Alternatives to Googles Distance Matrix service?

Question

I am working on a quote calculator that will generate a quote based on mileage between various locations (amongst other conditionals). Up until two days ago, I had planned to us

Answer 1

I don't know if Google Static Maps count as a map, but it should, since it's a Map and from Google. You could calculate the route and then show it as an image from Static Maps. No extra map loading times required. Only one image.

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/staticmaps/#Paths