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In terms of map data, as far as I know there's pretty much only OSM, Google Maps and Apple Maps (which is getting a beta browser version)*.
OSM map data is usually excellent, search can be very hit or miss though. You might want to try some of the apps that use OSM data like Organic Maps to see if you get better search results using that. Personally I use both Apple Maps and Organic Maps.
* I also know of Mapquest but it's lacking a lot of POIs and even ways from what I can see, at least in the two cities I've checked.
Maybe if you're in a big city, or maybe Europe. I recently moved back to the US from Asia and found OSM data to be really bad in the small city that I come from.
Be the change you want to see :)
That's fair, when I was in the middle of nowhere in Finland a couple of years ago, the map was often very barebones, that's also probably where I did the most edits to date. That's kinda the downside of a community project where people usually map the area they live in or visit, when fewer people live somewhere there's fewer people to improve the map. And yeah, I feel like OSM is more popular in Europe in general.