Google Maps vs Map Quest

A few years ago, when Google Maps came on to the scene it was leaps and bounds better than Map Quest. At the time, everyone was using Map Quest, but it was slow and clunky. Today Map Quest has caught up to Google Maps in several ways.

Google still has a lot of fun features that Map Quest doesn't offer, but there's one area where Map Quest has stayed faithful and out performed Google on. That area is finding new addresses. For whatever reason, Google no longer feels the need to tie into other mapping databases to get the latest information on new roads and sub-divisions. Boo!

Over recent weeks, I've heard several people say, "my address isn't found on Google" and have made the assumption that "if Google doesn't have it, no one else does." Well, Map Quest hasn't failed me yet. Everytime, I look up an address now, I head to Map Quest. Then, I head over to Google Maps for a street view.