Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Beautiful 3D mapping engine using WebGL and Open Data launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Globestudio▲84

   Open-source dotted maps and 3D globes for designers

   22d ago · globestudio.app · its alternatives →

2. 2AO
   An open source WebGL renderer in 300 lines of JavaScript with 30 maps▲5

   2018 · comanche3d.com · its alternatives →

3. 3M3
   Mercer – 3D data visualization JavaScript library with three.js▲7

   2015 · gmarland.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4MJ
   Mini JavaScript WebGL lib for loading and animating textured 3D models▲5

   2017 · minigl.pro · its alternatives →

5. 5CA
   Converting a D3 Visualization to WebGL▲5

   2015 · dcochran.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Lightweight 2D/3D engine in D with Raylib▲8

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7HP
   High-Performance canvas data grid▲8

   2017 · tonygermaneri.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8A3
   A 3D ski game using the PlayCanvas engine with custom WebGL shaders▲7

   2015 · afterglowskigame.com · its alternatives →

9. 9WD
   [WebGL Demo] Indirect Lighting Using Reflective Shadow Maps▲6

   2017 · erkaman.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10WW
    Wanaplan - WebGL application to create 2D/3D floor plans▲7

    2013 · wanaplan.com · its alternatives →

11. 113I
    3D iOS Map alternative for SF▲8

    2012 · blog.recce.at · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Speck, atomistic system rendering with ambient occlusion in WebGL▲6

    2015 · wwwtyro.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Recce▲6

    Beautiful 3D maps

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lightform▲8

    Simplified projection mapping for augmented reality

    2017 · lightform.com · its alternatives →

15. 15FF
    Fractal Flyer – Explore Dynamic 3D Fractals in WebGL▲5

    2015 · neverwork.in · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Cesium.js▲6

    An open-source JavaScript library for world-class 3D globes

    2016 · cesium.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    I'm developing a 3D engine in JavaScript and WebGL and video logging it▲6

    2020 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

18. 18W3
    WebGL 3D Path Tracing Test▲5

    2014 · jonathan-olson.com · its alternatives →

19. 19WV
    WebGL Voxel Game Demo (Pure JS/ThreeJS)▲8

    2016 · qake.se · its alternatives →

20. 20
    360º panoramic render using my 3D engine▲9

    2020 · victorribeiro.com · its alternatives →

21. 21GS
    Geometry streaming with Godot Engine client▲7

    2020 · buildtheoasis.com · its alternatives →

22. 22OS
    Open source library for building visualizations with react and d3▲6

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

23. 23A3
    A 3D First-Person Shooter in WebGL in 24 hours▲9

    2012 · icecreamyou.github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A free tool for real world procedural generation in Unity3D▲7

    2017 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →