Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Cartopolis renders OpenStreetMap data with a visual style inspired by 1990s web design and cartography. It's for people interested in maps, web nostalgia, or alternative map visualizations. The project takes freely… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Cartopolis, interactive globe-sized 3D world▲19

   cartopolis - A networked 3D virtual world built with Rust and Bevy.

   26d ago · code.garage44.eu · its alternatives →

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   OpenFreeMap – Open-Source Map Hosting▲848

   Hi HN, After 9 years of running my own OpenStreetMap tile server infra for MapHub (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11389989), I've open-sourced it and launched OpenFreeMap. You can either self-host or use our public instance. Everything is open-source, including the full production setup — there’s no 'open-core' model here. Check out the repo (https://github.com/hyperknot/openfreemap). The map data comes from OpenStreetMap. I also provide weekly full planet downloads both in Btrfs and MBTiles formats. I aim to cover the running costs of the public…

   2024 · openfreemap.org · its alternatives →

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   Atlas.co▲960

   GIS and maps in the browser

   2024 · atlas.co · its alternatives →

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   Maplist Beta▲282

   The reddit of maps

   2019 · maplist.co · its alternatives →

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   OpenStreetMap▲63

   Hey HN, jvaclavik here from OpenClimbing team! We are thrilled to release version 2.0 of our fully opensource/opendata climbing guide. Based on OpenStreetMap for map-data and Wikimedia Commons for images, we created a (hopefully) user-friendly app which completely uses these open databases, thus contributing data back to commons. We designed a simple and powerful notation for drawing climbing routes directly over the Wikimedia pictures: - https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikimedia_commons:pa... Check out the release article for a ton of new features, or go…

   2014 · openstreetmap.org · its alternatives →

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   Mapme▲517

   Medium for maps

   2016 · mapme.com · its alternatives →

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   Map33.js – a library to build 3D maps with Three.js▲178

   map33.js is a JavaScript library to build 3D maps. Made by Openbloc with three.js.

   2020 · map33.openbloc.com · its alternatives →

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   Flatmap – a new tool to make vector tiles from OpenStreetMap data fast▲158

   Flexible tool to build planet-scale vector tilesets from OpenStreetMap data fast - onthegomap/planetiler

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Felt▲341

   The best way to make maps on the internet

   2022 · felt.com · its alternatives →

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    Map Generator for Sketch▲376

    Design beautiful map interfaces with Google Maps & Mapbox

    2017 · codeload.github.com · its alternatives →

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    Atlas – GIS and interactive maps in the browser▲161

    Atlas is the AI-native GIS. Build maps, dashboards, and spatial workflows from a conversation — GIS-grade analysis, accessible to your whole team. Trusted by energy developers, asset managers, and field operations teams.

    2024 · atlas.co · its alternatives →

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    CartoSVG – create beautiful map visualizations easily▲19

    This project aims at making the creation of rich interactive maps easy, with no compromise on the visual quality. A goal is also to export the final SVG as lightweight as possible, with no dependency on external libraries, which are usually needed to have interactive maps on a website. I posted it before, but now the app has a nice landing page and some animations!

    2024 · cartosvg.com · its alternatives →

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    ViziCities 0.3 – Framework for geospatial visualisation in the browser▲89

    A framework for 3D geospatial visualization in the browser - UDST/vizicities

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Wiki2Map▲279

    Turn Wikipedia into a visual masterpiece

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    An open source implementation of OpenStreetMap in Electron▲10

    Cartography resources. Contribute to GuildMasterDev/Cartographer development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Interactively explore different map projections▲109

    2017 · mjmdavis.com · its alternatives →

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    MapHub – A Google My Maps Alternative, Based on OpenStreetMap Data▲244

    MapHub allows you to create, share and collaborate interactive maps online.

    2016 · maphub.net · its alternatives →

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    Open Source GIS – An Interactive Infographic▲22

    Learn about the history of open source GIS: GRASS, QGIS, HDF, NetCDF, PostGIS, OSM, Leaflet, GeoPandas, MapShaper, OpenLayers.

    2020 · makepath.com · its alternatives →

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    AnyMap▲176

    Create stunning interactive JavaScript/HTML5 maps from data.

    2017 · anychart.com · its alternatives →

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    A free collection of maps for every country in the world, in 11 sizes▲157

    A free collection of maps for every country in the world, available in 11 sizes or in SVG. - djaiss/mapsicon

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Monochōme▲69

    Custom map-based clothing from OpenStreetMap data

    2014 · monochome.com · its alternatives →

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    Map Stack▲175

    Map Stack makes designing maps free, easy, and fun.

    2016 · mapstackstack.stamen.com · its alternatives →

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    Carto Art▲6

    Transform any location into gallery-quality art.

    Jan 2026 · cartoart.net · its alternatives →

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    An interactive vintage map builder▲10

    2021 · vintagemap.app · its alternatives →

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