10 Best Very Simple Google Maps Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Very Simple Google Maps has 3,000+ 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 Very Simple Google Maps
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Flexible Map
Closest match4.8 (66) 7,000+ active installsEmbed Google Maps shortcodes in pages and posts, either by center coordinates or street address, or by URL to a Google Earth KML file.
Shares the google, maps tags on WordPress.org. About 2.3 times the installs, last updated May 12, 2026.
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MapPress – 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 maps tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated today.
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4.1 (59) 4,000+ active installsDraws a GPX track with altitude graph. You can also display your nextgen gallery images in the map.
Shares the maps tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since February 12, 2025.
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4.3 (29) 20,000+ active installsImage Hotspot by DevVN helps you add hotspots to your images.
Shares the maps tag on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated December 11, 2025.
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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 maps tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 23 days ago.
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YaMaps for WordPress Plugin
4.8 (40) 10,000+ active installsThe plugin allows you to add Yandex Maps (Яндекс Карты) to pages of your site using a WordPress visual editor.
Shares the maps tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated January 15, 2026.
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4.9 (49) 7,000+ active installsYandex Maps widget for Elementor
Shares the maps tag on WordPress.org. About 2.3 times the installs, last updated October 16, 2025.
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WP Map Block – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store & Shop Locator, Directory, Listings & Filters
4.0 (20) 20,000+ active installsNo API key is required to launch Google Maps & OpenStreetMap.
Shares the maps tag on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated August 7, 2026.
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4.9 (54) 3,000+ active installsMapster WP Maps is the smoothest, easiest way to make maps for your site. No API keys required.
Shares the maps tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 3 days ago.
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Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps
5.0 (68) 10,000+ active installsCreate custom interactive maps with free Leaflet-based styles, no Google Maps API key, frontend marker submissions, search and filters.
Shares the maps tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
Switching from Very Simple Google Maps: common questions
What is the best alternative to Very Simple Google Maps?
Flexible Map is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 7,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Very Simple Google Maps alternative has the most users?
MapPress, with 30,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Very Simple Google Maps alternative is rated highest?
Open User Map, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 68 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Very Simple 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 Very Simple 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 Very Simple 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
Flexible Map is the closest match to Very Simple Google Maps by the data we track, and MapPress has the widest reach with 30,000+ 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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