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We've taken the leg work out of comparing MapServe®, with Promap, Emapsite 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 May '26, but please visit the sites directly for up-to-date information.
| MAPSERVE® | PROMAP | CENTREMAPS | UKMAPCENTRE | EMAPSITE | |
| Free MasterMap® Previews | yes | first 3 previews | no | no | yes |
| Starting Price for OS MasterMap® DWG b&w(pay as you go) +VAT | £16.99 | £22.60 | £16.95 | £23.22 | £19.99 |
| Starting Price for OS MasterMap® DWG b&w (pro account) +VAT | £16.14 | £22.60 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Yearly Price of Professional Account +VAT | £99 | £395 | N/A | N/A | yes |
| Instant Chat Help during Business Hours | yes | no | yes | no | yes |
| Formats Offered | DWG, DXF, PDF, PNG, GML | DWG, DXF, PDF, JPG, PNG, DGN, GZ | DXF, DWG, PDF, TIFF, GML, LZW, FGDB, SHP | DFX, DWG, GIS, JPEG, TIFF, PDF | DWG, SHP, GML, TAB, DXF, GDB, KML, TIFF, GIS, PDF |
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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 (visa/Mastercard/ maestro) |
pay as you go (debit/credit/ bacs via an application) |
| Save Area Feature | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
| Layers on DWG Format | 20 (standard version)/ 67 (pro version) | 121 | 10 | 14 | 60 |
| Contours (depending on the area) | 1m | 5m | 2m, 5m | 0.5m, 1m, 2m | 2m |
| Building Heights | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| National Tree Map™ | yes | no | no | no | yes |
| Freehold boundaries | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
| Listed Buildings | no | yes | no | no | no |
| Refund Policy | yes | yes | yes | only at fault of the website | upon request |
| UPRNs | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
| 3D MasterMap® | yes | yes | No, but have their own 3D UK model. | no | yes |
| Historical Maps/Data | yes | yes | yes | no | yes |
| Aerial Imagery | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |