9 Free Google My Maps Alternatives in 2026 (Compared by Limits, Features, and Sharing)

The best free Google My Maps alternatives in 2026 are uMap, Felt, Mapbox Studio, Kepler.gl, Datawrapper, BatchGeo, ZeeMaps, Scribble Maps, and Notion to Maps. uMap is the only one with no hard caps and a fully open-source backend. Felt has the cleanest interface but blocks data uploads on its free tier. Notion to Maps is the right pick if your locations already live in Notion and you need to export to KML, GPX, GeoJSON, or CSV without re-importing every time you change something.

Google My Maps caps every layer at 2,000 features, with a hard ceiling of 10,000 features per map and 10 layers total. Imports above 2,000 rows get silently truncated, which is why we wrote a whole guide on the 2,000 location limit. On top of that, the mobile experience is unreliable: layers randomly deselect and custom markers compete with Google's business listings, which we documented in The Hidden Problem with Google My Maps on Mobile. If you've hit either wall, here are 9 honest alternatives, ranked by who they're for.

Comparison Table: 9 Free Google My Maps Alternatives

1. uMap — The Open-Source Workhorse

uMap is the no-strings-attached pick. It's an open-source project (AGPLv3) maintained by the OpenStreetMap community and hosted free at umap.openstreetmap.fr. You can use it anonymously without an account, though signing in with OSM, GitHub, or Bitbucket lets you save and manage your maps.

What you get free: Markers, lines, polygons, multi-layer maps, import from GeoJSON, KML, GPX, CSV, and OSM data, plus a slideshow storytelling mode and full iframe embed.

Honest caveats: There's no commercial support and no guaranteed uptime — the public instance is busy and may go down. Per-instance quotas are set by admins rather than published globally. Self-hosting is possible but non-trivial.

uMap is built on Django and Leaflet, the same library powering custom map websites built with GeoJSON. If you want unlimited markers, zero cost, and don't mind a 2010-era interface, this is the answer.

2. Felt — The Prettiest Free Tier

Felt is the modern darling of map tools. Funded with venture capital, used by Harvard for teaching, the interface is buttery. Felt was the first map tool to genuinely make me want to draw on a map for fun.

What you get free: Unlimited maps, unlimited annotation (markers, routes, polygons drawn by hand), and free viewer accounts forever. Felt's pricing model is "viewers are always free" — share with anyone.

The big catch: Per Felt's pricing page, the Personal/Free plan does not support uploads of Shapefile, GeoTIFF, CSV, GeoJSON, or KML files. If you want to bring your own data, you need the Team plan, which Felt doesn't publish a public price for — third-party sources list it around $200/month for 3 editor seats.

Felt also offers a 7-day free trial of paid features, after which maps using uploads get watermarked with grey tiles. Educators get full paid plans free.

Use Felt if you draw maps from scratch. Skip Felt if you need to upload a CSV.

3. Mapbox Studio — Designer's Playground

Mapbox Studio sits in a different category. It's a map style editor more than a my-maps-style pin tool. You design the basemap itself — fonts, colors, layer order, custom icons — and embed the result on your own site.

What you get free: Approximately 50,000 map loads per month on the historical free tier (some 2026 sources cite 28,500; Mapbox publishes current numbers on their pricing page). Above the free tier, overages run roughly $5–$7 per 1,000 loads. No credit card required to start.

Honest caveats: Mapbox is API-first. You design the style in Studio, then write code (or use a CMS plugin) to display it. There's no built-in "share this map" public URL for end users the way My Maps has. The Directions API and Optimization API each get 100,000 free monthly requests on top.

Use Mapbox Studio if you're a designer or developer building a branded mapping experience. It's overkill for "here are 30 restaurants in Lisbon."

4. Kepler.gl — Big Data, Zero Dollars

Kepler.gl is the heavyweight option. Originally built by Uber's visualization team in 2016, now maintained by Foursquare as an open-source project. It uses WebGL via deck.gl to render millions of points smoothly in a browser.

What you get free: Everything. It's open-source, runs in your browser at kepler.gl/demo, accepts CSV and GeoJSON files, supports arc layers, hexagon binning, heatmaps, 3D extrusion, and time-series playback. The 3.1 release added DuckDB for in-browser spatial analytics.

Honest caveats: There's no native sharing — you save the map as an HTML file or embed it yourself. You need a free Mapbox token to render the basemap (it pulls from Mapbox tiles). The interface is more "analyst dashboard" than "consumer pin map."

Use Kepler.gl if you have 50,000+ points and need to actually visualize them. It eats datasets that crash Google My Maps. For the technical breakdown of why GeoJSON is the universal web mapping format, Kepler.gl is the clearest demo.

5. Datawrapper — Unlimited Views, Period

Datawrapper is the secret weapon of newsrooms. The New York Times, Bloomberg, and most major European outlets use it daily. In December 2019, Datawrapper dropped chart view limits on the free plan entirely.

What you get free: Unlimited maps, unlimited views, choropleth and symbol maps, access to 4,000+ basemaps covering countries, states, cities, and districts, full color and legend customization, API access, and team folders for organization.

Honest caveats: Free plan requires a "Created with Datawrapper" attribution line. Export is PNG-only on free (SVG/PDF need the Custom plan). Self-hosting is Enterprise-only. Datawrapper is choropleth-first — it's not designed for free-form point maps with custom markers.

Use Datawrapper if you're publishing a story with a regional map. Skip it for "where are my favorite restaurants."

6. BatchGeo — Paste a Spreadsheet, Get a Map

BatchGeo is the spiritual sibling of Google My Maps. It was built around 2006 specifically to turn pasted spreadsheets into maps in three clicks.

What you get free: 250 geocodes per month, 50 monthly map views, 90-day map storage, and basic data selection. The free plan is $0/month.

Honest caveats: BatchGeo's free tier shrunk after Google's 2018 Maps Platform pricing change. The 50 views/month limit is brutal — share a free map with a Slack channel of 60 people and it's already broken. Free maps stay active only if visited every 30–60 days. The Lite plan jumps to $15/month for 15,000 locations and 3 users. Pro plans run $99/month.

Use BatchGeo if you have a small one-off map and don't need it shared widely.

7. ZeeMaps — No Signup Required

ZeeMaps is the path of least resistance. You can create a map without signing up at all, paste in addresses, and share a URL within 60 seconds.

What you get free: 5 maps per account, 100 lifetime views per map, 5 highlighted regions per map, and a 100-pin upload limit per map. ZeeMaps markets "unlimited markers" but the practical free cap on uploads is 100 per map.

Honest caveats: 100 lifetime views is essentially "show this to your family." Beyond that the map stops loading. Paid plans (Professional, Publisher, Enterprise) increase upload caps to 2,500 / 5,000 / 20,000 pins respectively, but those start around $20+/month.

Use ZeeMaps if you need a one-time map for a wedding invite or a tiny event. It's the "send a Loom recording" of mapping tools.

8. Scribble Maps — Draw on the Map

Scribble Maps is exactly what it sounds like. Pen-and-paper energy applied to a digital map: draw freeform shapes, add custom annotations, sketch route ideas.

What you get free: Save up to 5 maps to your account, use all basic drawing tools, share maps publicly, and export images at 450×450px. No credit card required.

Honest caveats: 5 maps is restrictive. CSV import is limited to 500 geocodes/month on the $14/month Pro Basic plan — not available at all on free. Free image exports cap at 450×450px which is too small for most uses. Pro Business at $90/month unlocks 11,000×11,000 exports.

Use Scribble Maps if you sketch ideas on maps. It's a whiteboard, not a database. For actual route navigation on a GPS device, GPX is the format you want.

9. Notion to Maps — The Portability Play

I'm going to be honest about Notion to Maps since it's our tool. It's not the prettiest. It's not the cheapest. It's not the most featured. It wins on exactly one axis: data portability.

What you get free: Connect a Notion database with the Place property, view all your locations on an interactive Leaflet map with marker clustering, get a public shareable URL, and export to four standard formats — KML for Google Earth, GPX for GPS devices, GeoJSON for web mapping, and CSV for spreadsheets. No location cap. No view cap.

Honest caveats: You need to already use Notion. The map renders use OpenStreetMap tiles, not a custom-designed basemap. There's no draw-on-map mode. Private databases require an OAuth connection.

Use Notion to Maps if your places already live in a Notion database — for travel planning, real estate scouting, restaurant tracking, or field research. The pitch is simple: your Notion database is the single source of truth, and the map plus exports are downstream of it. Update Notion, the map updates. Want the data in Google Earth tomorrow and Garmin next week? Same database, different export. We wrote a detailed migration guide from Google My Maps if you want the step-by-step.

If your data lives in Airtable or a spreadsheet instead, Notion vs Airtable for location tracking covers that comparison.

Honorable Mentions (Not in the Top 9)

• Maptive — 10-day trial only, then $250 for a 45-day pass. Powerful (up to 100,000 locations per map) but functionally not a "free" alternative.
• MapMe — 14-day trial only, paid plans from $30/month. Beautiful product but no permanent free tier.
• CARTO — Enterprise-only. 14-day trial then custom pricing. Overkill for personal use.
• MapCustomizer — Was free, but the service is reportedly degrading. Users report silent failures and login issues. CreateMappins has emerged as a community successor.
• Atlist — Free to create but you can't embed or share publicly without a paid plan starting at $14/month. The free tier is basically a trial.

How to Pick: A Decision Shortcut

Skip the analysis paralysis. Pick based on where your data lives now:

• In your head / brand new project → uMap (free) or Felt (prettier); see also our getting started with Notion places primer
• In a pasted spreadsheet, one-off → BatchGeo or ZeeMaps
• In a Notion database → Notion to Maps with a single-source-of-truth setup
• In a giant CSV with 50K+ rows → Kepler.gl
• In a CMS, embedding on your site → Mapbox Studio or Datawrapper
• In your imagination, drawing routes → Scribble Maps or Felt

The mistake everyone makes is starting with the tool. Start with the data — the map is downstream of the database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the best free alternative to Google My Maps with no location limit?

uMap and Kepler.gl are the only fully free tools with no documented hard caps. uMap is point-and-click, Kepler.gl is for larger datasets and uses GPU rendering to handle millions of points. Datawrapper has unlimited maps and views but is choropleth-first. Notion to Maps has no row cap if your data is in Notion.

Can I import a CSV without paying?

Yes on uMap, Kepler.gl, Datawrapper (CSV upload), ZeeMaps (up to 100 pins/map), and BatchGeo (up to 250 geocodes/month). No on Felt's free tier — uploads require a Team plan. No on Scribble Maps free — CSV import starts at $14/month Pro Basic.

Which alternative is closest to Google My Maps in look and feel?

ZeeMaps and BatchGeo are the most similar in workflow: paste data, get a public map. Felt is the most modernized version of the same idea but blocks free uploads. uMap is the closest free-and-open equivalent.

What if I just want to export my Google My Maps data and use it elsewhere?

Google My Maps exports natively to KML. To convert to GPX, GeoJSON, or CSV you'll need a converter like GPS Visualizer or GPSBabel. Or move your locations into a Notion database and use Notion to Maps — exports to all four formats are one click each. If you've never used Notion's Place property before, our complete guide to the Notion Place property is the starting point.

Sources:

• Felt Pricing
• Datawrapper free plan announcement
• uMap on OpenStreetMap Wiki
• Kepler.gl on GitHub
• Mapbox Pricing
• BatchGeo Pricing