Head-to-head · Maps
Maps.me vs Organic Maps
Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 Maps.me with the European alternative 🇪🇺 Organic Maps on the things that actually decide who can read your data.
🇺🇸 Maps.mevs🇪🇺 Organic Maps
Verdict
Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?
Organic Maps — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.
Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?
Organic Maps ships E2E encryption by default. Maps.me does not.
Which one tracks you for ads?
Maps.me relies on ad tracking. Organic Maps doesn't.
Which one is open source?
Organic Maps is open source. Maps.me is proprietary.
Side-by-side
Maps.me vs Organic Maps — full comparison
Criteria
🇪🇺 Organic Maps
🇺🇸 Maps.me
Headquarters
Tallinn, Estonia
Minsk / USA
Jurisdiction
EU
USA / private equity
Data location
Offline / device
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
Yes
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Organic Maps OU (non-profit)
Daegu Limited
Founded
2020
2011
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