Google Maps Platform

Re:Google Maps Platform by corny on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @07:21PM (#16982015)

I'm in the process of comparing Mapbox with Google Maps Platform. The usage would be for large full-screen maps with lots of interaction. Comparing map loads/views is not apples to apples. Google counts a single map "load" similar to a page view [1]. The number of tiles loaded doesn't influence cost. With Mapbox, a map "view" is 4-15 tiles (depending on how they're styled) [2].

[1] https://developers.google.com/maps/faq?_ga=2.255037760.93939...

[2] https://www.mapbox.com/help/define-map-view/

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Re:Google Maps Platform by chrishynes on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @08:25PM (#16982339)

That Mapbox pricing page seems to be talking about custom maps... What are the built-in styles considered?

https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/#styles

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Re:Google Maps Platform by EQmapbox on Thursday May 03, 2018 @06:40PM (#16990682)

Hey Chris, you can make custom maps with Mapbox but you don't have to - here's a look at our core styles + designer styles that come out of the box, https://www.mapbox.com/help/studio-manual-styles/#mapbox-tem.... Pricing is based on transactions for each API. Lots of folks find this table helpful - https://www.mapbox.com/help/account-faq/#what-api-requests-d....

Note - I work at Mapbox

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Re:Google Maps Platform by nugget on Thursday May 03, 2018 @07:45AM (#16985042)

Check out Mapfit (mapfit.com) as well - top notch team with a lot of interesting ideas, and similarly much better prices than Google.

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