Alternatives to Foursquare
Other GIS and mapping vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Foursquare does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 25 that differ from Foursquare on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Foursquare has 8 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change. The column “publishes and Foursquare does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Foursquare does not | Foursquare publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapboxmapbox.com | 61/100 | 4 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| GIS Cloudgiscloud.com | 55/100 | 4 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Certifications named, +1 | 2 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| LightBoxlightboxre.com | 48/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +1 | 4 Status page with history, Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | Compare |
| Bentley Systemsbentley.com | 52/100 | 3 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Uptime SLA with a figure | 1 Public pricing | Compare |
| Safe Software FMEsafe.com | 52/100 | 3 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Certifications named | 1 Public pricing | Compare |
| Alteryx Spatialalteryx.com | 39/100 | 3 Data location stated, Certifications named, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 2 Status page with history, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Ascent Cloudascentcloud.io | 35/100 | 2 Data location stated, Certifications named | 2 Public pricing, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| eSpatialespatial.com | 35/100 | 2 Data location stated, Certifications named | 2 Status page with history, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Nearmapnearmap.com | 35/100 | 2 Data location stated, Uptime SLA with a figure | 2 Public pricing, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Feltfelt.com | 30/100 | 2 Data location stated, Certifications named | 2 Status page with history, Public pricing | Compare |
| Geoapifygeoapify.com | 30/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, No third-party tracking before consent | 3 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Geocortexvertigis.com | 30/100 | 2 Data location stated, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 2 Status page with history, Public pricing | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.