---
title: "Google Maps API Pricing Changes: What Small Businesses Need to Know"
description: Google Maps ended free unlimited access. Learn how the pricing changes affect your website, what it costs now, and affordable alternatives for small businesses.
author: mary
date: 2019-05-08
url: https://webiedesign.com/blog/google-maps-no-more-free-lunch
---

# Google Maps - no more free lunch

![no google map](https://webiedesign.com/images/blog/no-google-map.jpg)

Begining in June all those Google Maps you see on web sites everywhere it seems will change. Maps that use the Google API will need to have a credit card enabled on the account so that Google can charge if you exceed the free limit.

Some designers are saying "No worries, I don't use the API - I just embed the map". Bad news is that all those embedded maps will now be watermarked with a message  of "for development use only" and will be grayed out. Not very professional looking.

Need help with your Map ?

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