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Google Maps vs Google Places Autocomplete: who uses which

Google Maps is on more sites: 814,495 against 200,472 for Google Places Autocomplete, about 4.1 times as many. Here's how they compare across the websites we've indexed, and where each one does best.

Where each one is used

DomainGoogle MapsGoogle Places Autocomplete
.com on .com347,203110,025
.de in Germany46,4755,943
.org on .org29,6017,849
.uk in the UK30,0975,813
.it in Italy27,0565,139
.fr in France24,0895,321
.pl in Poland21,9092,384
.au in Australia16,8545,656

200,472 sites run both at once.

Questions

Which is more popular, Google Maps or Google Places Autocomplete?

Google Maps is on more sites: 814,495 against 200,472 for Google Places Autocomplete, about 4.1 times as many, across the sites StackGrep has indexed.

Do sites use Google Maps and Google Places Autocomplete together?

200,472 sites load both. That's often a switch in progress, or two teams picking different tools.

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