Distance Matrix API
NextBillion.ai vs. Google Maps

Save up to 60%, achieve on-par ETA accuracy and compute large matrices in seconds with NextBillion.ai's API.

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Top 3 Reasons Why Businesses Switch to NextBillion.ai

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5000 x 5000 matrix size support with low latency

Unlike Google's standard 25 x 25 matrix, NextBillion.ai’s API offers matrix sizes of up to 5000 x 5000 elements. Our API's performance is optimized to generate accurate ETAs and handle large matrices at very low latencies.

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Flexible pricing for predictable costs

NextBillion.ai offers custom pricing based on the number of orders, assets or API calls, ensuring predictable costs. In contrast, Google's per API call fixed cost and feature-based pricing may not align with heavy distance matrix usage.

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Truck-specific optimal routes

NextBillion.ai offers out-of-the-box support for truck routing, a feature missing in Google Distance Matrix API. Our system takes into account truck dimensions and type of goods for more efficient and regulation-compliant routing and navigation.

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Engineers and Developers’ Take on Us

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NextBillion.ai Google Maps
Ease of setup
9.4/10
8.5/10
Ease of admin
9.4/10
8.4/10
Quality of support
9.6/10
8.8/10
Has the product been a
good partner in doing business?
9.6/10
8.6/10
Product Direction(% positive)
9.7/10
9.1/10

How much
could you save?

NextBillion.ai has a standardized pricing structure for all its features — no unexpected cost spikes. In contrast, Google’s standard version lacks features like departure time-based routes, requiring an upgrade to the ‘Advanced’ version that costs double.

Save up to

40%

compared to
Google
Distance Matrix
Standard API

Save up to

60%

compared to
Google
Distance Matrix
Advanced API

FEATURE COMPARISON

NextBillion.ai Distance Matrix API vs
Google Distance Matrix API

Features NextBillion.ai Distance Matrix API Google Distance Matrix API
Historical and real-time traffic tick Yes tick Yes
Global map data coverage tick Yes tick Yes
Matrix size supported 5000 x 5000 25 x 25
Latency and throughput 2X-3X lower latency
10X-20X higher throughput
Average
Support for truck-specific routes tick Strong
Flexible pricing options, including unlimited simulations/dry runs
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Avoid options Provides flexibility to avoid service roads, u-turns and sharp turns. Lacks options to avoid service roads, u-turns and sharp turns.
Routing and map customizations tick Advanced tick No
Complementary APIs & map tools Available for end-to-end workflows Limited options
Custom pricing tick Yes
Flexible pricing options.
tick No
Fixed and restrictive pricing
Customer support tick Superior product support Standard
Support for on-prem deployment tick Yes tick No

Customers Who Switched
From Google Maps to NextBillion.ai

A great product that fills a distinct hole in the market.

NextBillion solves the problem of providing a high-performance mapping platform at scale. We use them to generate large distance matrices that we use to solve unique geospatial routing problems that arise in the short-haul trucking industry. We generate efficient delivery schedules in real time for hundreds of vehicles, so distance calculations need to be fast and reliable.

James Nebeker,
Machine Learning Engineer, TruckIT

NexBillion.ai Routing API
fast and easy to use

Switching from the Google to Nextbillion.ai routing was easy and has made our app faster and more robust. In addition, the number of calls to the API to get the same result set has decreased dramatically… Nextbillion.ai takes fewer API calls than Google for the same result sets and is more responsive.

Allan Wallace
Prostock Livestock

Support very good
and friendly

Nextbillion provide the maps distance calculation with the low price but high value service to us. Nextbilions has help us reduce the cost and provide the same service as google!

Chi Hwe Teo,
Technical Lead, ZUS Coffee

NextBillion.ai reduced Printo spends
on distance matrix API by almost 58%!

The integration process is quick and the nextbillion's team responds quickly for any queries we have. It reduced our spends on distance matrix API by 50% as we used to use Google Maps API before.

Sai Ram Teja,
Program Manager, Printo

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