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I want to develop a map api on a webpage, but I'm not sure if I should use Google or Bing. I've already done some work with Google without considering Bing, and I'm running into some limitations when loading kml files onto the map. They likely exist with Bing as well. I've looked at other posts, but they are either too specific or outdated:

What are the pros and cons of Bing and Google maps api? Ex: download size, user-friendliness, number of features for free usage, number of maps available for download, number of searches etc. What are your experiences with either of them?

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  • Please see: Stack Overflow is not a Recommendation Engine Commented Jun 7, 2012 at 18:27
  • I'm fairly new to this forum, so just to be clear, all of the other posts that I listed also should not be posted because they ask for comparisons between products? Commented Jun 7, 2012 at 18:31
  • I'd say so. SO answers questions about specific difficulties with code [mainly]. See the top two questions in the FAQ. Commented Jun 7, 2012 at 18:47
  • Gavin is right , im not ganged up with him , but why some useful conversation like this closed as not constructive , otherwise atleast tell us where can we discuss things like this Commented Jul 2, 2013 at 12:36

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The things that I learned about the difference between Bing Maps versus Google Maps Api

  1. The Google API have a better documentation
  2. Google Has the playground
  3. When you used the Geocoding, you will see that outside of united states Google maps it's more accurate than bing and more tolerant about the query request, in fact if you want to do a Geocoding with bing i'm truly recommend you to be the more specific that you can.
  4. Bing maps still say beta on his logo
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and moreover, as a developer point of view, there is no streetview in Bing
Now that it is 2017, things may have improved. Bing Maps API is doing a nice job of correcting addresses for me. Here are some helpful links: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff701704.aspx, and msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn894107.aspx

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