Google Maps API vs. MaxMind GeoIP®

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Maps API
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Google Maps APIs allow developers to integrate Google Maps into a website or retrieve information from Google Maps.N/A
GeoIP
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
MaxMind offers GeoIP for content personalization, and miniFraud for online fraud prevention.
$0
per query
Pricing
Google Maps APIMaxMind GeoIP®
Editions & Modules
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GeoIP2 Precision Country web service
$0.0001
per query
GeoIP2 Precision City web service
$0.0003
per query
GeoIP2 Precision Insights web service
$0.002
per query
GeoIP2 Country database
$288
per year
GeoIP2 ISP database
$288
per year
GeoIP2 Domain database
$288
per year
GeoIP2 Connection Type database
$1,080
per year
GeoIP2 City database
$1,200
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google Maps APIGeoIP
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOnline pricing of the GeoIP databases is meant for internal Restricted Business purposes only. Use in support of a commercial product requires the purchase of a commercial license.
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Google Maps APIMaxMind GeoIP®
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User Ratings
Google Maps APIMaxMind GeoIP®
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
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9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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9.0
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Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Support Rating
10.0
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-
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User Testimonials
Google Maps APIMaxMind GeoIP®
Likelihood to Recommend
If you love travelling [Google Maps API is] a must app for you it will guide you to the places. You can search pub, restaurant and places to stay easily in the locations where you never been before. With the live location sharing you'll never get lost. It is fit for every scenarios it will save your time in finding the exact location.
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Not really - it does what it promises to do well
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Pros
  • Location accuracy application we used to for displaying current location.
  • Easiest way to guide the map from one location to another.
  • Building the scenerio based application which requires accessibility.
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  • Easy to install
  • Easy to use
  • Relatively high accuracy
  • Easy to maintain
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Cons
  • It is an easy application and it is difficult to find any problems or observations for it as it is a giant company that is always developing on its own.
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  • Accuracy still has room for improvement
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Likelihood to Renew
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Again, it does what is promises well, and is cheap.
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Usability
Google Maps API is easy to use. Map visibility is good and accurate. Easy to search routes, distance, and travel time based on actual address to address locations or when quoting a zip code to zip code rate. The user interface is friendly and make usage easy and quick to obtain all the information I need to properly quote and plan my driver's routes.
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Support Rating
It does everything I need it to do and hasn't let me down yet. It has been a lifesaver for my roofing accounts. Most of my clients for the roofing belong to an Amish community with no computers and so forth. So being able to search the maps and look at the rooftops is imperative for those campaigns.
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Alternatives Considered
Though Mapbox is cheaper than Google Maps API Google map is more accurate, has a good database, and has more maps in it. It has excellent language support and a better view than Mapbox. One can personalize Google Maps more than we can do in Mapbox. Lastly, Google Map API is more reliable than Mapbox.
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Return on Investment
  • Positive: Helped me maximize rate accuracy when quoting new lanes
  • Negative: Driver will use an alternate route due to my Maps route not being the best truck route
  • Positive: Traffic and incident updates on real time lanes to help the drivers plan their route.
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  • Has definitely helped with driving greater usage by helping us deliver more relevant content to users.
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