Bing Maps vs. Mapbox

Mapbox

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Bing Maps	Score 7.9 out of 10	N/A	Bing Maps is a geographic information and location intelligence solution, that when integrated as a data visualization dashboard for Microsoft Power BI, Excel, SharePoint and Dynamics software allows organizations to visualize multiple layers of business data on a map, such as sales, current customers and competitors. The ability to view data in this context reveals patterns and relationships, allowing businesses to better understand their opportunities and informs key business decisions at all…	N/A
Mapbox	Score 9.0 out of 10	Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)	Mapbox is the location data platform for developers building custom geospatial features into mobile, web, and on-premise applications.	$0 Per 1000 users

Pricing

Bing Maps

Mapbox

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Starting Price: $0.00
Per 1000 users

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Bing Maps	Mapbox
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Designed for businesses of all sizes, Mapbox is free to start building with and offers free tiers for most products. As usage grows, volume pricing is applied automatically, no negotiation necessary. Pricing is based either on pay-as-you-go usage or negotiated sales contracts that unlock additional discounts for annual commitments. Paid support plans are also available.

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Community Pulse
	Bing Maps	Mapbox
Considered Both Products	Bing Maps Verified User Anonymous Chose Bing Maps Home Depot and Lowes are both in the same category and offer great products and services but each have something a little different the other doesn't offer or have. Likewise, Bing Maps is in the same category as Google Maps but offers a little something slightly different in … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Bing Maps These products are very similar in nature. We do alternate between these software but as of recent Bing Maps has been used more often. The imagery is good and the product is easy to use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Bing Maps Bings Maps is very similar to Google Maps. I like Bing Maps' 3d mapping ability over Google Maps and their Street View is just as good. I do like how Bing Maps attempts to communicate with us about upcoming holidays so that we can communicate business closures to end user … Incentivized Helpful?	Mapbox Jeff Chambers Co-Founder Chose Mapbox No comparison, much easier to use than Google to design your maps. Incentivized Helpful? Fedor Paretsky Co-Founder/CEO Chose Mapbox Mapbox provides many more services, like the Navigation SDK, Vision SDK (currently in beta), and Styles Gallery that allows companies to create a much more design-friendly frontend for a very low cost. Mapbox has also put a lot more resources into their search-related APIs to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Mapbox There are not a lot of direct competitors in the Mapbox space except for really Google Maps/Earth. There are definitely pros and cons between the two, but overall I would say that Mapbox provides a finer level of control and really allows to create as you want without any major … Incentivized Helpful? Firaz Peer Instructor Chose Mapbox One feature that made me go in favor of Mapbox was its stellar documentation. Google Maps and Bing Maps are the other alternatives I considered, but the learning curve with both of them is steeper than it is with Mapbox. Also, Mapbox Studio gives newbies a very simple, clean … Incentivized Helpful? AD Anthony DiBiase Geospatial Data Analyst Chose Mapbox Less custom database tools than CartoDB, but better visualization customization Incentivized Helpful?

Best Alternatives
	Bing Maps	Mapbox
Small Businesses	ArcGIS Score 8.9 out of 10	ArcGIS Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	ArcGIS Score 8.9 out of 10	ArcGIS Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises	ArcGIS Score 8.9 out of 10	ArcGIS Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Bing Maps	Mapbox
Likelihood to Recommend	7.7 (0 ratings)	9.7 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Bing Maps	Mapbox
Likelihood to Recommend	Bing Maps gives access to clear background aerial imagery. The imagery and street views are quite up to date which helps quite a bit. There should, however, be more features included on Bing Maps. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Mapbox is great if you have a BI or Data Visualization problem while working with either large datasets or you want a high level of control on the design of your geospatial data. Also fantastic options for integrating maps onto your website or into your Android or iOS app. Basically, if you need a map in any shape, way, or form and you want a lot of detailed control over it, Mapbox is the way to go. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Close ups on the street 360 is very clear The to and from for directions is very accurate The features are very user-friendly Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Excellent documentation and worked examples makes it easy for newbies to get started. Works well across web or mobile platforms. Clean looking default map styles make your designs look professional. Since it is built on top of Leaflet.js, it is easily extensible. So any feature or function that is not available within the Mapbox.js API can be imported from other API's. Incentivized Firaz Peer Instructor Read full review
Cons	include more features make it compatible with other data that can be imported Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	I'm not a huge GIS nerd, so for what we are doing it is pretty solid. The pricing model is a bit confusing, but the product is fantastic. Incentivized Jeff Chambers Co-Founder Read full review
Usability	No answers on this topic	It is a good tool to use. We can perform various customisations; I always end up exploring and finding a new feature that can be used in my work somewhere. And one good thing is that is actually quite reasonable in terms of cost, with the free tier being quite adequate Incentivized AK Anirudh Kaushik Operations Head Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Home Depot and Lowes are both in the same category and offer great products and services but each have something a little different the other doesn't offer or have. Likewise, Bing Maps is in the same category as Google Maps but offers a little something slightly different in the features. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Mapbox provides many more services, like the Navigation SDK, Vision SDK (currently in beta), and Styles Gallery that allows companies to create a much more design-friendly frontend for a very low cost. Mapbox has also put a lot more resources into their search-related APIs to make them just as quick and accurate as the Google Maps search products. There is also a lot more innovation happening at Mapbox, with new geo/map products released regularly. Innovation and growth at the Google Maps API seems to be happening much slower. Incentivized Fedor Paretsky Co-Founder/CEO Read full review
Return on Investment	More customers have seen our locations on Maps Customers have called the phone numbers on our Maps pages Bing Search has picked up on Bing Maps changes Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	I don't think this is a fair question for me to answer. Apart from our time we have not invested anything into Mapbox - so from that perspective the ROI is great! Great returns without any investment! Incentivized John Roberts Enterprise Reporting Manager Read full review
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