Alternatives to LightBox
Other GIS and mapping vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that LightBox does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 25 that differ from LightBox on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
LightBox has 8 gaps in what we could measure: Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Named privacy contact. The column “publishes and LightBox does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and LightBox does not | LightBox publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapboxmapbox.com | 61/100 | 6 Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, +3 | 2 Data processing agreement, Data location stated | Compare |
| GIS Cloudgiscloud.com | 55/100 | 4 Public pricing, Certifications named, No third-party tracking before consent, +1 | 2 Data processing agreement, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Bentley Systemsbentley.com | 52/100 | 4 Status page with history, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | 2 Subprocessor list, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Safe Software FMEsafe.com | 52/100 | 4 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | 2 Subprocessor list, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Alteryx Spatialalteryx.com | 39/100 | 4 Public pricing, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | 3 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Foursquarefoursquare.com | 30/100 | 4 Status page with history, Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | 4 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +1 | Compare |
| Maptilermaptiler.com | 26/100 | 4 Public pricing, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | 4 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +1 | Compare |
| Ascent Cloudascentcloud.io | 35/100 | 3 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 3 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Atlasatlas.co | 35/100 | 3 Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | 3 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| eSpatialespatial.com | 35/100 | 3 Public pricing, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 3 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Nearmapnearmap.com | 35/100 | 3 Status page with history, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 3 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Feltfelt.com | 30/100 | 3 Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | 3 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Notice before subprocessors change | 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.