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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Pay As You Go Per Month
CARTO
Star Rating
(78)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Browse all 3 pricing plansMapbox
Star Rating
(41)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Browse all 6 pricing plansCARTO vs Mapbox
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CARTO easier to use and set up. However, Mapbox is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Mapbox overall.
- Reviewers felt that CARTO meets the needs of their business better than Mapbox.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CARTO is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CARTO over Mapbox.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CARTO
ENTERPRISE - SMALL
Free Trial
For smaller teams looking for advanced spatial analytics with basic enterprise capabilities.
- Starts from 3 Editors
- Starts from 15 Viewers
- 180.000 usage units per year
Mapbox
Mapbox GL JS for web maps
Pay As You Go
Per Month
Mapbox GL JS is a JavaScript library for vector maps on the Web. Its performance, real-time styling, and interactivity features set the bar for anyone building fast, immersive maps on the web. A map load occurs whenever a Map object is initialized, offering users unlimited interactivity with your web map.
- See the complete pricing guide at mapbox.com/pricing
- A map load is counted every time Mapbox GL JS initializes on a webpage or in a web app.
- A map load includes unlimited Vector Tiles API and Raster Tiles API requests.
Free Trial
CARTO
Free Trial is available
Mapbox
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
49
8.3
37
Ease of Use
8.7
50
8.4
39
Ease of Setup
9.2
22
8.9
15
Ease of Admin
8.3
18
9.2
15
Quality of Support
9.1
47
8.9
33
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
20
8.9
15
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
50
8.5
39
Features by Category
Reports
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Self Service
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Advanced Analytics
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Building Reports
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Platform
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Data Management
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.2
13
Map Creation
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.2
13
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
5
Cartography
8.5
27
9.7
5
8.1
27
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
Analysis
6.9
18
Not enough data
7.8
22
10.0
5
7.3
22
10.0
5
8.2
19
9.3
5
Reporting
7.8
30
10.0
5
8.5
23
9.7
5
8.0
23
10.0
5
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CARTO and Mapbox are categorized as Location Intelligence and GIS
Unique Categories
CARTO has no unique categories
Mapbox has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CARTO
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Mapbox
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Telecommunications
12.5%
Higher Education
6.3%
Real Estate
4.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.7%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Other
67.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
9.8%
Computer Software
9.8%
Information Technology and Services
7.3%
Higher Education
7.3%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
4.9%
Other
61.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
I missed the tableau beta test announcement -- Do you know when this integration will be available!?
1 Comment
VD
Hi Cynthia,
We've closed that beta for now and the team is exploring feature options. If you're interested in getting an update on this once we have news...Read more
how do i auto refresh my data?
1 Comment
VF
Hi,
CARTO enables sync tables to make sure that data stored in your CARTO account is up to date....Read more
Mapbox has no discussions with answers
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