VSChecked 20 October 2026
Mapfloors vs MapsPeople
MapsPeople, based in Aalborg, Denmark, makes MapsIndoors, an indoor mapping platform that runs on top of Google Maps or Mapbox. Mapfloors takes a different approach: a GIS underneath, open exports on every plan, and floor plan changes your team can make itself or hand to ours.
| Topic | MapsPeople | Mapfloors |
|---|---|---|
| Open exportsSource: mapspeople.com, Microsoft Places page; docs.mapsindoors.com, Integration API | IMDF files prepared for Microsoft Places. Geodata can be read through the Integration API as GeoJSON; we found no file export in the docs. | Most common formats, including IMDF, GeoJSON, GeoPackage and Shapefile, on every plan, whether we manage the map or you do. |
| Accessible and turn-by-turn routingSource: docs.mapsindoors.com, Directions Service | Routes can avoid stairs, escalators and steps for wheelchair users. No plan restriction is documented. | Step-free routing on every plan, plus low-stimulus and avoid-crowds options. |
| Building the first mapSource: MapsIndoors Implementation and Support, rev. 1.04 | You supply the floor plans and MapsPeople digitises your buildings once the contract is signed. | Our mapping team builds your first map as part of onboarding, from whatever drawings you have. |
| Map creation inputsSource: MapsIndoors Implementation and Support, rev. 1.04 | CAD files preferred; other file types accepted but not listed. | DWG, DXF, vector or scanned PDFs and images, and IFC and Revit exports. |
| Importing your own geodataSource: docs.mapsindoors.com, Integration API | The Integration API can create, update and delete venues, buildings, rooms and points of interest with GeoJSON geometry. We found no IMDF or file import. | Import IMDF, GeoJSON and GeoPackage on every plan. |
| Outdoor and GIS contextSource: docs.mapsindoors.com, map engine and Directions Service docs; mapspeople.com/mapsindoors | Campus and outdoor-to-indoor wayfinding on Google Maps or Mapbox, using your own API key. Outdoor directions can count as billable requests with that provider. | Built on Atlas GIS: your own basemaps, outdoor paths and routes that start at the street. |
| Syncing external dataSource: docs.mapsindoors.com, Live Data; MapsIndoors Implementation and Support, rev. 1.04 | Live availability, occupancy and position data through server-side integrations set up with MapsPeople and subscribed to as an add-on. | Live updates through webhooks and MQTT, or a sync on whatever schedule you need, on every plan. |
| AI agentsSource: docs.mapsindoors.com | No publicly documented MCP server at the time of checking. | An MCP server with live occupancy, bookings and closures, and actions such as booking a room, within the permissions you set. |
| After launchSource: docs.mapsindoors.com, map updates; MapsIndoors Implementation and Support, rev. 1.04 | Your team edits places and areas in the CMS. Wall and floor plan changes go through MapsPeople: one update a year by default, more at a fixed price. | Choose managed updates or self-management. Self-managed teams change walls, rooms and routes in the map editor themselves. |
Based on MapsPeople’s public website and developer documentation on 20 October 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll correct it.
To be fair
When MapsPeople might be the better fit
- A Danish company with deep European roots, and a Google partner since 2009.
- Close Google Maps ties, including purchase through Google Cloud Marketplace on your existing Google bill.
- Scale: more than 550 enterprise customers and 25,000 buildings mapped, by its own count.
- IMDF files prepared for Microsoft Places and kept in step with floor plan changes.
- 3D models placed on the map, alongside 3D walls and extruded rooms, on the Mapbox engine.
Moving from another platform?
Mapfloors imports IMDF and GeoJSON, so maps you’ve already built don’t have to be redrawn.