RevolverMaps is the original visitor globe and it is still free. It is also still a Flash-era design served as a Java/JS applet-style embed, with the map image and the branding fixed. Ours is the same concept drawn on a canvas you can size and theme.
The spinning 3D globe from a thousand blog sidebars. Everything below is checked against revolvermaps.com itself — but pricing and limits move, so confirm anything that matters on their own page before deciding.
| FeedPulse | RevolverMaps | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free forever, no size or history tier. | Free, with paid options for larger maps and longer history |
| Signup | None. | No account for the basic globe |
| What you get | Canvas globe with country-level dots, themeable and responsive. | A rotating 3D globe with visitor dots and a hit list |
| Required link back | No required backlink. | The free widget links back to revolvermaps.com |
| Cookies & privacy | Country centroids only, no IP stored, no cookies. | Plots IP-derived visitor locations on a publicly visible map |
| Customisation | Set the size in CSS like any element; light and dark themes included. | Preset sizes and map styles chosen in their generator |
| Where the data lives | Yours, in your dashboard. | On their side, tied to a widget ID |
| Removing it | Delete the snippet. | Remove the embed; the map history goes with it |
RevolverMaps has one thing we do not: a genuinely charming, recognisable 3D globe that people have affection for, plus city-level pins. If the nostalgia is the point, the original is the original.
RevolverMaps for the retro 3D globe. FeedPulse for a globe that matches a modern site, resizes properly on mobile, and plots countries rather than pinpointing people.
RevolverMaps for the retro 3D globe. FeedPulse for a globe that matches a modern site, resizes properly on mobile, and plots countries rather than pinpointing people. RevolverMaps has one thing we do not: a genuinely charming, recognisable 3D globe that people have affection for, plus city-level pins. If the nostalgia is the point, the original is the original.
That is this one. The FeedPulse visitor globe plots country centroids only — never a city or a precise point — stores no IP addresses and sets no cookies, which is what lets it pass a privacy review that pin-level maps do not.
Nothing, at any traffic level. There is no paid tier to upgrade to, no session cap and no card on file — the whole product is free, including every other widget and all the SEO tools.