European Alternatives to Waze
Looking for a European alternative to Waze? Waze is provided by Waze Mobile Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Israel and located in Tel Aviv, which its terms describe as acting together with its Google affiliates, and the same Israeli company is named as the data controller in its privacy policy. Israel is outside the EU and the EEA.
Eleven European apps cover the job for drivers: crowd-sourced traffic and speed-camera apps, offline navigators and open-source map apps, from companies in the Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Germany, France, Estonia and the Czech Republic.
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11 European Alternatives to Waze
Flitsmeister
Dutch free app with user-reported speed cameras, jams and incidents, navigation and CarPlay
Magic Earth
Navigation with crowd-sourced live traffic, offline maps and a stated no-tracking policy
TomTom App
Free TomTom app for drivers with turn-by-turn navigation and real-time road alerts
Sygic GPS Navigation
Bratislava offline navigator with speed-camera warnings, parking and fuel prices
Radarbot
Spanish GPS and speed-camera app with a community radar database, offline use and a free tier
Blitzer.de
Hamburg warner app for speed cameras, accidents, jam ends and roadworks, in German
Mappy
French route planner with a free app offering GPS, live traffic and speed alerts
OsmAnd
Open-source offline map and navigation app from Amstelveen with a free version
Organic Maps
Free, ad-free offline maps on OpenStreetMap data with car, bike and walking navigation
Mapy.com
Seznam map portal with hiking, cycling and traffic maps and route planning
MapFactor Navigator
Prague offline GPS navigator with camera warnings, truck routing and optional live traffic
Key takeaways
- Waze Mobile Ltd. in Tel Aviv, acting with its Google affiliates, is the party you contract with and the data controller, and EEA residents get their own national law and local courts.
- Flitsmeister (Veenendaal, Dutch law) is the closest in spirit: a free app with user-reported speed cameras, jams, roadworks and incidents plus navigation and CarPlay, strongest in the Netherlands and its neighbours.
- Magic Earth combines crowd-sourced live traffic with offline maps and 3D, and states that it collects no personal data.
- TomTom and Sygic are the established navigation brands, with a free TomTom app and an offline Sygic app that adds camera warnings, parking and fuel prices.
- OsmAnd and Organic Maps are open-source and offline, with no live crowd. Organic Maps describes itself as free, ad-free and non-tracking.
- No price could be checked on any vendor page for this list, so none is quoted.
Why people leave Waze
Waze is the navigation app that turned other drivers into a live traffic feed. You get turn-by-turn directions, and on top of them reports of police checks, accidents, hazards and jams from people ahead of you. The app is free of charge, and its terms say it is paid for by selling ad space to businesses.
The service is provided by Waze Mobile Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Israel and located in Tel Aviv, and the terms are an agreement between you and that company including its Google affiliates and subsidiaries.
The privacy policy names the same company as the data controller. Israel is outside the EU and the EEA. For users in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, the terms say the law of your country of residence applies and you can bring disputes to your local courts.
This page is about drivers who want live traffic, camera and incident alerts, or plain navigation, from a European company. It does not cover walking, cycling or public transport apps. Eleven European apps qualify. They differ a lot: some rely on user reports like Waze, some are offline navigators, and two are open-source map apps without any live data.
- Your counterparty and data controller are in Israel Waze Mobile Ltd. of Tel Aviv is the party you contract with and the controller of your data, and its terms speak of its Google affiliates and subsidiaries. That is not a contract with a European company. The apps below are provided by companies in the Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Germany, France, Estonia and the Czech Republic.
- The terms are fair to EEA users, which is worth saying Waze does not push European users into arbitration. For residents of the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, its terms apply the laws of your country of residence and let you go to your local court. The case for a European app is therefore not worse legal terms. It is a contracting party and data controller inside your own legal area, and your location data staying with a company you can reach there.
- A navigation app sees where you go, every day Waze processes your location and your trips to run the service and to show ads, according to its terms and privacy policy. Several apps here describe a different bargain: Magic Earth says it does not collect personal data or track movements, Organic Maps says it has no ads and no tracking, and Radarbot says it does not track movements or sell personal information. Those are the vendors' own statements and are not audited here.
- Few European apps copy the full Waze crowd The thing Waze is best at is the size of its driver community. Flitsmeister, Blitzer.de, Radarbot and Magic Earth also rely on reports from drivers, but Flitsmeister's own coverage page shows a list of ten countries and Blitzer.de is in German only, so none matches Waze's reach. Sygic, MapFactor, OsmAnd, Organic Maps and Mappy lean more on maps and routing than on a live crowd. Pick by where you drive, not by the headline feature list.
What you have to replace, not just match
Decide what you use Waze for. If it is mostly to avoid speed cameras and see jams in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany or France, Flitsmeister, Blitzer.de, Radarbot or Mappy do that. If it is for reliable routing without a data connection, Sygic, MapFactor, OsmAnd and Organic Maps work offline. If you want both, Magic Earth and TomTom combine live traffic with navigation.
Install your candidate and drive a familiar route with both apps open for a week. Compare the route time, whether jams show up before you reach them, and how often the alerts were wrong. Then remove Waze's location permissions or delete the account, and check what the privacy settings still keep.
The alternatives compared
| Position | Tool | Headquarters | Pricing | Jurisdiction |
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| #2 | Magic Earth | Budapest, Hungary | Free | EU (Hungary) |
| #3 | TomTom App | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TomTom App is free to download; in-app subscription pricing for premium navigation features is not published on tomtom.com | EU (Netherlands) |
| #4 | Sygic GPS Navigation | Bratislava, Slovakia | Free / Premium from €13.99 per year | EU (Slovakia) |
| #8 | OsmAnd | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Free (7 map downloads) / Maps+ €14.99 a year; OsmAnd+ €69.99 one-time | EU (Netherlands) |
| #9 | Organic Maps | Berlin, Germany | Free | EU (Germany) |
How each alternative compares to Waze
Flitsmeister
the closest to Waze's idea, from Veenendaal
Best for: Drivers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France who want user-reported cameras, jams and incidents with navigation
Flitsmeister is provided by Flitsmeister B.V., registered at Landjuweel 24, 3905 PG Veenendaal. Its terms (version of 1 October 2025) are governed exclusively by Dutch law, with the competent Dutch court in first instance.
Its homepage describes warnings for fixed and mobile speed cameras, speed-enforcement zones, roadworks, jams, stationary vehicles and accidents, and says the app is a free download that also runs on Apple CarPlay. Its coverage page lists navigation, a route planner and reports made by users in ten countries, and says route planning and incident reporting work across Europe and Turkey.
The coverage page gives Italy and England a shorter list, so check your country there. The homepage figure for the number of users differs from the coverage page (over 3 million against 2.6 million), so this page quotes neither.
What Flitsmeister does better than Waze
- Dutch company under Dutch law, where Waze is an Israeli company
- Speed-camera, jam, roadwork and incident alerts in one app, with user reports
- Free download and CarPlay support, by its own description
- Navigation and a route planner in the ten countries it lists
Where Flitsmeister is a step down from Waze
- A far smaller driver community than Waze outside its home region
- Italy and England have a shorter list of services
- No price for any paid option was visible on its pages
- Camera warnings are restricted by law in some countries
Standout against Waze. A user-reporting and camera-warning app built in the Netherlands that also does turn-by-turn navigation.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Hungary). Waze is operated from Israel, outside the EU and without an adequacy decision, so transfers rest on contractual safeguards rather than on the data staying inside the EEA.
- Where the data sits. EU.
- Source code. Closed source, as Waze is.
- Independently checked. GDPR.
Best for: Drivers who want crowd-sourced traffic and offline navigation without an account-driven business model
Magic Earth is powered by Magic Lane. Its terms page gives the contact line Magic Lane, Amsterdam, Netherlands, but does not name the legal form, and the existing site entry lists Hungary, so the country is the one to check before you rely on it.
Its homepage describes live traffic, crowd-sourced traffic updates from a network of drivers, 3D maps, offline maps, CarPlay and Apple Watch, and routing for car, truck, bike, electric bike, pedestrian and transit. It also says it does not collect personal data, track movements or profile users, which is the vendor's own statement.
A Premium license is sold directly on its website, and the price is not shown on the page.
What Magic Earth does better than Waze
- States that it collects no personal data and does not track you
- Crowd-sourced traffic together with offline maps and 3D
- Truck, bike and transit routing in the same app
- Works on CarPlay and Apple Watch
Where Magic Earth is a step down from Waze
- Legal form and exact country are not stated on the page we could read
- Crowd for traffic is smaller than Waze's
- Premium features are behind a paid license
- No camera or police report layer is described
Standout against Waze. It pairs crowd-sourced traffic with a stated policy of not collecting personal data.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Netherlands). Waze is operated from Israel, outside the EU and without an adequacy decision, so transfers rest on contractual safeguards rather than on the data staying inside the EEA.
- Source code. Closed source, as Waze is.
Best for: Drivers who want a dependable mainstream navigator and live alerts without a community focus
TomTom's website footer reads TomTom International BV, a Dutch private limited company form. The page does not state a country or a register number, and the existing site entry lists the Netherlands.
Its mobile apps page lists the TomTom App as a free app for drivers, offering turn-by-turn navigation and real-time alerts, and the GO Expert app for trucks that avoids low bridges and restrictions.
TomTom's terms and pricing for any paid tier were not available as plain text, so no price is quoted.
What TomTom App does better than Waze
- Established navigation and map company, not a startup
- A free app for drivers, by its own description
- Real-time alerts and turn-by-turn navigation in one app
- Separate truck app for professional drivers
Where TomTom App is a step down from Waze
- Fewer user-reported hazards than Waze's community feed
- Country and register number are not on the page we could read
- Terms and paid options could not be checked
- Its alert layer is described in general terms only
Standout against Waze. A navigation and maps company whose driver app is offered free, by its own description.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Slovakia). Waze is operated from Israel, outside the EU and without an adequacy decision, so transfers rest on contractual safeguards rather than on the data staying inside the EEA.
- Where the data sits. EU.
- Source code. Closed source, as Waze is.
- Independently checked. GDPR.
Best for: Drivers who travel abroad and want reliable offline maps with parking and fuel information
Sygic is provided by Sygic a. s., with its registered seat at TwinCity, Mlynske Nivy 16, 821 08 Bratislava, Slovakia (IČO 35 892 030), according to its privacy notice updated on 1 September 2026. The notice calls it a member of the Eurowag Group, and the ownership of that group was not checked here.
Its navigation page describes offline guidance, 3D maps, free regular map and application updates, parking search, fuel prices, speed-limit and speed-camera warnings, and says it is trusted by 200 million drivers, which is its own claim. Separate apps cover trucks and caravans.
It is a navigator first and has no crowd-sourced incident feed that we could verify, and no price was on the page.
What Sygic GPS Navigation does better than Waze
- Works without an internet connection
- Speed-limit and camera warnings, parking and fuel prices in the app
- Free map and application updates, by its own description
- Slovak company with a registered number in its privacy notice
Where Sygic GPS Navigation is a step down from Waze
- No verified user-reported incident feed like Waze's
- Part of the Eurowag Group, whose ownership we could not check
- Prices could not be verified
- No price or plan structure was visible
Standout against Waze. An offline navigator with 20 years of experience by its own account, from a Slovak company.
Radarbot
radar and hazard alerts with offline use, from Madrid
Best for: Drivers who care most about camera, hazard and police-check warnings
Radarbot is a service owned by ITERATION MOBILE S.L., with its registered office at Calle Miguel Faraday 18-20, Getafe, Madrid, tax ID ESB84651900, as set out in its terms of use. The terms add that the free version of the service may include advertising.
Its site, which is in Spanish, lists alerts for fixed, mobile, section and red-light cameras, jams, accidents and police checks, a community-built radar database, maps and radar warnings that work offline, and a free download alongside premium plans. It says it does not track movements or sell personal information.
The site claims over 100 million downloads, which is its own number. No price appeared in the page text.
What Radarbot does better than Waze
- Dense warnings for cameras, police checks and hazards
- Maps and radar warnings that work offline, by its own description
- Free version available
- Spanish company with a tax ID in its terms
Where Radarbot is a step down from Waze
- The site is mainly in Spanish
- The free version may show ads
- Camera warnings are restricted in some countries, and the terms tell users to check
- Its page describes alerts more than community traffic routing
Standout against Waze. A camera and hazard warner with offline maps, backed by a large community database.
Blitzer.de
a German user-report warner for cameras and hazards
Best for: German-speaking drivers who want community reports of cameras, accidents and jam ends
Blitzer.de is run by Eifrig Media GmbH, Neumann-Reichardt-Strasse 27, 22041 Hamburg, registered as HRB 121774 at the Amtsgericht Hamburg, according to its imprint.
Its homepage describes warnings for speed cameras, accidents, jam ends, breakdowns and roadworks, made up of reports from users of what it calls Europe's largest traffic community, with more than 5 million active users, which are its own claims. Users can add reports themselves.
The homepage describes warnings, not turn-by-turn navigation, and the site is in German. No price was shown.
What Blitzer.de does better than Waze
- Report-based community, like Waze's strongest feature
- German company with a commercial register number
- Hazard, accident and roadwork warnings in one app
- Users can add their own reports
Where Blitzer.de is a step down from Waze
- Described as a warner, not a navigator
- The site is in German only
- Camera warnings are restricted by law in some countries
- Prices could not be verified
Standout against Waze. Large German-speaking report community with an imprint that names the company and register.
Mappy
a French route planner with a free GPS app
Best for: Drivers in France who want a French GPS with live traffic and speed alerts
Mappy's registry entry is MAPPY S.A., SIREN 402466643, active, created on 7 October 1995, with its registered office in Noisy-le-Grand. The terms of use name only the company Mappy, so the link to this SIREN is by name.
Its homepage, in French, promotes a free and effective GPS app with real-time traffic and speed alerts, a route comparison and maps of French cities, plus nearby places such as parking, fuel stations and charging stations.
The ownership of Mappy was not checked, and the site is aimed at France.
What Mappy does better than Waze
- French company with a public registry entry
- Free GPS app with live traffic and speed alerts, by its own description
- Strong local content for French cities
- Route comparison on the web
Where Mappy is a step down from Waze
- Aimed at France, in French
- Ownership not checked
- No user-report community described
- Prices and app terms could not be verified
Standout against Waze. A long-standing French mapping brand that now offers a free GPS app.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Netherlands). Waze is operated from Israel, outside the EU and without an adequacy decision, so transfers rest on contractual safeguards rather than on the data staying inside the EEA.
- Where the data sits. On your device.
- Source code. Open source, where Waze is not: you can read what it does rather than take the description on trust.
- Independently checked. GDPR.
Best for: Drivers and travellers who want control over maps and are comfortable with a dense interface
OsmAnd is operated by OsmAnd B.V., located at Logger 41, 1186 RM Amstelveen, the Netherlands, according to its privacy policy and terms of use.
Its homepage describes fully offline maps and turn-by-turn navigation, lane guidance, speed and traffic-sign announcements such as stop signs, pedestrian crossings and speeding, bike and pedestrian routes, public transport stops, and Open Source. Its purchases page says most features are in the free version and paid services add more.
It has no crowd-sourced traffic feed that we could verify, and no price was shown.
What OsmAnd does better than Waze
- Open source, offline and highly configurable
- Most features in the free version, by its own description
- Dutch company with an address in its policy
- Offline use avoids roaming charges abroad, by its own description
Where OsmAnd is a step down from Waze
- No live crowd-sourced traffic or hazard reports
- A long feature list that takes time to learn
- Map quality depends on OpenStreetMap volunteers
- Some features need a paid plan
Standout against Waze. It is open source and keeps nearly everything on the device.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Germany). Waze is operated from Israel, outside the EU and without an adequacy decision, so transfers rest on contractual safeguards rather than on the data staying inside the EEA.
- Where the data sits. On your device — no servers involved.
- Source code. Open source, where Waze is not: you can read what it does rather than take the description on trust.
- Independently checked. GDPR.
Best for: Travellers and hikers who want simple offline maps and basic car navigation
Organic Maps is operated by Organic Maps OÜ, registration code 16225385, Tähesaju tee 21-114, Tallinn, Estonia, with Estonian VAT EE102389234, according to the footer of its website. The existing site entry lists Germany, which differs from its own page.
Its homepage calls the app absolutely free with no ads and no tracking, built by the open-source community on OpenStreetMap data, with offline search and turn-by-turn walking, cycling and car navigation including CarPlay and Android Auto.
It has no live traffic and no user reports, so it will not warn you about jams or cameras.
What Organic Maps does better than Waze
- Free, no ads, and no tracking by its own description
- Everything works without an internet connection
- Open-source community behind it
- Estonian company with registration and VAT numbers on its page
Where Organic Maps is a step down from Waze
- No live traffic, jam or camera warnings
- Map detail depends on OpenStreetMap volunteers
- No lane guidance or speed-camera warnings are described on its page
- Country on the site's tool page differs from the company's own footer
Standout against Waze. It asks for nothing: no payment, no ads, no tracking, and it works fully offline.
Mapy.com
outdoor maps and route planning from Seznam
Best for: Drivers who also hike or cycle and want one map app for both
Mapy.com comes from the Czech portal Seznam. Seznam.cz, a.s. (IČO 26168685, Radlická 3294/10, Prague 5) names Mapy.cz navigation in its data-protection information. The Mapy.com website itself is rendered in the browser and gave no legal text, so the operator link is through Seznam's page.
Its page description says it offers detailed maps of the world, hiking trails and cycling paths, and route planning, and its longer description mentions basic, outdoor, traffic and winter maps with aerial and 3D views.
It is a map portal first, and its navigation and traffic features could not be tested on this page.
What Mapy.com does better than Waze
- Outdoor and cycling maps next to road maps
- Traffic layer among its map types, by its own description
- Czech company with a public registry number
- A web map and an app under the same name
Where Mapy.com is a step down from Waze
- Legal terms could not be read on mapy.com itself
- No Waze-style incident reports described
- Navigation and traffic features could not be tested here
- Prices could not be verified
Standout against Waze. It treats road and outdoor maps as one product, run by a Czech portal.
MapFactor Navigator
an offline navigator with truck and camper modes
Best for: Drivers of trucks, campers and cars who want offline routing without a subscription push
MapFactor is MAPFACTOR, s.r.o., registered in Prague 5 (IČO 26444666) in the Czech register ARES. Its terms of trading are governed by the laws of the Czech Republic.
Its homepage says it has developed navigation software since 2001, with offline maps, turn-by-turn voice navigation, speed limits, camera warnings, lane guidance and routing modes for car, bus, truck, pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle, motorhome and caravan, plus an optional live traffic feature.
It also sells navigation hardware and vehicle tracking. No price was on the page.
What MapFactor Navigator does better than Waze
- Offline maps and navigation for many vehicle types
- Camera warnings and lane guidance in the app
- Registered Czech company under Czech law
- Running since 2001
Where MapFactor Navigator is a step down from Waze
- Live traffic is optional, and no crowd reports are described
- Premium features are mentioned on its page
- Some features sit in premium plans
- Prices could not be verified
Standout against Waze. It covers car, truck, camper and bike routing offline, from a Prague company.
What actually breaks when you switch
The hardest thing to replace is the crowd. Waze's value grows with the number of drivers on the road, and no European app here has the same number everywhere. Check how many users your chosen app has on your usual roads before you drop Waze.
Camera and police warnings are legal in some countries and restricted in others. Radarbot's own terms tell users to disable features that break local rules. Look up the rules for every country you drive in.
There is no import from Waze in the apps we could check. Re-enter your home, work and favourite places by hand, and keep Waze installed for a few weeks until the new app has proved itself on your commute.
Prices were not visible on any of the vendor pages, so check the app store for current subscription and one-time prices before you commit, and set a calendar reminder for any trial.
Is there a European app that works exactly like Waze?
Flitsmeister is the nearest for the Netherlands and its neighbours: drivers report speed cameras, jams and incidents, the app routes you, and it works on CarPlay. Its own coverage page lists the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Norway, Sweden and Finland with user reports, navigation and a route planner, and gives Italy and England a shorter list.
Outside those countries, no European app on this page claims a driver community of Waze's size. Magic Earth has crowd-sourced traffic, and Blitzer.de and Radarbot have large report databases focused on cameras and hazards.
Which of these work offline?
Sygic, MapFactor, OsmAnd, Organic Maps and Magic Earth all describe offline maps and navigation on their own pages, and Radarbot says its maps and radar warnings work without a connection. Live traffic and user reports need data, so offline use gives you maps and routing but not a current view of jams.
Organic Maps and OsmAnd rely on OpenStreetMap data, which means the map quality depends on how well your region has been mapped by volunteers.
Which are free?
Flitsmeister calls its app a free download, TomTom lists its TomTom App as a free app for drivers, Mappy describes a free GPS app, and Organic Maps says it is absolutely free with no ads. OsmAnd says most features are in its free version, and Radarbot has a free version that may show advertising and separate premium plans. Magic Earth sells a Premium license on its site.
None of the vendor pages showed a server-rendered price, so check the app store for what a subscription or one-time purchase costs today before you commit.
Does it matter that Waze is Israeli and not American?
The concrete fact is that your counterparty is Waze Mobile Ltd. in Israel, working with its Google affiliates, and that Israel is outside the EU and the EEA. The terms are fair for EEA residents, who keep their own law and local courts, so this is not a case of an arbitration clause or a foreign court.
It matters most for where the data controller sits and who you can hold accountable. For a navigation app that learns your commute, that is worth a thought, and it is the reason to look at a European provider.
Which one to pick
If you want the nearest thing to Waze in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany or France, start with Flitsmeister. If you want live traffic with offline maps and a stated no-tracking policy, try Magic Earth. If you just want a dependable navigator, TomTom and Sygic are the safe choices.
For camera and hazard warnings, Radarbot and Blitzer.de are built around them, and Mappy does it for French roads. For control and privacy without a live feed, OsmAnd and Organic Maps are open-source and work offline, and Mapy.com and MapFactor suit outdoor use and truck or camper routing.
Be realistic about the gap. Waze has a bigger live community than any of these in most places, and none of the eleven imports your Waze data. Switch if you want a European contracting party and data controller, and keep Waze if the crowd is what you rely on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Flitsmeister is the closest match if you drive in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany or France, because its users report speed cameras, jams and incidents and it also navigates. Magic Earth is the better pick if you want live traffic together with offline maps and a no-tracking policy. TomTom and Sygic suit drivers who simply want a dependable navigator.
No. Waze is provided by Waze Mobile Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Israel and located in Tel Aviv. Its terms describe the agreement as one with Waze Mobile Ltd. including its Google affiliates and subsidiaries, and its privacy policy names the same company as data controller.
For residents of the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, the Waze terms (last modified 8 July 2026) say the terms and your relationship with Waze are governed by the laws of your country of residence, and you can file disputes at your local courts.
The terms say Waze is free of charge to everyone and that it makes money by selling ad space to businesses, using your data to show ads according to your settings. The apps on this page use different models: Flitsmeister and TomTom offer free apps, Radarbot has a free version with possible ads, OsmAnd and Magic Earth sell paid upgrades, and Organic Maps says it has no ads.
Radarbot and Blitzer.de are built around them. Radarbot lists fixed, mobile, section and red-light cameras, jams, accidents and police checks, and works offline. Blitzer.de warns about speed cameras, accidents, jam ends and roadworks from user reports, and is in German. Flitsmeister does the same with navigation attached. Some countries restrict camera warnings by law, and Radarbot's terms tell users to check local rules.
Sygic, MapFactor Navigator, OsmAnd, Organic Maps and Magic Earth describe offline navigation on their own pages. Radarbot says its maps and radar warnings work without a connection. Live traffic and crowd reports, such as those in Flitsmeister, need a data connection.
OsmAnd lists Open Source among its features, and Organic Maps describes itself as developed by the open-source community on OpenStreetMap data. The other nine are commercial products.
Sygic a. s., with its registered seat in Bratislava (IČO 35 892 030), according to its privacy notice updated on 1 September 2026. The notice calls Sygic a member of the Eurowag Group. This page did not verify who owns that group.
Flitsmeister, Magic Earth, TomTom, Sygic, OsmAnd, Organic Maps, Mapy.com and MapFactor publish English pages. Blitzer.de and Mappy are in German and French, and Radarbot's site is mainly in Spanish, although its terms are in English.
There is no direct import from Waze in any of these apps that we could check. Plan to re-enter your home, work and favourite addresses by hand, and check the vendor's help pages for import of GPX or KML files if you have saved routes elsewhere.
Its homepage is French and refers to maps of France, so it is aimed at French drivers. It describes a free GPS app with live traffic and speed alerts.
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