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what3words alternatives
The 26 most used alternatives to what3words, ranked by how many websites run them. Google Maps Embed leads with 1,565,924 sites; what3words itself is on 181.
| # | Tool | Websites | Also run what3words | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google Maps Embed | 1,565,924 | 15 | Compare | |
| 2 | Google Maps | 814,495 | 25 | Compare | |
| 3 | Leaflet | 248,768 | 8 | Compare | |
| 4 | Google Places Autocomplete | 200,472 | 7 | Compare | |
| 5 | Yandex Maps | 144,382 | 0 | Compare | |
| 6 | OpenStreetMap | 48,675 | 2 | Compare | |
| 7 | Mapbox | 37,986 | 6 | Compare | |
| 8 | Apple MapKit JS | 16,895 | 0 | Compare | |
| 9 | Baidu Maps | 10,932 | 0 | Compare | |
| 10 | jVectorMap | 10,573 | 0 | Compare | |
| 11 | OpenLayers | 9,028 | 0 | Compare | |
| 12 | Agile Store Locator | 6,496 | 0 | Compare | |
| 13 | Kakao Maps | 4,202 | 0 | Compare | |
| 14 | Naver Maps | 3,791 | 0 | Compare | |
| 15 | Yext | 3,281 | 0 | Compare | |
| 16 | MapTiler | 2,348 | 0 | Compare | |
| 17 | HERE Maps | 1,757 | 1 | Compare | |
| 18 | Mapplic | 1,690 | 0 | Compare | |
| 19 | SimpleMaps | 728 | 0 | Compare | |
| 20 | Azure Maps | 714 | 1 | Compare | |
| 21 | TomTom Maps | 662 | 0 | Compare | |
| 22 | Thunderforest | 598 | 0 | Compare | |
| 23 | Store Locator Plus | 582 | 0 | Compare | |
| 24 | MapQuest | 576 | 1 | Compare | |
| 25 | MetaLocator | 52 | 0 | Compare | |
| 26 | Bullseye Locations | 40 | 0 | Compare |
Counts are websites whose homepage code loads the tool, in StackGrep's latest crawl.
Questions
What is the most popular what3words alternative?
Google Maps Embed, on 1,565,924 websites in our index. The table ranks every alternative we track by sites using it.
Do sites switch from what3words?
Some do. The "also run what3words" column counts sites that load both: often a switch in progress. Each tool's page lists its sites, and with an account you can download them.
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