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We've taken the leg work out of comparing MapServe®, with Promap, Centremaps and other mapping sites that cater to professional users, such as architects and surveyors amongst many others. Although not an exhaustive list, we chose the leading sites and looked at several points to compare them, particularly those that are important to the professional user. Note that the comparison was correct as of 1st April '23, but please visit the sites directly for up-to-date information.
| MAPSERVE® | PROMAP | CENTREMAPS | GETMAPPING | UKMAPCENTRE | EMAPSITE | UKPLANNINGMAPS | |
| Free MasterMap® Previews | yes | first 3 previews | no | no | no | yes | only with a trade account |
| Starting Price for OS MasterMap® DWG b&w(pay as you go) +VAT | £14.99 | £20.19 | £15.45 | £14.69 | £21.00 | £17.99 | £16.00 |
| Starting Price for OS MasterMap® DWG b&w (pro account) +VAT | £14.24 | £20.19 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £13.60 |
| Yearly Price of Professional Account +VAT | £99 | £395 | N/A | N/A | N/A | yes | £0 |
| Instant Chat Help during Business Hours | yes | no | yes | no | no | yes | yes |
| Formats Offered | DWG, DXF, PDF, PNG, GML | DWG, DXF, PDF, JPG, PNG, DGN, GZ | DXF, DWG, PDF, TIFF, GML, LZW, FGDB, SHP | JPEG, ECW, DGN, DWG, GML, ESRI, SHP | DFX, DWG, GIS, JPEG, TIFF, PDF | DWG, SHP, GML, TAB, DXF, GDB, KML, TIFF, GIS, PDF | DWG, DXF, MS WORD, PDF, JPG, SHP |
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Payment Options |
pay as you go (debit/credit)/ invoice for a 'pro' account |
pay as you go (debit/credit)/ invoice for a 'pro' account |
pay as you go (debit/credit)/ invoice for more than £100 spending/month |
pay as you go/ phone payments on orders over 150 |
pay as you go (visa/Mastercard/ maestro) |
pay as you go (debit/credit/ bacs via an application) |
pay as you go (debit/credit) invoice for a trade account |
| Save Area Feature | yes | yes | no | no | no | yes | no |
| Layers on DWG Format | 20 (standard version)/ 67 (pro version) | 121 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 60 | 11 |
| Contours (depending on the area) | 1m | 5m | 2m, 5m | depending on the site (1m-50m) | 0.5m, 1m, 2m | 2m | 5m |
| Building Heights | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| National Tree Map™ | yes | no | no | yes | no | yes | no |
| Freehold information | yes | yes | no | no | no | yes | no |
| Listed Buildings | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no |
| Refund Policy | yes | yes | yes | yes | only at fault of website | upon request | contact website |
| UPRNs | yes | yes | no | no | no | yes | no |
| 3D MasterMap® | yes | yes | No, but have their own 3D UK model. | no | no | yes | no |
| Historical Maps/Data | yes | yes | yes | Yes (through imagery) | no | yes | no |
| Aerial Imagery | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |