Google Street View vs Yandex Maps

Struggling to choose between Google Street View and Yandex Maps? Both products offer unique advantages, making it a tough decision.

Google Street View is a Travel & Location solution with tags like street-view, panoramic, imagery, navigation.

It boasts features such as 360 degree panoramic street view, Ability to explore locations virtually, Integration with Google Maps and Google Earth, Street View trusted program for businesses, Indoor Street View for public places, Street View Studio editing tool and pros including Immersive way to explore locations, Helps plan trips and get familiar with a location, Useful for real estate shopping, finding businesses, etc., Businesses can showcase stores and locations, Expands to indoor locations like airports and malls.

On the other hand, Yandex Maps is a Travel & Location product tagged with maps, navigation, directions, transit, street-view.

Its standout features include Interactive maps, Navigation and route planning, Public transit information, Street view, Geocoding and reverse geocoding, Traffic data, Map editor, Customizable maps, and it shines with pros like Free to use, Covers many countries, Detailed maps, Accurate navigation, Transit data for many cities, Frequent updates.

Feature	Google Street View	Yandex Maps
Overall Score	N/A	N/A
Primary Category	Travel & Location	Travel & Location

Product Overview

Google Street View

Description: Google Street View is a feature in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides interactive panoramic views from positions along many streets in the world. It allows users to see parts of the world through 360-degree street-level imagery.

Yandex Maps

Description: Yandex Maps is a free online map service developed by Yandex for web and mobile devices. It offers searchable maps, turn-by-turn navigation, public transit info, and street view images across Russia and other countries.

Key Features Comparison

Google Street View Features

• 360 degree panoramic street view
• Ability to explore locations virtually
• Integration with Google Maps and Google Earth
• Street View trusted program for businesses
• Indoor Street View for public places
• Street View Studio editing tool

Yandex Maps Features

• Interactive maps
• Navigation and route planning
• Public transit information
• Street view
• Geocoding and reverse geocoding
• Traffic data
• Map editor
• Customizable maps

Pros & Cons Analysis

Google Street View

Pros

• Immersive way to explore locations
• Helps plan trips and get familiar with a location
• Useful for real estate shopping, finding businesses, etc.
• Businesses can showcase stores and locations
• Expands to indoor locations like airports and malls

Cons

• Not available for all locations
• Can be outdated in some areas
• Privacy concerns about capturing people and homes
• Requires lot of storage space and bandwidth
• Limited customization for businesses

Yandex Maps

Pros

• Free to use
• Covers many countries
• Detailed maps
• Accurate navigation
• Transit data for many cities
• Frequent updates

Cons

• Limited coverage outside Russia
• Fewer features than Google Maps
• Limited third-party integration
• No offline maps

Pricing Comparison

Google Street View

• Free

Yandex Maps

• Freemium
• Subscription-Based