Replaces Google Maps Platform
European alternatives to Google Maps Platform
Maps, geocoding and routing APIs from Europe
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Google Maps Platform is the developer side of Google Maps, sold by Alphabet as a set of APIs. It covers embedded and custom styled maps, geocoding between addresses and coordinates, routing and distance calculations, places search and static map images, billed per request. Developers use it to put a map inside a website, a store locator or a logistics application.
Because the map loads in your visitor's browser, every page view sends a request to a US service, which lands in the same consent and transfer discussion as other embedded third party resources, and per-request pricing makes costs hard to predict. A European alternative to Google Maps Platform serves those tiles and lookups from an EU or EFTA provider. MapTiler and JawgMaps offer styled map tiles and SDKs, OpenCage focuses on geocoding, and Geoapify covers maps, search and routing endpoints.
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Our pick
MapTiler
Swiss maps API with custom map design
MapTiler is a maps API service from Switzerland. It provides map tiles for your own applications and includes a designer tool, so you can adjust colours, labels and layers until the map matches the rest of your product instead of using a default style.
SwitzerlandFree plan
OpenCage
German maps API for developers
Germany
Geoapify
Maps API service from Germany
GermanyFree plan
JawgMaps
Maps API from France with custom styles
FranceEU hostedFree plan
SmartMaps
Maps API for business from Germany
GermanyEU hostedFree plan♻
Maptoolkit
Austrian maps API for geodata applications
AustriaFree planQuestions
How much work is it to swap the map out?
Most European providers build on open mapping libraries such as MapLibre, so the JavaScript changes but the concepts stay the same. MapTiler, JawgMaps and Geoapify all publish migration oriented documentation.
Can I still geocode addresses?
Yes: OpenCage and Geoapify both offer forward and reverse geocoding through an API. Test them on the countries and address formats you actually handle, since coverage quality varies by region.
Can I style the map to match our design?
Custom styling is a normal feature here, and MapTiler and JawgMaps provide editors for building your own map styles. Check which formats they export if you want to reuse a style elsewhere.