HERE Location Services: Enterprise maps, routing, traffic and geocoding APIs. Protomaps: Self-host an entire world basemap as a single PMTiles file.
| HERE Location Services | Protomaps | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Basemaps & Map Tiles | Basemaps & Map Tiles |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Open source |
| Starts at | See website | Free |
| Free tier | Free usage tier | — |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Software licence | — | BSD-3-Clause (code); ODbL (OSM data) |
| API | Yes | — |
| Platforms | Web, API, iOS, Android | Web, JavaScript, Command line |
| Made by | HERE Technologies | — |
| Commercial use | Paid plan | Allowed |
| Export / print images | With conditions | Allowed |
| Offline / caching | Check terms | Allowed |
| Visits from MapTools | 3 | 9 |
| Visit | Visit |
HERE Location Services features
- Maps and map tiles
- Geocoding and search
- Routing and matrix routing
- Real-time traffic
Protomaps features
- PMTiles single-file tile archives
- Daily world basemap builds from OpenStreetMap
- Serve from S3, R2 or any static host
- Open basemap styles for MapLibre
When you host the tiles yourself, only the OpenStreetMap attribution and ODbL terms apply.
Protomaps alternativesSummary based on public information. Check each provider's current pricing and terms.