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Highcharts Maps · Vik i Sogn, Norway
What it is
Highcharts Maps is a JavaScript library for creating interactive maps tied to geographic data in web projects. It includes hundreds of maps optimized for downloading and rendering, with the collection also available through NPM. Map types include areas, lines, points of interest, bubbles, heatmaps, and tilemaps. Users can work with built-in projections, add custom projections, or create custom maps using SVG. Visitors can navigate maps using zoom controls, double-click, the mouse wheel, multitouch, and panning. Highcharts Maps includes Highcharts Core, which adds 30 chart types. Supported data sources include SVG, GeoJSON, TopoJSON, CSV, JSON, HTML tables, Google Spreadsheets, live server feeds, and tiled map providers. Official integrations are listed for React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, PHP, Python, R, and Java. The library is available through NPM or a downloadable archive. A free try option is available, and source code can be tried without a trial license; commercial projects require an appropriate license. The annual Maps add-on license is $128 a year, and requires Highcharts Core. Highsoft AS is based in Vik i Sogn, Norway.
For and against
For
- Includes hundreds of downloadable maps.
- Supports custom SVG maps and projections.
- Offers six listed map types.
- Includes Highcharts Core with 30 additional chart types.
- Supports scheduled refresh and embedded dashboards.
Against
- Commercial projects require an appropriate license.
- The Maps add-on requires Highcharts Core.
- SaaS licenses limit the number of covered external applications.
- Customer-premises deployments require an OEM license.
The verdict
Highcharts Maps offers map-building options ranging from built-in projections to custom SVG maps, plus a broad selection of data formats and integrations. Review the license scope and Core requirement for the intended deployment.
Who it suits
It suits developers building interactive, geography-linked maps for web projects, including those who need custom projections, map types, or integrations with listed frameworks and languages.
Plans and prices
Annual license — Highcharts Maps add-on
Maps is listed as an add-on to Highcharts Core · Annual license access · Highcharts Core is listed separately at 366 USD per seat
Read 21 Sep 2026 · shop.highcharts.com
Perpetual license — Highcharts Maps
Lifetime access to the current version is described for the Perpetual license
Read 21 Sep 2026 · shop.highcharts.com
Highcharts Maps (add-on to Highcharts Core)
Requires Highcharts Core · up to 6 developer seats through the webshop · license scope depends on internal or external use
Read 8 Oct 2026 · shop.highcharts.com
On the record
- Accessibility
- Highcharts licenses include its Accessibility module and sonification API.highcharts.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Company and location
- The maker identifies its official company name as Highsoft AS and lists its location in Vik i Sogn, Norway.highcharts.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Core charts included
- Highcharts Maps includes Highcharts Core, which provides an additional 30 chart types.highcharts.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Custom maps
- Users can create custom maps using SVG.highcharts.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Dashboard type
- interactiveshop.highcharts.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Data and integrations
- Highcharts accepts data in formats including CSV and JSON, and lists official integrations for React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, PHP, Python, R and Java.highcharts.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Data sources
- SVG,GeoJSON,TopoJSON,CSV,JSON,HTML tables,Google Spreadsheets,live server feeds,and tiled map providers including OpenStreetMap,Thunderforest,Esri,Stamen,USGS,and LimaLabsshop.highcharts.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Download and deployment
- Highcharts provides Maps through its NPM package and downloadable library archive; its download page says production and commercial use require a commercial license.highcharts.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Embedded dashboards
- Yesshop.highcharts.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Free evaluation
- The maker offers a free try option and states that source code can be tried without a trial license; commercial projects require the appropriate license.highcharts.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- License limits
- A SaaS license covers one external application, while SaaS+ covers up to five; deployments hosted on customer premises require an OEM license.shop.highcharts.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Map collection
- The product includes hundreds of maps optimized for download and rendering, and the map collection is also available through NPM.highcharts.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Map types
- Supported map types include map areas, map lines, points of interest, bubbles, heatmaps and tilemaps.highcharts.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Navigation
- Maps support plus and minus controls, double-click and mouse-wheel zoom, multitouch and panning.highcharts.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Platform
- webshop.highcharts.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Projections
- Highcharts Maps includes basic built-in projections and allows custom projections to be built and plugged in.highcharts.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Highcharts Maps is a JavaScript library for creating interactive, geography-linked maps in web projects.highcharts.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Scheduled refresh
- Yesshop.highcharts.com · read 21 Sep 2026
