MapChart vs Social Explorer
MapChart
mapchart.net
Social Explorer
socialexplorer.comSide by side
| Figure | MapChart | Social Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3.33/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 3 |
| Spec score · Interactive Map Software | 9.0 (#5) | 7.3 (#34) |
| Support | For account issues or bugs, Plus users can email support and are told to expect a reply within 1–3 days. | The plans page lists standard support for Basic, premium support for Professional, and priority support for Business. |
Plans
MapChart
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Mobile Premium€4.99, paid once
- Premium€4.99, paid once
- Mobile Premium Max€8.99, paid once
- Premium Max€8.99, paid once
- MapChart Plus$39.99 a year
Social Explorer
- Basic (legacy self-serve)Free
- Business (legacy self-serve)Priced on request
- Professional (legacy self-serve)Priced on request
In their own words
MapChart
MapChart is a map-making service for coloring countries, states and other regions, then downloading the result as an image. Its library contains more than 100 world, continent, country, subdivision and fantasy maps. You can change colors, patterns, backgrounds, borders and legends, hide areas, zoom and save configurations for later editing. Selected maps accept Excel data imports. The website provides free high-resolution downloads, and maps made with the service use a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Official add-ons connect Google Sheets and Airtable data to map creation and display. iOS and Android apps support making, previewing, sharing and downloading PNG maps. Website configurations can move to or from the mobile app as text files. The free plan includes the main tools and maps. Mobile Premium costs €4.99, paid once, Mobile Premium Max €8.99, paid once, and MapChart Plus $39.99 a year.
Social Explorer
Social Explorer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.