Google serves as the navigation giant all over the world with its Maps application.Although it has competitors such as Apple Maps and Yandex Maps, it is quite ambitious in terms of usage rates.However, an artificial intelligence startup has become a rival to Google Maps with its ambitious pricing.
Can Ola Maps rival Google Maps?
India-based ride-hailing company Ola has challenged the dominance of Google Maps with its new service. The platform, called Ola Maps, drew attention with its pricing strategy. Accordingly, the company will offer 5 million free APIs per month to all developers.
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This API breadth provides a great opportunity for developers using map applications. Even Ola pricing for large volume customers; It stands out with 50 percent lower than Google’s prices.
Ola also stated that it will give free access to Ola Maps to its customers who make a three-year commitment. It also has special pricing packages for SMEs and small startups.
Ola, which offers artificial intelligence-based navigation creation service, will first be opened to users in India. However, thanks to its aggressive pricing, it seems to be used in many applications.
Industry experts think that Ola Maps will rival Google Maps thanks to its low cost and custom product development.
On the other hand, Google Maps is the favorite of not only Android but also iOS users due to its simple use, traffic information and accurate structure. Five years ago, the company added the speedometer and speed limits feature to the Android version, and after a long time, it added this feature to the iOS version.