Yes, Clockwork Micro has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes free Personal plan includes 50,000 API requests for Elevation API, free Personal plan includes 50,000 tile requests for Basemap, and free Personal plan includes 50,000 tile requests for Map Maker.
About
Clockwork Micro provides web map services and mapping utilities, including Map Maker, Basemap, Elevation API, Terrain Tiles, and USGS topo map products. The Map Maker service is a low-code interface for assembling styled layers on top of a base map, while DB2Vector and Simple Styler support creating vector tile endpoints from SQL queries and applying map styles.
The service is aimed at developers who need custom map endpoints and related geospatial utilities. The pricing page lists a perpetual Personal plan with 50,000 API requests and 50,000 tile requests, plus paid Standard, Commercial, and Enterprise tiers with higher limits.
- Low-code interactive map builder
- SQL to vector tile endpoints
- Styled layer composition tools
- 50,000 API requests free
- 50,000 tile requests free
- Geospatial utility services
Free Tier Value
This free tier includes meaningful monthly quotas across five services, so it has real ongoing value rather than a short trial or one-time credit. The cheapest paid plan is Standard at $25/month, and the free allowance is roughly the same shape of offering at about 50% of that plan’s request volume, so a fair buyer-style estimate is about $25/month. No credit card is needed to start, and the offer is capped rather than unlimited.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Free Personal plan includes 50,000 API requests for Elevation API.
- Free Personal plan includes 50,000 tile requests for Basemap.
- Free Personal plan includes 50,000 tile requests for Map Maker.
- Free Personal plan includes 50,000 tile requests for Terrain Tiles.
- Free Personal plan includes 50,000 tile requests for USGS Topo Maps.
See Clockwork Micro pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Standard
- API requests
- 100,000
- tile requests
- 100,000
- additional API requests
- 8¢ / 1,000
- additional tile requests
- 8¢ / 1,000
- 100,000 API requests included
- 100,000 tile requests included per service
- 8¢ per additional 1,000 API requests
- 8¢ per additional 1,000 tile requests
- Supports Elevation API, Basemap, Map Maker, Terrain Tiles, and USGS Topo Maps
Commercial
- API requests
- 1,000,000
- tile requests
- 1,000,000
- additional API requests
- 6¢ / 1,000
- additional tile requests
- 6¢ / 1,000
- 1,000,000 API requests included
- 1,000,000 tile requests included per service
- 6¢ per additional 1,000 API requests
- 6¢ per additional 1,000 tile requests
- Supports Elevation API, Basemap, Map Maker, Terrain Tiles, and USGS Topo Maps
Enterprise
- API requests
- Custom
- tile requests
- Custom
- Custom usage limits
- Custom pricing
- Custom terms
- Supports all listed services
Pricing extracted from Clockwork Micro's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Clockwork Micro free forever?
Yes. Clockwork Micro has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does Clockwork Micro require a credit card?
No. You can start on Clockwork Micro's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed Clockwork Micro's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. Clockwork Micro's cheapest paid plan is Standard at $25 / month.
What is Clockwork Micro's free tier worth?
Clockwork Micro's free tier is worth about $25 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 66/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
