What are Leaflet and Mapbox, and what are the differences or usages of both? What are the main differences in their APIs?
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What are Leaflet and Mapbox, and what are the differences or usages of both? What are the main differences in their APIs?
Update (2014-08-22):
My answer is slightly outdated. Please refer to @tmcw’s answer for an up-to-date comparison between Leaflet and MapBox.
Original Answer (2012-09-05):
You’re comparing apples and oranges.
Leaflet is “just” a map API. It doesn’t provide data/maps itself. Mapbox is a service to design and publish maps, where the end-result is a bunch of generated map-tiles stored in the cloud (and some json files).
Thus, for example, you may consume Mapbox maps from Leaflet. Example
Anyway, Mapbox is developed by a company called DevelopmentSeed, and they have a map API which is indeed a Leaflet competitor, called Modest Maps, although much simpler and with less functionality.
So, to sum it up: