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I will be switching. I quite like the Google Maps API but in my company we're just not able to pay for things with credit cards or in fact to pay for anything we don't know the cost of up-front (i.e. variable billing). We'll happily and routinely pay hundreds of millions to suppliers so long as we have a contract, of course. This is no doubt more of an indictment of my employer's internal processes and policies rathe…
They say the premiere service will be cheaper than the overage. http://www.google.com/enterprise/earthmaps/maps-compare.html Unfortunately, they don't list pricing in an obvious way.
" - the "JavaScript API or the static maps API will be capped at 25,000 map loads per day. - They will be expected to pay a fee of $4 per thousand loads in excess of the limit. - The cap is set to 2,500 loads for styled maps that customize the presentation. - After 25,000 loads, the overage fee for styled maps will bump up to $8 per thousand. " That is no joke, a $4 - $8 CPM on map loads means your app has to be doin…
At least there are alternatives:
1) Yahoo maps
2) Bing maps
3) OpenStreetMap
4) Nokia Maps
5) Cloudmade
Seems to me like Google has only two dials: free or expensive. For example, in the case of Google Apps, the jump from free to $50 per account / year is rather steep imo. $4 fee for each 1K over seems rather expensive. Anybody know the price range for the subscription?
Seems to me like Google has only two dials: free or expensive. For example, in the case of Google Apps, the jump from free to $50 per account / year is rather steep imo. $4 fee for each 1K over seems rather expensive. Anybody know the price range for the subscription?
" - the "JavaScript API or the static maps API will be capped at 25,000 map loads per day. - They will be expected to pay a fee of $4 per thousand loads in excess of the limit. - The cap is set to 2,500 loads for styled maps that customize the presentation. - After 25,000 loads, the overage fee for styled maps will bump up to $8 per thousand. " That is no joke, a $4 - $8 CPM on map loads means your app has to be doin…
Yeah, the pricing is absolutely ridiculous. At least there are alternatives: 1) Yahoo maps 2) Bing maps 3) OpenStreetMap 4) Nokia Maps 5) Cloudmade
http://developer.mapquest.com/web/products/open/directions-s...
They say the premiere service will be cheaper than the overage. http://www.google.com/enterprise/earthmaps/maps-compare.html Unfortunately, they don't list pricing in an obvious way.
I beleive it's 10K per year.
" - the "JavaScript API or the static maps API will be capped at 25,000 map loads per day. - They will be expected to pay a fee of $4 per thousand loads in excess of the limit. - The cap is set to 2,500 loads for styled maps that customize the presentation. - After 25,000 loads, the overage fee for styled maps will bump up to $8 per thousand. " That is no joke, a $4 - $8 CPM on map loads means your app has to be doin…
They are giving you over 9 million requests a year for free. Its not unreasonable to expect the profit from that to help subsidize the excess,
I will be switching. I quite like the Google Maps API but in my company we're just not able to pay for things with credit cards or in fact to pay for anything we don't know the cost of up-front (i.e. variable billing). We'll happily and routinely pay hundreds of millions to suppliers so long as we have a contract, of course. This is no doubt more of an indictment of my employer's internal processes and policies rathe…
Is that not what Google Maps Premier is for? http://www.google.com/enterprise/earthmaps/maps.html
It will take my company literally months to push through a contract for something like this. Google will be required to tender, alongside other comparable services. I just don't see that happening...
Seems to me like Google has only two dials: free or expensive. For example, in the case of Google Apps, the jump from free to $50 per account / year is rather steep imo. $4 fee for each 1K over seems rather expensive. Anybody know the price range for the subscription?
I'm not a small business owner, though, so I don't know how much one would generally pay for email, or how much $50/person/yr is compared to the rest of the business.