Google Earth AlternativesTop Map Services and other similar apps like Google Earth

Google Earth is described as 'Explore Earth's vast landscapes and urban wonders with detailed satellite imagery, offline access, and ad-free experience' and is a leading Map service in the travel & location category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Google Earth for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, iPhone, Android and iPad apps. The best Google Earth alternative is OpenStreetMap, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Google Earth are Marble, HERE WeGo, GNOME Maps and Zoom Earth.

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Google Earth alternatives are mainly Map Services, but if you're looking for GPS Navigation Services or GIS Software you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Windows, Windows + Free, Kindle Fire, Android, Open Source and Mac. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Google Earth.
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  1. OpenStreetMap icon
     606 likes

    Community-maintained global map and geographic-data service where anyone can browse, search and edit roads, trails, transit, addresses, businesses, land use and natural features. Its openly licensed data can be downloaded, shared, adapted and used with attribution.

    99 OpenStreetMap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  2. Marble icon
     55 likes

    Marble is a Virtual Globe and World Atlas that you can use to learn more about Earth: You can pan and zoom around and you can look up places and roads. A mouse click on a place label will provide the respective Wikipedia article.

    47 Marble alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flatpak
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  3. HERE WeGo icon
     141 likes

    Navigation app with turn-by-turn voice guidance, offline maps for 100+ countries, real-time traffic and transit data, cost estimates, and route planning for car, bike, taxi, or public transport. Includes discovery, favorites sync, and car-sharing integration.

    104 HERE WeGo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
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  4. GNOME Maps icon
     27 likes

    quickly find the place you’re looking for by searching for a city or street, or locate a place to meet a friend.

    37 GNOME Maps alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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  5. Zoom Earth icon
     10 likes

    Live images of Earth, updated every 10 minutes with GOES and Himawari-8, and every 15 minutes with Meteosat. Zoom to Satelite Map view with Street names. Rain and Weather view.

    18 Zoom Earth alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Bing Maps icon
     34 likes

    Web-based mapping platform with detailed street maps, aerial and bird's eye imagery, route planning for driving, walking, and transit, traffic and weather overlays, labeled points of interest, business search, embeddable maps, global coverage, and developer APIs.

    78 Bing Maps alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. 2GIS icon
     72 likes

    2GIS provides 3D-maps of 180+ cities, contacts of 1.5 million companies, car routing and public transport routes and and more! 2GIS is a complete and up-to-date directory of organizations with detailed cities’ maps.

    64 2GIS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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  8. Street GL icon
     7 likes

    Streets GL is a real-time 3D map renderer built for visualizing OpenStreetMap data with a heavy focus on eye-candy features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Yandex Maps icon
     66 likes

    Yandex.Maps gives you access to maps of over 1800 cities and towns right in your pocket. Find addresses and companies. Plan your journeys in a car or on public transport taking current traffic conditions into account.

    72 Yandex Maps alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Telegram
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
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  10. The world has so many beautiful and amazing places to visit. If we're lucky, we're able to travel and see a few of them. But even the most active travelers can only see a fraction. What if we could see them all?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • HTC Vive
    • SteamVR
    • Meta Quest
    • Steam
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  11. NASA World Wind icon
     44 likes

    World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there.

    20 NASA World Wind alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. KStars icon
     25 likes

    Open-source astronomy software offering accurate night sky simulation with 100 million stars, Ekos astrophotography suite, stellar observation planner, "What's up Tonight" tool, FOV editor, and a variety of celestial catalogs for comprehensive astronomical exploration.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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