Mappedin vs. alternatives: Comparing the best wayfinding solutions

It’s exciting to see more companies join the indoor mapping space as we all work towards the same goal: making indoor spaces easy to navigate. While we have the same objective, each indoor mapping provider takes a slightly different approach. We look at Mappedin competitors for their unique takes on solving the greater challenge of indoor mapping.

This blog will cover some of the most common indoor mapping solutions on the market, what they offer and how we compare.

Mappedin alternatives: MapsPeople, Inpixon, ArcGIS Indoors & GoodMaps

Indoor mapping is essential for guiding visitors through dynamic and complex indoor spaces. People have become accustomed to relying on navigation apps and global positioning systems (GPS) to discover new places. However, maintaining the same level of accuracy and connection gets challenging when users move indoors.

Traditional indoor mapping software like Autodesk’s Revit and AutoCAD are used to create accurate and detailed drawings of a space, but these software are not designed to make quick or minor map changes and often they don’t include map features like amenities or wayfinding.

On the other end of the mapping spectrum, there are outdoor mapping platforms that rely on GPS. Mappedin alternatives for indoor spaces are trickier because there isn’t one way to create a mass dataset of these spaces. Millions of property owners around the world would need to work collaboratively and each venue would need to be equipped with the tools that enable them to manage their own data.

So where is the middle ground?

Mappedin is a leading provider of indoor mapping solutions. The platform is made up of industry-leading tools for property owners and operators to manage their indoor venue maps and build digital wayfinding experiences into their user-facing applications.

Mappedin has powered more than 45,000 maps in more than 50 countries around the world.

Customers choose Mappedin over competitors because of:

• Comprehensive platform: Mappedin includes a complete ecosystem including web, mobile SDKs, AI mapping, digital directories, analytics & more.
• White-label customization and brand control: With Mappedin as their mapping solution, customers get complete control over how their brand shows up for the visitor experience.
• Product innovation: We’re dedicated to continuously optimizing our product to best support customer needs, including AI & automation, integrations with leading providers, and best-in-class data security.
• Credibility and experience: Mappedin is trusted by leading companies around the world including Simon Property Group, Cadillac Fairview, Calgary International Airport, VergeSense, Mitsui Fudosan, Vicinity Centers, Saks Fifth Avenue, Seattle Seahawks, Hudson Yards, Arabian Centres, The Dubai Mall—just to name a few.

Why choose Mappedin over other digital wayfinding solutions?

Mappedin is the leading indoor mapping platform transforming the way venues are experienced, managed and understood. The platform has mapped over 4 billion square feet of indoor space for venues in over 57+ countries.

Along with our vast experience, Mappedin offers intuitive indoor wayfinding solutions and a powerful map editor that simplifies map management for property owners, airport operations, and visitor experience leaders and ensures they can maintain accurate mapping experiences for their guests.

Mappedin offers:

• AI-powered mapping
• 3D and 2D map views
• Interactive maps
• Powerful directory
• Search driven by machine learning algorithms
• Real-time edits and syncs
• Blue dot wayfinding
• Automated and optimized pathing
• Draft and publish mode
• Apple IMDF approval
• Additional features to drive foot traffic at your venue

Mappedin’s powerful platform is purpose-built to power everything you need for indoor mapping from visitor experience to operations to security and accessibility.

Mappedin competitors: Mappedin vs. MapsPeople

MapsPeople provides indoor mapping capabilities for smart buildings. While MapsPeople’s platform—MapsIndoors—is a strong option for indoor mapping across industries, the vendor relies heavily on professional services, which can often result in longer set-up and deployment timelines, and more map upkeep over time. Let’s cover some of the major differences between Mappedin and MapsPeople.

Interactive 3D maps

Mappedin delivers stunning 3D interactive maps that allow visitors to pan, zoom, rotate, and explore venues with intuitive controls. The platform's white-labeled approach means your brand takes center stage, no Mappedin logos appear on the front-end solution. MapsPeople's MapsIndoors also offers 3D visualizations, but their maps feature MapsPeople branding and require more technical setup through their SDK-first approach.

Automated pathing

Mappedin's map editor uses an auto-pathing algorithm that can generate complex path networks with minimal manual effort, saving staff valuable time and reducing human error.

MapsPeople, on the other hand, requires users to manually click and create pathing networks throughout buildings in their MapsIndoors Studio, a process that becomes increasingly time-consuming for larger venues and can lead to inconsistencies.

Digital directory

For venues like shopping centers and airports, a digital directory is key to discoverability—and driving revenue.

MapsPeople offers ready-made kiosk software. MapsPeople's solution focuses primarily on the wayfinding aspect in a mall space. Mappedin, on the other hand, has custom layouts and can adjust on industry needs.

Mappedin offers a complete digital Directory solution designed for large-screen kiosks, featuring intuitive search, navigation, and monetization through directory ads. Using the platform, venues can run banner ads, sponsor specific locations, and turn on full-screen overlays that generate additional revenue while maintaining an unmatched user experience. This functionality ultimately supports revenue growth through discovery-led design.

Analytics dashboard

While MapsPeople offers data visualization on their maps, Mappedin includes user-friendly dashboards that deliver deeper, more actionable insights immediately.

Mappedin Analytics provides comprehensive, pre-built dashboards that track visitor behavior, search queries, top-viewed locations, and session data—all filterable by venue, time period, and organization. The platform offers downloadable reports, CSV exports, and impression tracking for directory ads, enabling data-driven decisions about space optimization and marketing strategies.

Mappedin competitors: Mappedin vs. Inpixon

If you’ve been researching indoor mapping providers, you may have heard of Inpixon. Different from Inpixon, Mappedin’s customers can deploy 3D maps along with 2D ones and important location details are contained within the framework of the indoor map. The Mappedin product offering also includes an out-of-the-box solution for large platforms such as a kiosk or directory and customers hoping to use SDKs have easy access to developer documentation.

3D maps & location details

On Inpixon’s web solution, users have to click out from the map to another page of the venue website in order to learn more about one particular location.

On the other hand, Mappedin makes it easy to navigate your 3D map in a few clicks. Mappedin’s interactive 3D maps have intuitive controls to pan, zoom, and rotate the experience. The Mappedin platform also showcases important location details within the map—no clicking out to another tab. Venue details might include a location description, hours, a phone number, and links such as social media sites, a website, reservation booking, and more.

Directory solution

Inpixon “provides developers with a robust set of tools to build map-enabled web and mobile (Android and iOS applications).” Along with web and mobile, standalone directory or kiosk software is fundamental for large, complex venues.

Mappedin’s digital Directory solution is built using the Mappedin Web SDK and enables users to search, discover, and navigate using large-screen displays that are easy to use and placed at key entrances and intersections of a venue. Along with a directory solution, Mappedin customers can also use a pre-built web solution and SDKs for web, Android, iOS, and React Native applications.

Availability of documentation

For customers wanting to build their own custom experience using mapping SDKs, Mappedin offers trial keys and makes developer documentation publicly available. This allows companies evaluating indoor mapping providers to properly evaluate the tools and understand the features and functionality before committing to a particular provider.

Mappedin competitors: Mappedin vs. ArcGIS Indoors

ArcGIS is a well-known system of geospatial software products developed by Esri. ArcGIS Indoors is their platform designed to create and manage indoor maps.

ArcGIS Indoors is complex and focused on workplace environments, while Mappedin serves a range of different industries with an easy-to-use map editor and has placed importance on stylizing maps for improved user experiences.

Industry variety

While ArcGIS Indoors is focused on servicing workplace environments, Mappedin works with a wide variety of industries from shopping malls and retailers, airports, stadiums, hospitals and healthcare systems, campuses, city districts, workplaces and offices, and more.

As a leading provider in the indoor mapping industry, Mappedin has taken the time to understand the unique challenges and opportunities of each use case and offers pre-built applications for ease of deployment and SDKs for maximum flexibility.

Easy-to-use platform

The Mappedin editor has been designed for ease of use and does not require customers to be familiar with complex mapping tools such as AutoCAD or formats like Revit. The Mappedin UI is simple and streamlined.

As part of onboarding, the Mappedin team does the initial setup to transform 2D building floor plans into digital, interactive indoor maps. After receiving map approval, training is provided to Mappedin customers to ensure they are able to quickly make revisions to the maps as venues change and grow.

Optimized for customer experience

Indoor maps can serve a variety of use cases, ranging from purely operational to experiential. Mappedin has optimized the look and feel of indoor maps to provide unparalleled consumer experiences and encourages customers to customize and style their maps where possible. This approach ensures that the final mapping solution works for users, regardless of the use case.

Mappedin competitors: Mappedin vs. GoodMaps

GoodMaps uses LiDAR imaging and camera-based technology to produce an app-based indoor mapping solution. Primarily serving transportation hubs, GoodMaps is limited in terms of scope and solution breadth. Here, we’ll cover the main differences between Mappedin and GoodMaps.

Comprehensive platform for the enterprise

GoodMaps, as mentioned, operates primarily as a standalone mobile app focused on turn-by-turn navigation for accessibility, requiring venues to manage separate solutions for directories, analytics, and broader wayfinding needs.

On the other hand, Mappedin is designed to scale as your venue grows. It delivers a complete indoor mapping platform that includes web solutions, mobile SDKs, digital directories for kiosks, and accessibility features – all in one platform. This means venues can deploy consistent experiences across every touchpoint, from large-screen directories to mobile apps to web browsers.

Analytics to understand visitor behaviour

Mappedin Analytics provides comprehensive, pre-built dashboards that track visitor behavior, search queries, popular destinations, and session data—all filterable by venue, time period, and device type. These insights enable venues to optimize layouts, measure ROI, and make data-driven decisions about tenant placement and marketing strategies.

GoodMaps focuses on navigation delivery rather than business intelligence, so visibility is limited into how visitors interact with spaces or which locations drive the most engagement.

Implementation & customer service

GoodMaps typically requires venues to work through their deployment process and relies on community launch events, which can extend timelines and limit ongoing control over map updates and customization.

Mappedin offers both full-service enterprise implementations and self-serve tools, giving venues flexibility to choose the level of support that fits their needs. The Mappedin team handles initial map creation, provides comprehensive training, and ensures customers can make real-time updates independently as venues evolve.

Why Mappedin beats the alternatives

Mappedin and its alternatives for indoor mapping each have a unique approach to solving the challenges of indoor navigation, safety & security, accessibility and operations. Mappedin believes in enabling our customers with powerful mapping solutions, easy-to-use tools, and a platform that works for everyone – regardless of industry or use case.

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