ALS-GRAB (Amazon Location Service - GrabMaps) vs Google Maps Platform
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| API | Tier | ALS-GRABPrice /1K | ALS-GRABCost /mo | Google MapsPrice /1K | Google MapsCost /mo | Savings | |
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| Map Tiles 2D map tiles for custom styling. Unique map interface design. | - | $0.04 | - | $0.60 | - | - | |
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| API | Tier | ALS-GRABPrice /1K | ALS-GRABCost /mo | Google MapsPrice /1K | Google MapsCost /mo | Savings | |
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| Autocomplete, Suggest Address and place suggestions as the user types. Without additionalFeature the response carries only PlaceID, place type, title, and address label. | - | $0.70 | - | $2.83 | - | - | |
| Geocode / Reverse Geocode / Get Place / Search Text / Search Nearby Charged when AdditionalFeatures is empty. Returns full address components, categories, and standard place details. |
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$0.50 | - | $5.00 | - | - | |
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| API | Tier | ALS-GRABPrice /1K | ALS-GRABCost /mo | Google MapsPrice /1K | Google MapsCost /mo | Savings | |
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| Calculate Routes Car and Truck without toll calculation, plus Pedestrian and Transit. For GrabMaps customers in ap-southeast-1, Scooter also falls under Core. |
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$0.50 | - | $5.00 | - | - | |
| Calculate Route Matrix Car, Truck, and Pedestrian. Billed per origin x destination pair, so 300 origins x 100 destinations = 30,000 routes. On GrabMaps ap-southeast-1, Scooter also falls under Core. |
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$0.50 | - | $5.00 | - | - | |
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Average price gap between ALS-GRAB and Google Maps across - comparable APIs
GrabMaps Map Tiles cost $0.04/1K vs Google's $1.00/1K - a dramatic difference at scale
Trackers, Geofences, Isolines, and Snap to Roads available only on ALS-GRAB