Qwant Maps
French privacy-first map built on OpenStreetMap. No tracking, no profiling, fully GDPR-compliant and open data.
Quick facts
It's built entirely on open map data with no personal profiling behind the scenes, so searching for a place doesn't feed into an ad-targeting profile elsewhere.
Points of interest and business listings are noticeably thinner than Google Maps outside major French and European cities.
Why does it score 85?
Incorporated in Paris, France – a full EU member state.
Backed by shareholders including Axel Springer and French public investment funds, but no single non-EU company holds a controlling stake.
Qwant Maps runs its own rendering infrastructure in France on top of OpenStreetMap data.
GDPR-compliant and built on open map data, though the Qwant Maps product itself isn't open source.
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Qwant MapsWhat does it replace?
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