European alternatives to Waze

Community-driven navigation app acquired by Google in 2013.

Waze Mobile Ltd · Outside Europe

About Waze

Company
Waze Mobile Ltd · Google LLC
HQ
Israel
Zone
Outside Europe

Key concerns

Non-European ownership
#1

OsmAnd

100 · Certified European

Netherlands · Maps & navigation

A powerful offline maps and navigation app built on OpenStreetMap, developed by a company in the Netherlands. Detailed offline maps, hiking and cycling routes, and deep customisation, all without tracking where you go.

Freemium · from Free Free tier Partly open source 🇪🇺 EU
#2

Magic Earth

98 · Certified European

Netherlands · Maps & navigation

A privacy-first navigation app from Amsterdam-based General Magic, built on OpenStreetMap data. Turn-by-turn navigation, live traffic, and offline maps, with no account required and no tracking of where you go.

Free · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU
#3

Sygic

98 · Certified European

Slovakia · Maps & navigation

A Slovak GPS navigation app with detailed offline maps covering more than 200 countries. Turn-by-turn voice guidance, speed-limit warnings, and traffic, all usable without a data connection - one of Europe's most popular navigation apps.

Freemium · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU
#4

Organic Maps

97 · Certified European

Estonia · Maps & navigation

A free, open-source maps and navigation app built on OpenStreetMap, run by a non-profit registered in Estonia. Fully offline, with no ads, no tracking, and no account - a genuinely private alternative to Google Maps.

Free · from Free Free tier Open source 🇪🇺 EU
#5

OpenStreetMap

85 · Strongly European

United Kingdom · Maps & navigation

A free, editable map of the entire world built by a community of mappers and stewarded by the UK-registered OpenStreetMap Foundation. Its open data powers countless privacy-friendly apps - and you can use and contribute to it directly.

Free · from Free Free tier Open source European
#6

HERE WeGo

78 · Strongly European

Netherlands · Maps & navigation

Navigation and mapping from HERE Technologies, headquartered in Amsterdam. Offline maps, transit routing, and no Google tracking.

Free · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU

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