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TECH CorroboratedⓘEvidence tiers: Early signal = 1 uncorroborated request — treat as radar, not a validated opportunity · Corroborated = 2-3 requests · Validated = 4+ requests from 2+ different people. Every count appears exactly once, in the fact bar below — each traces to a real source post.

Foss Map Alternative

3
builder posts asking
latest ask seen 4w ago
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3
different people asking
across 1 platform
who →
10
rivals shipping · web scan
how verified →

In their words

"What's an alternative to Google Maps that actually provides navigation in addition to maps?" — a builder, verbatim · sign in free to trace the source ↗

What they tried & dropped

Extracted word-for-word from the evidence posts below — every item is quoted verbatim from a real builder.

organic maps — "doesn't have navigation" verbatimsign in to trace ↗
Google Maps — "need for login and need for Google Play Services" verbatimsign in to trace ↗

Hard requirements

Non-negotiables stated by builders in their own words. Miss one and they will not switch.

FOSSnavigationdegoogledno loginno Google Play Services

Competitor pricing

Named rivals · prices not yet verified 🔒
Pricing collected · names — log in ↗

How we checked

Where we searched
3 sources · GitHub (open-source check) · App Store · SaaS marketplaces
Verification funnel
35 raw matches scanned, then AI-de-duped · see the breakdown below
Last scan
1d ago · auto-refreshed every 10 days

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What the numbers suggest

10 rivals shipping (fact bar) how verified → market is crowded; differentiate on the unmet requirements above, don't compete on breadth.
3 builder posts asking · 3 different people (fact bar) see posts → demand is independently reported, not one person repeating themselves.
3 demand signals vs 10 shipping rivals → supply already outweighs demand — enter only with an edge.
0 willingness-to-pay quotes yet → no one has named a price — validate pricing before building.
last new signal 27 days ago → conversation is recent.

Signal history

3 tracked posts (3 asks · 0 product/news) first post Aug 2026 ▲ 1 in the last 30 days
2026-08-31 · +2 posts · 2 on record2026-09-29 · +1 post · 3 on record 3 0 Aug 2026 today

Cumulative tracked posts (asks + products + news) by original post date · GapMine tracked communities — not search volume · every step traces to a real post in the evidence record (sign in to read them).

Evidence pool

Top 2 of the 3 tracked posts, picked as evidence — each insight links back to a real one.

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