In the past, we used the map google map service for the map solution. As the project grew, google map began to write high amounts of cost. We looked for a few solutions here and, divided our needs into 2 parts.
- Dynamic display of latitude and longitude data. (embed)
- Find latitude and longitude data using street, shop and home address. (geocoding)
Embed solution
Here are a few alternatives. (openstreetmap, google map, mapbox vs...) I will evaluate the difference between google map and mapbox.
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Legacy solution: Google Map: SKU: Dynamic Maps
For more than 100,000 requests:
- 5.60 USD per 1000
Example: 500.000 (100k free) requests: 2.240 USD
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New solution: Map Loads for Web
For more than 50,000 requests:
- (50,001 to 100,000) 5.00 USD per 1000 - (100,001 to 200,000) 4.00 USD per 1000 - (20,001 to 1000,000) 3.00 USD per 1000
Example: 500.000 (50k free) requests: 1.560 USD
Profit : 680 USD
Development process
I was using the react-leaflet library in the front. (openstreetmap) The Leaflet library is very convenient and convenient. You can define api as Custom.
Highly recommend the react-leaflet
. :)
import { Map as LeafletMap, TileLayer } from 'react-leaflet';
<LeafletMap>
<TileLayer url={`https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/{#username}/{#project}/tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}?access_token={#token}`}/>
</LeafletMap>
Geocoding solution
There is no alternative to this substance at this time. The alternatives are quite inefficient. It negatively impacts user experience. I recommend using Google Map.
Top comments (3)
MapBox also do geocoding and in my experience the results are at least as good as Google, if not better. Also far cheaper :) docs.mapbox.com/api/search/#geocoding
Yeah, cheap. But the customers did not receive any positive results for Turkey region and our own experience. Maybe the problem is in Turkey region.
Ah ok - I did find you have to provide it a "region bias" (a centre point Lat Lon to favour results so that it favours results near point rather than elsewhere) - I was using it for a project in Amsterdam and when I didn't provide a region bias and searched for "straat" i was getting results in South Africa first, but as soon as I set the centre point as Amsterdam Central, it worked as expected. Nice article though, it's always good to see comparisons and other competitors than the "big 4" tech companies :)