MapTools

Basemaps & Map Tiles

A basemap provider decides what your map looks like, what it costs per map load, and whether you may export, print or cache the map. Licensing differs more than features do, so read the licensing columns first.

16 tools · 14 free or freemium · 5 open source

OpenStreetMap

openstreetmap.org

The free, editable map of the world built by volunteers

Free10

Protomaps

protomaps.com

Self-host an entire world basemap as a single PMTiles file

Open source9

Mapbox

mapbox.com

Custom map styles, vector tiles and location APIs for developers

Freemium8

MapTiler

maptiler.com

Vector map tiles, styles and hosting built on OpenStreetMap

Freemium8

Google Maps Platform

mapsplatform.google.com

Google's maps, places, routes and 3D tiles APIs

Paid7

Azure Maps

azure.microsoft.com

Microsoft's mapping and geospatial APIs on Azure

Paid7

Stadia Maps

stadiamaps.com

Map tiles, geocoding and routing on open data

Freemium3

HERE Location Services

here.com

Enterprise maps, routing, traffic and geocoding APIs

Freemium3

Maputnik

maplibre.org

Free visual editor for vector map styles

Open source3

TomTom Maps APIs

developer.tomtom.com

Maps, search, routing and traffic APIs from TomTom

Freemium2

Thunderforest

thunderforest.com

Specialist OpenStreetMap map styles for cycling, outdoors and transport

Freemium2

Geoapify

geoapify.com

Maps, geocoding, routing, isochrones and places APIs

Freemium1

ArcGIS Location Platform

location.arcgis.com

Esri basemaps, geocoding and routing as developer APIs

Freemium1

LocationIQ

locationiq.com

Affordable geocoding, maps and routing APIs

Freemium1

OpenMapTiles

openmaptiles.org

Open vector tile schema and tools to build OSM basemaps

Open source1

Tippecanoe

github.com

Build vector tilesets from large GeoJSON

Open source1