Notion Map Tools Compared in 2026: NotionToMaps vs notionmaps.com vs Pampam (Features, Pricing, Limits)

Three tools turn Notion databases into interactive maps in 2026: notionmaps.com (cheapest, best filters and geocoding), pampam.city (best AI trip planner and design), and NotionToMaps (only one with KML, GPX, GeoJSON, and CSV exports). Pick by use case — viewers go with the first two, anyone who needs their data anywhere goes with the third.

NotionToMaps is our product, so we tested all three in May 2026, pulled prices straight from each site, and call out where the competitors win. Honest cheat sheet below.

The Three Tools at a Glance

All three connect to a Notion database, render markers on a web map, and let you embed or share. They diverge on price, location caps, sync behavior, and whether you can ever get your data back out.

Numbers above are pulled from each vendor's pricing page in May 2026. Verify before you buy — prices shift.

notionmaps.com: Cheapest, Most "Notion-Native"

notionmaps.com is the closest thing to an in-Notion experience. Point it at a database with a Name column plus either Address or Latitude/Longitude and you get a clean map you can embed in a Notion page. It supports OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, and Mapbox — the broadest tile choice here.

Pricing (verified May 2026)

• Basic (Free): 1 map, 10 locations
• Pro: $15/year — 2 maps, 100 locations per map, filters, autocomplete
• Business: $35/year — unlimited maps and locations, automated map updates

$15/year for 100 locations and filters is roughly $1.25/month — the cheapest paid plan in the category. Pampam's cheapest is $5/month, 4x more.

Where notionmaps.com wins

Built-in address geocoding is the standout. Drop "Blue Bottle Coffee, Williamsburg" in an Address column and it resolves server-side. NotionToMaps and pampam rely on Notion's native Place property, so addresses-as-text need manual conversion first.

It also has list view alongside the map and search across markers out of the box. Filters on Pro are useful for the "50 restaurants by neighborhood" use case.

Where it falls short

Zero export formats. Embed and share-link only. If you ever want your locations in Google Earth, a Garmin, or a developer's GeoJSON pipeline, you're stuck — see KML, GPX, and GeoJSON for what you'd give up.

Automated sync is locked to the $35/year Business tier. On Free and Pro, you click a button to update.

The 100-location cap on Pro hurts if your travel, photography, or restaurant database grows past 100 — same trap that catches Google My Maps users at 2,000 pins.

pampam.city: The AI-Driven Designer's Pick

pampam.city is the most visually polished tool of the three and the only one with a real AI trip planner. Describe a trip in plain English ("3 days in Lisbon, foodie + architecture, walking from Alfama") and Pampam generates pins, routes, and order. Neither we nor notionmaps.com have this.

Pricing (verified May 2026)

• Free: 30 spots total, unlimited maps, 10k views/month, CSV/PNG/video export
• Explorer: $5/month — 150 spots/map, 1k total, logo removed from exports
• Business: $20/month — 1k spots/map, 10k total, embed anywhere, Atlas AI Map (beta), custom themes
• Advanced: $82/month — 50k total spots, unlimited views, priority support

Where pampam wins

AI trip planning is a real differentiator. Generate an itinerary from a prompt — see our complete trip planning workflow for the Notion-first counterpart.

Best-in-class design. Color themes, photo additions, map animations, printable/video exports. If you're publishing maps for an audience — city guides, wedding maps, business directories — Pampam's output is beautiful where ours and notionmaps.com's are functional.

CSV export from the Free tier — more portable than notionmaps.com, less than us.

Where it falls short

No auto-sync. Pampam's own docs: "The updates will not automatically sync. You can come back to PamPam and click sync to update your map."

30 spots total on Free is the tightest cap here. If you have a restaurant database with 80 places, Free isn't viable.

Exports stop at CSV. No KML, no GPX, no GeoJSON — same portability problem as notionmaps.com.

Price scales fast. 150 spots ($5/month) to 1k spots ($20/month) is a 4x jump. Photographers or real estate teams with large location databases hit it quickly.

NotionToMaps: The Portability Pick

Full disclosure — this is us. Here's what we actually do and don't do.

Pricing (current)

• Free: Public Notion databases. Unlimited locations. Public /map/{id} URL. All four export formats. Embed code with branding. 15-minute auto-refresh cache.
• Premium: Private databases, custom slug URLs, filters, field visibility, marker color by property, branding removal, Google My Maps sync, multi-database merge, layers, custom domain, Google Maps rendering.

Where we win

Four export formats from Free. KML for Google Earth, GPX for Garmin and Strava, GeoJSON for developers, CSV for spreadsheets. Append .kml, .gpx, .json, or .csv to any map URL. Neither competitor does this.

Unlimited locations on Free for public databases. Notionmaps.com caps Free at 10; Pampam caps at 30 total.

Auto-sync on Free via 15-minute cache. Notionmaps.com auto-syncs only on the $35/year Business plan; Pampam never does.

Google My Maps sync on Premium is unique — push a Notion database into a Google My Maps layer that updates automatically. Useful for escaping the 2,000-pin wall without abandoning the ecosystem.

Where we fall short

No built-in address geocoding. We rely on Notion's native Place property — see our Place property guide. Notionmaps.com geocodes plain-text addresses for you.

No AI trip planner. Pampam wins here.

Less polished default styling. Pampam's maps look better out of the box.

Filters and private database support are paid. Notionmaps.com offers filters at $15/year.

Feature-by-Feature: Best For

When to Choose Each

Choose notionmaps.com when

• Your database has addresses as plain text and you don't want to convert them to Place properties
• Your map stays under 100 locations and you want the cheapest paid plan ($15/year)
• You only consume the map inside Notion or via a share link
• Built-in filters matter and you won't pay our Premium for them

Choose pampam.city when

• You want the AI trip planner — no competitor has one
• You're publishing a design-led map (city guide, wedding map, event map, business directory)
• You need map animations, printable maps, or video exports for marketing
• You're a travel content creator and beauty matters more than portability

Choose NotionToMaps when

• You need KML, GPX, GeoJSON, or CSV export — only tool in the category that does it
• You want unlimited locations on Free for public databases
• You want auto-sync without paying — our 15-minute cache vs. notionmaps.com's $35/year
• Your locations need to live in Google Earth, Garmin, Strava, or a custom map app
• You're running a real estate workflow, photography database, or any dataset where portability beats polish
• You're escaping Google My Maps' 2,000-pin limit and want to sync back into it

Honest Trade-off Summary

No tool wins at everything. notionmaps.com is the value pick if you stay small. Pampam is the design and AI pick. We're the portability pick.

One question to settle it: what happens to your locations if your chosen tool shuts down tomorrow?

• notionmaps.com: nothing leaves. Re-enter the data elsewhere.
• pampam.city: CSV only — coordinates and names, no formatting.
• NotionToMaps: data is in Notion (your source of truth) plus KML/GPX/GeoJSON/CSV copies. Nothing lost.

That answer is why we built it this way.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the cheapest Notion map tool in 2026?

notionmaps.com Pro at $15/year — roughly $1.25/month for 100 locations and filters. Pampam Explorer is $5/month ($60/year). NotionToMaps is free for public Notion databases with unlimited locations and all four exports, making it the cheapest if you don't need private database access.

Which Notion map tool has the best free tier?

NotionToMaps offers unlimited locations on Free for public Notion databases plus four export formats (KML, GPX, GeoJSON, CSV). Pampam Free allows 30 total spots, unlimited maps. notionmaps.com Free caps at 10 locations on 1 map. For raw capacity, NotionToMaps wins; for design polish, Pampam.

Can any of these tools export Notion data to KML or GPX?

Only NotionToMaps. Pampam exports CSV/PNG/video; notionmaps.com exports nothing. For KML, GPX, or GeoJSON, NotionToMaps is the only option here.

What's the catch with the $15/year notionmaps.com plan?

Pro caps at 100 locations per map and does not include automated sync — you click a button to update. Auto-updates are reserved for the $35/year Business tier. Zero export formats at any tier. For static, small, Notion-embedded maps, excellent value. For anything dynamic or portable, you'll outgrow it fast.