Alternatives to Mapbox
Other GIS and mapping vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Mapbox does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 25 that differ from Mapbox on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Mapbox has 4 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Data location stated, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116). The column “publishes and Mapbox does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Mapbox does not | Mapbox publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIS Cloudgiscloud.com | 55/100 | 2 Data location stated, No third-party tracking before consent | 4 Status page with history, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | Compare |
| Bentley Systemsbentley.com | 52/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Data location stated | 4 Subprocessor list, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | Compare |
| Safe Software FMEsafe.com | 52/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Data location stated | 4 Subprocessor list, Public pricing, Uptime SLA with a figure, +1 | Compare |
| LightBoxlightboxre.com | 48/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Data location stated | 6 Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, +3 | Compare |
| Alteryx Spatialalteryx.com | 39/100 | 2 Data location stated, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 5 Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Uptime SLA with a figure, +2 | Compare |
| Geoapifygeoapify.com | 30/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, No third-party tracking before consent | 7 Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Certifications named, +4 | Compare |
| Geocortexvertigis.com | 30/100 | 2 Data location stated, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 6 Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Public pricing, +3 | Compare |
| Ascent Cloudascentcloud.io | 35/100 | 1 Data location stated | 5 Subprocessor list, Public pricing, Uptime SLA with a figure, +2 | Compare |
| Atlasatlas.co | 35/100 | 1 Data location stated | 5 Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Certifications named, +2 | Compare |
| eSpatialespatial.com | 35/100 | 1 Data location stated | 5 Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Uptime SLA with a figure, +2 | Compare |
| Nearmapnearmap.com | 35/100 | 1 Data location stated | 5 Subprocessor list, Public pricing, Certifications named, +2 | Compare |
| CARTOcarto.com | 30/100 | 1 Data location stated | 6 Subprocessor list, Public pricing, Certifications named, +3 | 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.