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Google Places Autocomplete vs OpenLayers: who uses which
Google Places Autocomplete is on more sites: 200,472 against 9,028 for OpenLayers, about 22.2 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
| Domain | Google Places Autocomplete | OpenLayers |
|---|---|---|
| .com on .com | 110,025 | 2,304 |
| .org on .org | 7,849 | 341 |
| .de in Germany | 5,943 | 1,679 |
| .uk in the UK | 5,813 | 127 |
| .fr in France | 5,321 | 434 |
| .au in Australia | 5,656 | 21 |
| .net on .net | 5,031 | 496 |
| .it in Italy | 5,139 | 230 |
76 sites run both at once.
Questions
Which is more popular, Google Places Autocomplete or OpenLayers?
Google Places Autocomplete is on more sites: 200,472 against 9,028 for OpenLayers, about 22.2 times as many, across the sites StackGrep has indexed.
Do sites use Google Places Autocomplete and OpenLayers together?
76 sites load both. That's often a switch in progress, or two teams picking different tools.
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