MapsAlive
The facts below are what the maker publishes about MapsAlive, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From MapsAlive's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $49 a year | 50 hotspots · Email support · $49 per year |
| Plus | $99 a year | 125 hotspots · Email support · 50% educational or nonprofit discount on eligible maps · $99 per year |
| Pro | $199 a year | 300 hotspots · Email support · 50% educational or nonprofit discount on eligible maps · $199 per year |
The facts
Each one read from MapsAlive's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The JavaScript API provides methods to interact with a tour and callbacks for events such as touching a marker.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- Tours are hosted on MapsAlive by default, and users can download tours and host them on their own web server.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Hotspot content
- Hotspots can display images, text, video, and other embeddable content, including Google Maps.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Imports
- MapsAlive can import hotspot content from Excel, CSV, and XML files and import photos from a ZIP file.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integration
- An Omeka Classic plugin lets an Omeka installation provide Live Data to MapsAlive maps from its database.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Limits
- The FAQ states the maximum map image size is 4096 by 4096 pixels and supported image formats are JPG, PNG, and GIF.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Live Data
- Live Data retrieves hotspot text and images from a server in real time, with sources such as a database, API, or RSS feed.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Markers
- The product includes built-in markers and lets users create their own markers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The site says users who want to restrict access to a map must host it themselves and mark it as a private tour.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- MapsAlive turns images such as maps, floor plans, diagrams, and photographs into interactive maps with hotspots.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Routes
- Routes draw paths through hotspot markers and can be shown or hidden dynamically with the MapsAlive API.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- MapsAlive says its website and maps are hosted by SherWeb in a data center with multiple security levels, redundant HVAC, fire suppression, and 24/7 monitoring and management.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Signup status
- The pricing page states that MapsAlive is no longer signing up new users.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Technical support is provided by email, and the company also offers custom project services.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- MapsAlive is owned and operated by AvantLogic Corporation of Southwest Harbor, Maine; the page says AvantLogic was founded in 1999 and MapsAlive launched in 2007.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2007checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Southwest Harbor, Maine, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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