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Additionally, embedding maps in websites, the thing that most small businesses are wanting to do, is free. The pricing looks to me like it's centered around fea
by danpalmer 4y ago
Additionally, embedding maps in websites, the thing that most small businesses are wanting to do, is free. The pricing looks to me like it's centered around features that companies might be integrating into their products in order to monetise, which seems fair.
- wcedmisten 4y agoOnly for a static image of a map. The "slippy" map that supports zooming and panning isn't free.
- danpalmer 4y agoActually as far as I can tell it's the other way around: if you embed the JS map it's free, but static tiles are charged API requests. I suspect this is because the JS map allows Google to create onwards journeys into Google Maps, and has limited utility outside embedding maps, whereas the static map tiles could be used in all sorts of products. I could be wrong though.
- wcedmisten 4y agoAh yeah, I think you're right. I may have been looking at old documentation on pricing.
- CharlieDigital 4y agoIt is more or less free. It's known as the Maps Embed API: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/embed/get-started https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/embed/get-s... > All Maps Embed API requests are available at no charge with unlimited usage. I used it for my app (https://turas.app https://turas.app) and it is very, very capable for a free product (cross my fingers that they don't jack it up like they did Maps API proper).