CARTO (formerly CartoDB) vs Google Maps API

Likelihood to Recommend

CartoDB is great for generating geographic visualizations of data where the geographies are well-defined. It would be great for analysts to develop visualizations of data with spatial elements. That being said, the software is limited if you want to do any real data munging or analysis, as it can be cumbersome to use and there isn't a great interface for actually saving the results of different manipulations (you can save it as a new file, but it's hard to do version control, etc.). I would recommend preparing the data outside of CartoDB and only using the tool for visualization once the data is well prepared.

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Diana Lam

Senior Analyst

Capital OneArchitecture & Planning, 51-200 employees

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If you love travelling [Google Maps API is] a must app for you it will guide you to the places. You can search pub, restaurant and places to stay easily in the locations where you never been before. With the live location sharing you'll never get lost.It is fit for every scenarios it will save your time in finding the exact location.

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Akhilesh Arya

Assistant Professor

Geetanjali Institute of Technical Studies, UdaipurHigher Education, 51-200 employees

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Pros

It is amazing at allowing control of the visualizations. It takes a little bit to get used to but the combination of full SQL queries and CSS-like styling is very powerful.
The services are built on a robust stack of open source software. I was able to build a standalone instance of CartoDB relatively easily (after some research and trial and error).
Server side map rendering is key for handling large data sets. The way the images are returned makes them very easy to catch in an HTTP cache to minimize the hits to the server. The interactivity that CartoDB has built in makes this completely transparent to the end user, they can click on parts of the static images and be presented with popups or change map styles. It's a very clever implementation.

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Brandon Christensen

Senior Software Engineer

Solekai SystemsComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Variety of map information call.
Very useful as you can pull data such as public rating on location basis and etc.
Able to integrates with various Google API features.
Easier to customize and is a 1 of the best choices to implement into browser and hybrid engine.

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Anuar Abd Rahman

IT Manager & Product Lead

GOODSTAP SDN BHDRetail, 11-50 employees

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Cons

I don't like the new Builder UI as it has been tough to explain. Other than that I have no complaints.

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Bhavika Tekwani

GIS Specialist

George Mason UniversityHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees

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I would like more information about population in a particular area.

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Verified User

Manager in Sales

Marketing and Advertising Company, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

No score

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Google Maps API 10.0

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It does everything I need it to do and hasn't let me down yet. It has been a lifesaver for my roofing accounts. Most of my clients for the roofing belong to an Amish community with no computers and so forth. So being able to search the maps and look at the rooftops is imperative for those campaigns.

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Verified User

Manager in Sales

Marketing and Advertising Company, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

CartoDB is more user friendly and quicker to learn than ArcGIS Online and Mapbox

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Sacha Selim

GIS Analyst and IT Specialist

ICF InternationalEnvironmental Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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So to find locations and places I am using it for so long. I don't even remember that I have used any of the other app. I don't even know that whether any such app exist.

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Akhilesh Arya

Assistant Professor

Geetanjali Institute of Technical Studies, UdaipurHigher Education, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

CartoDB definitely saves a lot of time when creating visualizations. Previously, I would use different software and have to make edits manually (or just create the visualizations manually to start with). I would say that the software definitely cuts the time required to create certain visualizations by a half or two-thirds.

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Diana Lam

Senior Analyst

Capital OneArchitecture & Planning, 51-200 employees

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It saves time and time is money
You can find budget hotels to stay again this will save money for you
And this app is free no subscriptions and paid plans required

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Akhilesh Arya

Assistant Professor

Geetanjali Institute of Technical Studies, UdaipurHigher Education, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No