# Azure Maps vs MapQuest (slim)

> Azure Maps scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against MapQuest's 35.1 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. MapQuest leads on payments & pricing. Both do geo geocode. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Azure Maps scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against MapQuest's 35.1 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. MapQuest leads on payments & pricing. Both do geo geocode.

- Azure Maps: B 67.9, rank #196 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/azure-maps.min.md
- MapQuest: F 35.1, rank #710 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mapquest.min.md
- Azure Maps, good for Teams already on Azure that want geocoding and routing under Entra ID roles and one flat price. Ahead on Reliability, 81 against 23; Schema & documentation, 83 against 47; Agent ergonomics, 73 against 60; Security & auth, 66 against 28; Maintenance & community, 67 against 23; Transparency & trust, 74 against 28.
- MapQuest, good for An agent that needs US-centred geocoding, routing with truck profiles, traffic and place search behind one account, with an MCP server ready to connect. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 30 against 20.

| Category | Azure Maps | MapQuest |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 81 | 23 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 83 | 47 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 73 | 60 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 28 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 67 | 23 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 28 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Azure Maps | MapQuest |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Microsoft Azure | MapQuest (System1) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://atlas.microsoft.com` | `https://www.mapquestapi.com` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Price for geo geocode | $4.50 per 1,000 requests | not published |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Microsoft's Product Terms. The Azure SDK client libraries are MIT | Proprietary service. No API terms were found published without a login |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-07-16 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-01 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | yes |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | 9.1k npm/wk, 25k PyPI/wk | none |