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Waze

Who runs Waze, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest GPS navigation app alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
Sygic

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Waze

Waze waze.com

Get driving directions, a live traffic map & road alerts. Download the GPS traffic app, powered by community.

Wikidata: GPS navigation mobile app

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Waze tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

tracker that follows visitors

3 of the 16 alternatives below have fewer, 8 have more.

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Cookie banner
None found
US company
2 tools
  • Tag manager

    Loads further tracking scripts, which we can’t always see.

  • Third-party embeds

    Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Waze

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Waze, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than WazeNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    Sygic sygic.com English 1 tracker

    Homepage - Sygic | Bringing life to maps

    Redefining the travel experience with the world’s most advanced offline GPS Navigation app for iPhone, Android and Windows phone. Trusted by 200 mil. drivers.

    Compare Sygic with Waze →
  2. 02
    TomTom tomtom.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    TomTom — Maps and Location Technology

    TomTom Technology for a moving world. Meet the leading independent location, navigation and map technology specialist.

    Compare TomTom with Waze →
  3. 03
    MapQuest mapquest.com Top 10K

    company owned by System1

    Compare MapQuest with Waze →
  4. 04
    Here Technologies here.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    HERE Technologies: The Live Map That Powers Real-World AI

    HERE Technologies provides live map data, routing and location APIs, and a location platform that powers fleet, automotive and real-world AI applications.

    Compare Here Technologies with Waze →
  5. 05
    Mapbox mapbox.com Top 10K English 5 trackers

    Mapbox | Maps, Navigation, Search, and Data

    APIs and SDKs for AI-powered maps, location search, turn-by-turn navigation, and geospatial data in mobile or web apps. Get started for free.

    Compare Mapbox with Waze →
  6. 06
    Komoot komoot.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Komoot | Find, plan and share your adventures

    Turn your next ride, hike, or run into an adventure with komoot. Get inspired by tapping into shared community knowledge and recommendations, then bring your adventures to life with the easy route planner.

    Compare Komoot with Waze →
  7. 07
    MAPS.ME maps.me No trackers

    MAPS.ME (MapsWithMe), detailed offline maps of the world for iPhone, iPad, Android

    MAPS.ME (MapsWithMe) are offline maps of the whole world. Map of the USA: New York, San Francisco, Washington. France Paris. Italy: Rome, Venice, Florence, Rimini. Spain: Barcelona, Madrid. Japan, Great Britain, Turkey, Russia, India. For Android and iOS devices.

    Compare MAPS.ME with Waze →
  8. 08
    amap amap.com Top 10K

    navigation application

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  9. 09
    Ride with GPS ridewithgps.com English 1 tracker

    Ride with GPS: The Most Trusted Platform for Cycling Routes and GPS Navigation

    Plan, navigate, and share cycling routes worldwide with Ride with GPS. Our user-friendly app and tools empower cyclists of all levels to explore and modify routes with confidence.

    Compare Ride with GPS with Waze →
  10. 10
    AllTrails alltrails.com Top 10K English 7 trackers

    AllTrails: Trail Guides & Maps for Hiking, Camping, and Running | AllTrails

    Explore the outdoors with AllTrails, the best app for hiking, biking, and running. Discover curated guides, trail maps, photos, and reviews for over 500,000 trails worldwide.

    Compare AllTrails with Waze →
  11. 11
    Gaia GPS gaiagps.com English 3 trackers

    Hiking Trail Maps, Ski Touring, 4x4 Offroad App | Gaia GPS

    outdoor navigation application

    Compare Gaia GPS with Waze →
  12. 12
    2GIS 2gis.com Top 1K English 3 trackers

    Map of the UAE cities: detailed maps with search by address — 2GIS

    A detailed map of cities of the UAE: search by address, phone numbers, photos, opening hours and a convenient route search

    Compare 2GIS with Waze →
  13. 13
    Strava strava.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Strava | Running, Cycling & Hiking App - Train, Track & Share

    Strava connects millions of runners, cyclists, hikers, walkers and other active people through the sports they love – all on our mobile app and website.

    Compare Strava with Waze →
  14. 14
    Google google.com Top 100 German No trackers

    Google

    search engine by Google LLC

    Compare Google with Waze →
  15. 15
    Outdooractive outdooractive.com English 3 trackers

    outdooractive.com • Europe's largest outdoor platform | Outdooractive

    The portal for outdoor athletes: hiking, cycling, mountain biking, and skiing. With free online route planner and GPS trails and tracking for your smartphone.

    Compare Outdooractive with Waze →
  16. 16
    18Birdies 18birdies.com English 3 trackers

    Golf GPS App, Scorecard, Shot Tracking & More | 18Birdies

    The #1 RATED GOLF GPS APP. Get distances with GPS, keep score, track shots, and more – all the tools you need to play your best when you're on the course.

    Compare 18Birdies with Waze →
  17. 17
    gdemoideti.ru Top 10K Russian 1 tracker

    Где мои дети | Скачать приложение для Android и iOS

    GPS Трекер для ребенка «Где мои дети» - скачайте приложение бесплатно и будьте спокойны за своих детей.

    Compare gdemoideti.ru with Waze →
  18. 18
    MapMyRun mapmyrun.com English 5 trackers

    MapMyRun — Run Smarter

    MapMyRun is the #1 running GPS app with training plans, challenges, and largest database of the best places to run.

    Compare MapMyRun with Waze →
  19. 19
    Life360 life360.com Top 1K English

    location based freemium app for families

    Compare Life360 with Waze →
  20. 20
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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Waze’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Waze uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Waze adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 6 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
40 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Waze’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

2GISGaia GPSRide with GPSamapMAPS.MEKomootMapboxHere TechnologiesTomTomSygic