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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Provider suitable for a small company? (Pricing, Licensing etc)]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Yes, this is Raster Tiles API.</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Alex Vertax]]></name>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Hello again, thanks for the reply!</p><p>I do not feel like risking it with OSM, unless it is possible to get permission from them first. Having a proxy server would have some downsides, in case the app gets a lot of users around the world it would require redundancy and several servers to reduce latency, which also comes with a cost.</p><p>Mapbox seems to have reasonable pricing. Is it Raster Tiles API for the satellite preset?</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Jocke155]]></name>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Hello.</p><p>Unfortunately, it is impossible to make some kind of documentation for each provider, because each provider has its own characteristics and pitfalls, which you can only learn about from the official license agreement.<br />In addition, Online Maps has presets for many providers, and all of them occasionally update their license agreements. This means that such documentation will always be out of date, since I don&#039;t have enough time to keep track of every change.</p><p>To be honest, I have not heard of anyone having problems with OSM.<br />But if you are worried about this, you can easily take the load off OSM servers by passing requests through your own proxy server with cache.</p><p>Personally, I like Mapbox.<br />I just checked and it changed the prices again and at the moment you need Static Tiles API or Raster Tiles API.</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Alex Vertax]]></name>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Hello!</p><p>I work for a very small and newly founded company and we plan to release a paid app on Google Play and App Store that is using Online Maps with tiles in one of the features.</p><p>I&#039;ve read the &quot;Licenses and API keys&quot; in the Readme file, which states that the presets for all map types are provided for testing purposes. That sums up my current situation, I&#039;m looking for a provider that is either free for our use case or cheap enough to be worth it.</p><p>We were originally going for OpenStreetMap but according to their requirements our use case is forbidden: &quot;Heavy use (e.g. distributing an app that uses tiles from openstreetmap.org) is forbidden without prior permission from the Operations Working Group.&quot; Hosting our own OSM server is probably not an option because of the cost.</p><p>I&#039;ve looked at Google Maps Tile API but some sources say that the API is deprecated and can no longer be licensed. On Google&#039;s page it also states: &quot;The Tile API is available only to select partners, and is not included with the Google Maps Core Services&quot;. Which probably means the chances are slim to be able to use Google as a provider.</p><p>There are some providers I can select in Unity that do not have any extra fields or keys in the Key Manager. (ArcGIS, CartoDB for example) What about them, what do I need to do in order to license the usage of those, since I cannot find where to add a license key or user information?</p><p>I&#039;ve also looked at Mapbox that seems to be quite cheap, but it is a bit unclear what type of license I need for the usage Online Maps provide.</p><p>Is there any in depth documentation for each provider? I want to know what details each provider usually require and where to get the correct license.</p><p>Any recommendation on what provider that would be most suitable for a small company with limited economical muscles currently?</p>]]></content>
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