OpenStreetMap
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.
Quick facts
It's the map data that many other privacy-friendly apps – Organic Maps, OsmAnd, Magic Earth – actually run on, and you can go in and fix an error yourself rather than waiting for a company to update it.
Data completeness and accuracy vary a lot by region, since it depends entirely on volunteer mapping effort, and there's no official turn-by-turn app – you need a separate one built on the data.
Why does it score 85?
Stewarded by the OpenStreetMap Foundation, registered in the UK – outside the EU/EFTA, which caps the legal score.
Run as a non-profit, community-driven project with no investors or corporate parent.
Servers run on donated hardware based in the UK and EU rather than a commercial cloud.
Fully open source with an open data licence (ODbL) and GDPR-compliant – the map data itself is auditable by anyone.
See how they compare
OpenStreetMapWhat does it replace?
Google Maps 
Apple Maps 
Waze More European Maps & navigation alternatives
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.
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.
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.
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.
French privacy-first map built on OpenStreetMap. No tracking, no profiling, fully GDPR-compliant and open data.
Navigation and mapping from HERE Technologies, headquartered in Amsterdam. Offline maps, transit routing, and no Google tracking.