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Mapbox Studio vs uMap

Mapbox Studio

mapbox.com

uMap

umap.openstreetmap.fr

Side by side

FigureMapbox StudiouMap
Price fromFree—
Free planYes—
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WebYesYes
iOSYes—
AndroidYes—
APIYes—
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published50
Spec score · Interactive Map Software8.7 (#9)6.3 (#40)
Spec score · Map Creation Software8.7 (#6)6.4 (#25)
PurposeMapbox Studio is a suite of applications for designing custom map styles and managing location data.uMap lets users create maps with OpenStreetMap layers and embed them in a website.
Self-hostingStudio styles are hosted on the Mapbox platform and published through Mapbox style URLs, so the documented workflow is Mapbox-hosted rather than self-hosted.The project provides installation instructions using Python and Django with PostgreSQL and PostGIS, and documents Docker deployment.
SupportMapbox lists self-serve resources, account help, and technical assistance among its support options.The user documentation points users to videos, articles, FAQs and error details, and says undocumented bugs can be raised through its community channels.

Plans

Mapbox Studio

  • Mapbox GL JS (Map Loads)Free
  • Mapbox StudioFree
  • Maps SDKs for MobileFree
  • Pay-as-you-goFree
  • Static Images APIFree

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uMap

No plans published.

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In their own words

Mapbox Studio

Mapbox Studio is a suite for designing custom map styles and managing location data. You can upload and edit Shapefiles, GeoJSON, and CSV data, which Studio converts into vector tiles. Style controls cover colors, typography, road width, point-of-interest density, sky, 3D buildings, and terrain. Studio can visualize point, line, and polygon data through options such as choropleths and scaled point maps. You can add your own fonts, icons, and textures to a map design. Published styles can be used through Mapbox SDKs and APIs; a stylesheet can also be downloaded or a high-resolution image exported for print. Component styles work with Maps SDK for Web v1.0+, iOS v5.0+, and Android 8.0+. Users cannot author their own Style Components, and components cannot be restored after they are ejected from a style. The plan costs nothing and is available to all Mapbox users, though related API and custom tileset usage may be billed separately. Mapbox says it was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco.

Visit mapbox.com

uMap

uMap has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

Visit umap.openstreetmap.fr