Comparison · MapTiler
The same open stack, plus the property data.
MapTiler is the closest comparison on this site — open formats, MapLibre-first, and a genuinely good basemap product. We are not claiming to out-basemap them. The difference is that our platform exists to serve US land and property data, and theirs exists to serve maps of the world.
Side by side
Where the two differ
| Dimension | Maps for Developers | MapTiler |
|---|---|---|
| Basemap quality and styles | A solid Protomaps-derived planet basemap in light and dark, styleable end to end. | A larger catalogue of well-designed ready-made styles, plus a hosted visual style editor. |
| Property parcels | Nationwide US parcels, all 50 states and DC, with source attributes preserved. | Not offered. You would bring and host your own parcel tileset. |
| Environmental and hazard layers | FEMA flood, NWI wetlands, PLSS, public and federal lands, hydrography, wildfire perimeters. | Not offered as hosted layers. |
| Billing model | Flat monthly plan with no bandwidth charge. | Tiered plans metered on map loads and tile requests. |
| Formats | PMTiles and MapLibre throughout — an archive can be handed over and self-hosted. | Also open-format friendly, with MBTiles downloads and self-hosting on higher tiers. |
| Geocoding and global data | Geocoding is a convenience endpoint, not a product we compete on. Property and environmental data is US only. | Global coverage and a production-grade hosted geocoding service. |
Choose us when
- You need parcels, flood zones or wetlands and would otherwise build that pipeline yourself
- The United States is your market and depth there beats global breadth
- You want one flat number rather than a tier you might grow out of mid-quarter
- Custom county ingestion matters — we will go and get a county that is missing
Stay with MapTiler when
- You need worldwide coverage and a geocoding API in the same platform
- Ready-made basemap styles and a visual editor save your team real time
- Satellite imagery is part of what you are buying
- You are mapping outside the United States, where our property layers do not apply
Both stacks are MapLibre and both are open-format, so this is not a migration argument — it is a data one. If US land data is the gap, that is exactly the gap we built for.