10 Best API KEY for Google Maps Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
API KEY for Google Maps has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to API KEY for Google Maps
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MapPress
Closest matchMapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet
4.7 (148) 30,000+ active installsUnlimited maps and markers. Free, no API key, no setup. Google Maps, Leaflet, OpenStreetMap & Mapbox. Map editor, blocks and store locators.
Shares the Google Maps tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.7 against 4.9, last updated today.
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4.4 (56) 60,000+ active installs[iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7_nAZQt9qu0" width="100%" height="500"] shortcode
Shares the Google Maps tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, rated 4.4 against 4.9, last updated May 17, 2026.
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WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map
4.8 (3,037) 300,000+ active installsThe easiest to use WordPress map plugin! Create a custom map, map block, store locator or map widget with high quality markers.
Shares the Google Maps tag on WordPress.org. About 7.5 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.9, last updated 6 days ago.
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4.6 (512) 30,000+ active installsAre your Google Maps slow? Try Map Widget for Google Maps. You'll have a fast Google Maps widget with a thumbnail & lightbox map in minutes!
Shares the Google Maps tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.6 against 4.9, last updated 22 days ago.
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WP Maps – Google Maps,OpenStreetMap,Mapbox,Store Locator,Listing,Directory & Filters
4.3 (122) 60,000+ active installsWordPress map plugin for Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Mapbox with store locator, filterable listings & custom markers.
Shares the Google Maps tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, rated 4.3 against 4.9, last updated 2 days ago.
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4.8 (312) 50,000+ active installsAn easy to use location management system that enables users to search for nearby physical stores.
Shares the Google Maps tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 4.9, last updated 4 days ago.
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4.6 (252) 20,000+ active installsGoogle Maps with markers, locations and clusterization, KML layers and filters. Custom Google map markers with text, images, videos, links.
Shares the Google Maps tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, rated 4.6 against 4.9, last updated 3 days ago.
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4.9 (58) 10,000+ active installsAgile Store Locator is a WordPress store locator and store finder for where-to-buy pages, with free no-key maps and native Google Maps.
Shares the Google Maps tag on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, last updated 2 days ago.
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Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map
4.8 (172) 10,000+ active installsGoogle Map plugin for WordPress is very Simple, light-weight and Easy to use Google Custom Map with markers in Posts, Pages, Sidebar as shortcode.
Shares the Google Maps tag on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.9, last updated 23 days ago.
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4.6 (21) 20,000+ active installsMap block for Gutenberg editor powered by Google Maps. Simple. Fast. Just a map block.
Shares the Google Maps tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
Switching from API KEY for Google Maps: common questions
What is the best alternative to API KEY for Google Maps?
MapPress is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 30,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which API KEY for Google Maps alternative has the most users?
WP Go Maps, with 300,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which API KEY for Google Maps alternative is rated highest?
Agile Store Locator, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 58 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these API KEY for Google Maps alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with API KEY for Google Maps score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against API KEY for Google Maps on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
MapPress is the closest match to API KEY for Google Maps by the data we track, and WP Go Maps has the widest reach with 300,000+ active installs. MapPress shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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