Qwant Maps

France Maps & navigation

French privacy-first map built on OpenStreetMap. No tracking, no profiling, fully GDPR-compliant and open data.

Quick facts

Headquarters Paris, France
Company Qwant SAS
Founded 2013
Ownership VC-backed
Hosting 🇫🇷 France
Infrastructure Own infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source Partial
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Free · from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web, iOS, Android
Languages
ENFRDEESITPTNL
85 · Strongly European
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Why does it score 85?

Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30
Ownership & control
VC-backed, no non-EU parent
15/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30
Accountability & trust
Partially open source + GDPR
10/15
EuroPoints total
85/100
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See how they compare

Qwant Maps
HERE WeGo
Magic Earth
EuroPoints
85 Strongly European
78 Strongly European
98 Certified European
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
Ownership & control
VC-backed, no non-EU parent15/25
Acquired/corporate, EU/EFTA parent10/25
Independent ownership25/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Accountability & trust
Partially open source + GDPR10/15
GDPR compliant8/15
GDPR compliant8/15
Independence bonus
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Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
Headquarters
Paris, France
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Founded
2013
2015
2016
Open source
Partial
No
No
Infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
GDPR
✓
✓
✓
Free tier
✓
✓
✓
Pricing
Free · from Free
Free · from Free
Free · from Free
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Web, iOS, Android
iOS, Android
Languages
en, fr, de, es, it, pt, nl
en, de, fr, es, it, pt, nl, pl, ru, zh, ar, ja, ko
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pt, pl

What does it replace?

Google Maps Bing Maps

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