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Andrii S.

Full stack web developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/24/2020

"Using of leaflet.js on batch of web geo services"

4/5

What do you like best about Leaflet.js?

I like that it is easy to connect leaflet to web page. It allows to use third party map tiles like mapbox tiles. It allows to customize map, add some additional settings for final user, like markers with popups where each popup can exist any text and even fields which user can edit. Markers can be grouped to clusters and when final user zoom in a map, clusters are divided to smaller clusters and finally to separate markers. It is possible to customize markers, make their look unique. Use different third party extensions and so on. I think it is the best JS library for working with maps. It uses openstreetmaps, so it does not cost anything for developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Leaflet.js?

If your map has a lot of data, e.g. thousands of markers in clusters, Leaflet will use a lot of RAM what will make your browser freezing. It does not have as much tile designs as google maps for example. It is also built on opestreetmaps which are not so accurate as google maps API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Leaflet.js:

Almost everything you need can be found in official documentation of this library. I would also use stack overflow and google when have some troubles with my maps. If you need just a basic map or even heavy map - it is one of the best solutions on the market and it is free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Leaflet.js solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used leaflet.js for displaying different objects with latitude and longitude on maps for few deveped by our company geocoding services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.