Yes, MapTiler has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes Supports 2D/3D data, including Gaussian Splats, in the free tier, Provides 5 GB of storage with a 1-file limit, and 5 custom map styles. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $9.00/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
MapTiler provides a Maps API for web and mobile developers, with hosted map styles, map tiles, geocoding, static maps, coordinate transformation, IP geolocation, and geodata hosting. The cloud product supports custom map styling, data upload and processing, and SDK-based map rendering for web and mobile applications.
The free plan includes 5 custom map styles, 5 GB storage limited to 1 file, 5k map sessions per month, 1k search sessions per month, 2k 3D sessions per month, 100k API requests per month, 100 uploads per month, and 10M points per month for 3D data processing. It is suitable for testing, personal use, or non-commercial use, and usage pauses until the next month when quotas are exceeded.
- 5 GB storage, 1 file limit
- 5k map sessions per month
- 1k search sessions per month
- 2k 3D sessions per month
- 100k API requests per month
- 100 uploads per month
- 10M 3D points per month
- 5 custom map styles
Free Tier Value
This free tier is a genuinely usable starter offering, but it is capped on sessions, search, 3D usage, API requests, uploads, storage, and styles, so it is not equivalent to the paid Flex plan. Compared with Flex at $30/month, the free tier delivers roughly 30% of the paid plan’s practical capacity, so it is worth about $9/month; no credit card is required to start, and the offer continues month to month rather than expiring.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Access to vector and XYZ raster tiles with a free account.
- Includes the MapTiler logo on maps in the free tier.
- Supports 2D/3D data, including Gaussian Splats, in the free tier.
- Provides 5 GB of storage with a 1-file limit.
- Includes 5 custom map styles.
- Includes 5,000 map sessions per month.
- Includes 1,000 search sessions per month.
- Includes 2,000 3D sessions per month.
- Includes 100,000 API requests per month.
- Includes 100 data processing uploads per month.
- Allows raster uploads up to 100 GB tiled or 1 GB raw.
- Allows vector uploads up to 1 GB tiled or 10 MB editable.
- Includes 10 million points per month for 3D data processing.
- Allows splat uploads up to 10 million points.
See MapTiler pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Flex
- storage
- 10 GB
- sessions
- 25k/month
- search sessions
- 3k/month
- 3D sessions
- 10k/month
- API requests
- 500k/month
- data processing uploads
- 1k/month
- Pay-as-you-go with extra usage billed monthly
- Vector, raster & WMTS
- Static maps API
- High-DPI exports
- 10 GB storage
- Unlimited number of files
- 10 prints per month for internal use
- Extra usage rates published
Custom
- storage
- custom
- sessions
- custom
- search sessions
- custom
- 3D sessions
- custom
- API requests
- custom
- data processing uploads
- custom
- Soft-limits
- 99.9% SLA
- Team account
- Custom quotas with soft-limit
- No automatic overuse bills
- All the storage you need
- Volume discounts
- Quote & invoice ordering
Pricing extracted from MapTiler's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is MapTiler free forever?
Yes. MapTiler has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does MapTiler require a credit card?
No. You can start on MapTiler's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed MapTiler's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. MapTiler's cheapest paid plan is Flex at $30 / month.
What is MapTiler's free tier worth?
MapTiler's free tier is worth about $9.00 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 58/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
