Migrating from Bing Maps to Azure Maps
News|29 January 2025
Transition from Bing Maps for Enterprise to Azure Maps
Last year on May 21, 2024, Microsoft shared their vision for a single enterprise mapping platform under the Azure Maps brand and that Bing Maps for Enterprise will be retired on June 30, 2028.
Customers using Bing Maps for Enterprise Basic or Free accounts will be unable to use Bing Maps for Enterprise services beyond June 30, 2025, which is why we’ve put this guide together to help you weigh your options and speak with our mapping specialists about your best route for migration.
What are my next steps?
Unless an Enterprise license is purchased, the ability to purchase Bing Maps for Enterprise SKUs and the availability of Bing Maps for Enterprise services will end according to the following timeline:
- June 30, 2025: Customers using Bing Maps for Enterprise Basic or Free accounts will no longer be able to use Bing Maps for Enterprise services beyond this date.
- Transition to Azure Maps: Basic/Free account customers who would like to continue using enterprise maps from Microsoft are encouraged to move to Azure Maps before June 30, 2025.
- Upgrade Option: Existing Basic/Free account customers who would like to continue using Bing Maps for Enterprise until the service date of June 30, 2028, can upgrade to a paid Enterprise License by contacting [email protected] before June 30, 2025.
If you are in need of a mapping license, please reach out! Grey Matter is the global distributor for Microsoft Maps our team of mapping experts are on-hand to help you with migration, pricing, and licensing advice. Talk with the team today!
Start with a Location Intelligence Assessment
Every successful Bing Maps migration starts with a clear view of the current environment.
Our Location Intelligence Assement is designed for development teams that need location services to remain reliable, scalable and commercially viable. We review how location intelligence is implemented across your stack today, what it needs to support next and where risk, inefficiency or opportunity may exist.
The assessment can cover:
- Platform architecture, APIs, SDKs, data sources and integrations
- Product, operational and commercial goals
- Current usage, billing and cost exposure
- Capability, performance and regional requirements
- Bing Maps dependencies and migration readiness
- Suitable platforms and practical next steps
You receive an impartial view of the options and practical recommendations aligned with your roadmap and budget. You can take those recommendations forward internally or ask us to support the next stage. The decision stays with you.
Additional resources
We're asking existing Bing Maps for Enterprise customers to consider migrating to Azure Maps before the deadlines stated above. This will give you and your teams ample time to transition your applications as smoothly as possible with minimal disruptions to service.
To help with this transition, we have worked with Microsoft to create a range of on-demand webinars around various Azure Maps optics to help you migrate smoothly.
Azure Maps Migration Webinar Series
- Getting Started with Azure Maps
- Migrating to Azure Maps
- Azure Maps for Developers
- Azure Maps Pricing
- Security, Compliance and Privacy with Azure Maps
For any questions or further assistance, please fill in the contact form below and our mapping team will be in touch.