How Maperivo compares
There are two kinds of tools people compare Maperivo to — map generators for makers, and product customizers for stores. Maperivo sits deliberately between them. Here is how it compares to each, without naming names.
Versus a typical map generator
Most map generators give the maker a file. That is useful if you design every piece yourself, but it puts all the design work on you, and many tools stop at a flat image or a single tangled outline. Maperivo adds real millimetre widths, named production layers, a 3D preview and complete product styles — and then goes further by letting your customers design, so you are not the bottleneck.
Versus a store product customizer
Store customizers let customers personalise a product on your site, which is great — but they output files for print (posters), not for a laser. You still have to convert and rebuild a cut file for every order. Maperivo's customizer outputs the laser-ready, layered SVG directly, so the order goes straight to your machine. And instead of a percentage of every sale, it is a flat monthly price with 0% commission.
The intersection nobody else covers
Customer designs on your store · you receive a laser-ready, layered cut file · flat price, 0% commission.
That combination — a maker-grade layered generator plus an in-store customizer that outputs cut files — is the gap Maperivo was built for. See it from the maker's side or the store's side, and compare the exported file with your current workflow on the free plan.
Frequently asked questions
Everything makers and stores ask before their first laser-ready map.
How is Maperivo different from a map generator?
Beyond real widths, named layers and a 3D preview, Maperivo lets your customers design the map on your store and hands you the finished laser-ready file — so you are not designing every order yourself.
How is it different from a store customizer?
Customizers output print files (posters). Maperivo outputs a laser-ready, layered SVG with named CUT/ENGRAVE/WATER layers, at a flat price with 0% commission instead of a per-sale fee.
Can I use it just as a generator?
Yes. Use it purely to make your own maps, or add the store embed later when you want customers to design.
Turn your next location into a laser-ready product.
Free for good: 14-day trial with 50 maps and every style, then 10 map exports a month — no card. Commercial use included.