Google: map maker vs my maps

Google My maps:

Create your own custom maps where you can add your own personal places, zones(shapes), routes (driving, biking, walking), & directions (won't be reflected in the public google maps). This even contains layers, which will be helpful in dividing/hiding your workplaces and home/personal places just unchecking the boxes

All the Driving routes & Directions will be created in their own individual layer while multiple amounts of places & zones can be created in a single layer.

You can find "my maps" when you log into google maps and click on the menu (

) to find your places (

), where you can add a new personal map or edit an existing one.

Google My Maps- Editor

Google My Maps - Preview

Google map maker:

Unlike google my maps, Map Maker isn't personal. Map Maker allows you to add, edit, places & roads & also review any existing or new edits by the other users. You can edit any existing information like address, phone number, location, function, current functioning status, etc...

Google Map Maker Overview

Google Map Maker Interface

However, google has announced that they're gonna shut down map maker in march 2017

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