An Elfsight Store Locator alternative with no view limit
Elfsight sells website widgets, a store locator among them, on plans priced by how many times the widget is viewed each month. Its free plan is genuinely free, but it is capped at a small number of views and carries Elfsight branding, and on any plan, going over the view allowance switches the widget off until the next period. MightyMaps does not count views: the map, the nearest-first list and searching the list are free for every visitor, forever.
50 free credits · No credit card · No subscription
What Elfsight Store Locator is good at
If one of these is what you need, use it. You will be happier, and this page will have done its job.
A free plan
For a site with very little traffic, the free plan costs nothing at all. MightyMaps gives free credits at signup, then you buy packs.
A whole widget catalogue
The same account covers reviews, forms, galleries and dozens of other widgets. MightyMaps only makes maps.
Visual editor
Point-and-click templates and settings. MightyMaps is set up by describing what you want, which some people prefer and some do not.
Where MightyMaps works differently
No view allowance to run out of
A spike of traffic never switches your locator off. Viewing the map and searching its list by name cost nothing, however many visitors arrive.
No subscription
You pay for address lookups once, when locations are added. Credits never expire.
Built from your list
Paste addresses or upload a CSV and every location is looked up and pinned, with hours and phone numbers on each.
Nearest first
The list opens sorted by distance from the visitor, with no permission pop-up, and address or ZIP search gives an exact answer.
Elfsight Store Locator vs MightyMaps
| Elfsight Store Locator | MightyMaps | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Plans priced by monthly views | Prepaid credits, no subscription |
| Free option | Free plan with a small view cap and branding | Free credits at signup |
| Over the limit | Widget is switched off until the next period | No view limit; address searches capped per day, list search keeps working |
| Spreadsheet import | CSV | CSV upload with column matching |
| Other widgets | Dozens | Maps only |
| Setup | Visual editor | Describe it, or upload a list |
Honest advice
Stick with Elfsight Store Locator if…
- Your site gets very little traffic and the free plan covers it.
- You already use Elfsight for other widgets and want one account.
- You prefer a point-and-click editor to describing what you want.
Try MightyMaps if…
- You do not want a traffic spike to switch your locator off.
- You would rather pay once for the setup than every month for views.
- You want nearest-first sorting without a location prompt.
- You need other kinds of map as well.
A real map, built from one sentence
Viewing this, sorting it and searching its list cost its owner nothing, however many people open it.
A store locator for Fieldstone Bakery: our ten Portland cafés and two pickup points, with hours, phone numbers and links. Pickup points in a different colour.
Looked up 12 addresses and built a locator with search and directions
No subscription to weigh up
50 credits free at signup, then prepaid packs that never expire. Viewing and sharing a finished map is always free.
Switching from Elfsight Store Locator
No. Showing the map, sorting it nearest first and searching the list by name are free for any number of visitors. Only address or ZIP searches cost credits (half a credit each, billed to you), and they have a daily cap; past it, the list search keeps working.
You get 50 credits free at signup with no card, enough to look up about ten addresses. After that, packs start at $5 for 100 credits, and there is no subscription.
Yes. Export or copy your locations into a spreadsheet, save it as CSV and upload it.
Other tools people weigh up
Free and capable, but it is a drawing tool: no nearest-location list, no address search for your visitors.
Read the comparison →MightyMaps vs StoremapperA mature store locator on a monthly plan. MightyMaps builds one from your list with no subscription.
Read the comparison →MightyMaps vs StockistA tidy, low-cost subscription locator. MightyMaps is the same job with no plan at all.
Read the comparison →MightyMaps vs StoreRocketA capable locator, but after the trial you bring your own Google Maps or Mapbox key. MightyMaps needs none.
Read the comparison →MightyMaps vs StorepointA strong subscription locator with Sheets and Webflow sync. MightyMaps needs no plan and no map key.
Read the comparison → What you can buildTen kinds of map, each with a live example and the prompts behind it.
See them all →Describe your map and see
The first version takes one sentence and a few seconds. That is the whole argument.
50 free credits when you sign up · No credit card · No subscription