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I haven't gotten a chance to use the product yet, but from what I've heard it's really solid. I've implemented Google maps before and frankly it was a very basi
by jonesb6 11y ago
I haven't gotten a chance to use the product yet, but from what I've heard it's really solid. I've implemented Google maps before and frankly it was a very basic experience with a completely unsustainable pricing model. It would not surprise me in the slightest if Mapbox forces Google to change their maps API or to drop the product all together.
Side note: I got a chance to hear from the CEO of Mapbox once and he came across as a really stand-up and hard-working guy. The company has a great story and was almost entirely bootstrapped, only recently taking major funding (they've been around for awhile). This alone will cause me to explore their product offerings when it comes time for my company to implement some map stuff.
- kevindeasis 11y agoThanks I might try mapbox because of your story about the CEO. I am not sure about Google dropping their maps. I think that will never happen. There is just too much data in their maps and Google is a data company. They are trying to include physical data in the web, which includes images, maps, buildings, infrastructure etc. Another question, what is unsustainable about google's pricing model? I've only been trying out their free trial and they allow you to have more queries than mapbox. It seems that google will be cheaper than mapbox for a very long time.
- jonesb6 11y agoI can't comment on MapBox's pricing as I haven't explored it yet. All I remember is that for the projects where I implemented Google maps, the pricing model wasn't sustainable for the upper bounds of projected user growth we had for it.