Mapline vs Maptive

Mapline turns spreadsheet data into maps and supports location analysis, territory planning, and routing. Users can paste Excel data or upload Excel and CSV files; datasets can contain 10 to 100,000 locations. Pins can be styled by spreadsheet columns with colors, shapes, sizes, icons, labels, and images. Mapping tools include filters, segments, heat maps, territory reports, distance analysis, coverage views, and trend analysis. Users can draw or import ZIP-code and county boundaries and balance territory statistics. Routing tools optimize routes and stop assignments, generate driving directions, and calculate distances across thousands of locations. Mapline offers Geo Mapping, Geo BI, Geo Routing, and Geo Scheduling, along with connectors for services including Google Sheets, HubSpot, Salesforce, and Microsoft SQL Server. Its REST API uses API-key authentication and returns JSON. The web-based service has a free Mapping Starter plan at free, limited to 500 locations total, 250 per dataset, one map, two datasets, and five routes of 10 locations each. Geo BI, Geo Routing, and Geo Scheduling have a 7-day trial; other plan pricing is on request.

Maptive turns spreadsheet data into interactive online maps without requiring GIS skills. It accepts Excel workbooks, CSV files, Google Sheets, pasted data, and drag-and-drop uploads. Users can create territories, map boundaries, select areas with a lasso, and build drive-time polygons or driving-radius maps. Route optimization supports up to 70 stops. Every paid plan includes more than 60 mapping and analysis tools, while CRM mapping supports Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Pipedrive, and Keap. The service includes US Census variables, Canadian census data, and UK postcode statistics. Maps can be shared by link, embedded in HTML, or exported as PNG or PDF files up to 5120×3200 pixels. Maptive runs in a browser, including on smartphones and tablets, and lists Android, iOS, Windows, and API availability. It is cloud-only and has no self-hosted version. A free plan and 10-day trial are listed. The 45 Day Pass costs $25,045, paid once; Pro costs $1,250,110 a year, and Team costs $2,500,220 a year.