Switch to Stadia Maps

Why Switch to Stadia Maps?

There are a lot of mapping platforms out there. Most collect your users' data, lock you into proprietary renderers, or charge unpredictable usage-based bills. Stadia Maps is built differently: independent, privacy-first, and priced to stay predictable as you scale.

Switching from a Specific Platform?

We've put together detailed guides comparing Stadia Maps to the most common platforms developers switch from:

• Google Maps Alternatives: Real pricing, vendor lock-in tradeoffs, and why teams leave Google Maps Platform after recent subscription changes
• Mapbox Alternatives: How Mapbox GL JS, SDK license terms, and usage-based billing compare to Stadia Maps and MapLibre
• MapTiler Alternatives: Why teams that need routing, navigation, or geocoding outgrow MapTiler, and what Stadia Maps adds

Privacy Without Compromise

Stadia Maps is a 100% independent geospatial data provider. Most of our data comes from open datasets, and our APIs follow well-established standards to minimize vendor lock-in.

Stadia Maps makes promises our competitors won't make:

• We don't use cookies in our APIs.
• We don't store your users' request logs longer than 30 days.
• We don't collect telemetry data from your users.
• We don't share any user data with anyone, and we never will.

Most other mapping providers collect your users' data to deliver targeted ads, whether you like it or not. We don't. And our open-source SDKs mean anyone can verify that.

Our credit-based pricing is transparent and predictable. One credit pool covers maps, geocoding, and routing. No juggling multiple meters or surprise bills when usage spikes.

Maps, Geocoding, and Routing in One Platform

Unlike tile-only providers, Stadia Maps covers the full stack: interactive and static maps, autocomplete search, geocoding, routing, turn-by-turn navigation, isochrones, and more. Our routing engine is Valhalla (open source), our navigation SDK is Ferrostar (open source), and our geocoding includes 75M+ address records with Foursquare POI data.

Real Human Support

At Stadia Maps, the ability to email a human isn't a paid add-on. We're ready to help you make the switch. For complex migrations, reach out to ask about migration support.

How Do I Switch to Stadia Maps?

Maps

If you're switching from a Leaflet-based provider, switching is as easy as changing a single URL. Check out our quick guide on switching your interactive maps using Leaflet.

If you are currently using a Mapbox SDK (Mapbox GL JS or Mapbox GL Native), switch to the open-source MapLibre equivalents for web or mobile. These are drop-in replacements for most use cases, fully open-source, with significantly better user privacy. All you need to do is switch to one of our style URLs.

Just using static maps? Our Static Maps API is straightforward and supports custom lines, marker colors, and more.

Geospatial APIs

We have a comparable API feature set to most other vendors. You can migrate to our Time Zone API in minutes. For routing and elevation, we're drop-in compatible with Valhalla-based providers and offer extensive documentation, code samples, and an OpenAPI specification.