to "Ask HN: Inexpensive Google Maps Replacement?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17952072 unless you point to specific needs yo have like distance matrix API, native iOS libraries, mobile offline capability, bulk geocoding, license restrictions, styling preference.
Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?
#3From a user-perspective definitely Waze. It provides a great voice assistant and live updates from other users. Other Waze users are on-screen and you can chat to them. Other users can report roadblocks, broken down cars, traffic jams, slow-downs and even accidents long before any radio station finds out about them. It has places you can go to which are more accurate than that of Google Maps. Plus, it also shows you speed cameras and your speed on-screen. The only downside is that it's really only for private transport only - no options to see routes and timings for walking, cycling or public transport.
From a library perspective, I think Mapbox is pretty good as it integrates with a lot of languages and it has a lot of smart decision making tools.
Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?
#4From a user-perspective definitely Waze. It provides a great voice assistant and live updates from other users. Other Waze users are on-screen and you can chat to them. Other users can report roadblocks, broken down cars, traffic jams, slow-downs and even accidents long before any radio station finds out about them. It has places you can go to which are more accurate than that of Google Maps. Plus, it also shows you…
Waze is a subsidiary of Google.
I say this because the typical driving force for seeking an alternative to a Google service is the fact that it's owned by Google.
Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?
#5From a user-perspective definitely Waze. It provides a great voice assistant and live updates from other users. Other Waze users are on-screen and you can chat to them. Other users can report roadblocks, broken down cars, traffic jams, slow-downs and even accidents long before any radio station finds out about them. It has places you can go to which are more accurate than that of Google Maps. Plus, it also shows you…
Might be worth mentioning that Waze is a subsidiary of Google since 2013.
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#6Depending on your use cases OpenStreetMap may be suitable. For commercial use you probably need to set up your own servers but that can work to your advantage in that you're better insulated from random price hikes.
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#7Apple Maps. I’ve been using it as my primary maps app for about an year and it’s been pretty good. I live in the bay area so YMMV if you live somewhere else.
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#8For what? As a map provider API? As a geocoding API? As a consumer map app?
Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?
#9Apple Maps. I’ve been using it as my primary maps app for about an year and it’s been pretty good. I live in the bay area so YMMV if you live somewhere else.
Unfortunately no public transport data in Switzerland in Apple Maps. Google Maps is hard to beat here
Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to Google maps?
#10HERE[0] or OpenStreetMap[1] are both pretty complete and good for a user and developer usage.