Honeycomb Maps
Honeycomb Maps turns location data into interactive geospatial visualizations, including maps built from Snowflake tables without GIS expertise or frontend d…
What Honeycomb Maps is
Honeycomb Maps turns location data into interactive geospatial visualizations, including maps built from Snowflake tables without GIS expertise or frontend development. It offers point, line, polygon, H3 hexagon, and arc layers, along with timeline controls, filters, and dynamic metrics. Charts can also filter a map when selected. The free web app accepts location-data uploads up to 100MB and can connect to Google Drive, Dropbox, or Box. Its free plan includes unlimited map viewers, but file uploads are the only supported data source on that tier; direct database connections and private collaboration are unavailable. The Snowflake Native App queries data in a customer’s account using Restricted Caller’s Rights, applying existing Snowflake permissions. It supports view and edit permissions, organization sharing, and Snowflake SSO, with a 30-day free trial. Organizations can also arrange deployment in their own AWS, GCP, or Azure environment, with infrastructure-as-code templates, SSO, implementation, and ongoing support. Databricks and BigQuery are listed as forthcoming direct SQL sources.
Good
- Supports five map layer types
- Free plan includes unlimited map viewers
- Snowflake permissions apply to Native App queries
- Customer-environment deployment options cover AWS, GCP, and Azure
Watch out
- Free plan limits data sources to file uploads
- Direct database connections are unavailable on Free
- Private collaboration is unavailable on Free
Who it suits
Honeycomb Maps suits people who need interactive maps from location data, including teams working with Snowflake. Its free upload-based tier may also suit individuals, students, researchers, and non-profits.
Verdict
Honeycomb Maps offers both file-based mapping and a Snowflake-connected option with permission controls. The free tier has clear data-source and collaboration limits, while license quotes are required for paid deployment options.
Plans and prices
From Honeycomb Maps's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 100MB max file upload · Point, Line, Polygon, H3, Arc layers · Unlimited map viewers · For individuals, students, researchers, and non-profits |
| Deploy to your environment | Priced on request | AWS, GCP, or Azure infrastructure-as-code templates · SSO · Hands-on implementation and ongoing support · Contact for a license quote |
| Snowflake Native App | Priced on request | Runs in your Snowflake account · SQL Parameters and built-in RBAC · 30 day free trial · Contact for a license quote |
The facts
Each one read from Honeycomb Maps's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analysis
- Features include timeline controls, interactive filters, dynamic metrics, and charts that filter the map when clicked.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- The privacy policy says uploaded data is stored on AWS servers in the United States, is not used to train machine-learning models, and is not sold.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment and support
- The company offers deployment in a customer's environment with infrastructure-as-code templates for AWS, GCP, and Azure, SSO, and hands-on implementation and ongoing support.checked 8 Oct 2026
- File sources
- The free web app accepts location-data uploads up to 100MB and can connect to Google Drive, Dropbox, or Box.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Map layers
- It supports point, line, polygon, H3 hexagon, and arc layers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Operator
- The privacy policy identifies Maps and Data LLC as the operator of Honeycomb Maps.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Other warehouse integrations
- The pricing page lists Snowflake as available and Databricks and BigQuery as coming soon for direct SQL data sources.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Honeycomb Maps creates geospatial visualizations from Snowflake tables without requiring GIS expertise or frontend development.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Sharing controls
- The Snowflake offering supports view and edit permissions, organization sharing, and access through Snowflake SSO.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Snowflake integration
- The Snowflake Native App queries tables directly using Restricted Caller's Rights, applying users' existing Snowflake permissions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support contact
- The site lists founder Carston Hernke as the contact for demos, questions, and location-data projects.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Use case
- Wolt uses Honeycomb Maps to visualize restaurants and retailers across more than 1,000 cities in 30 countries.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan limit
- The free offering supports file uploads only; direct database connections and private collaboration are listed as unavailable on that plan.checked 8 Oct 2026
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