Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to OpenDroneMap

Free and Open Source Drone Mapping Software

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. OpenDroneMap launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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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   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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   Avvvatars▲473

   Open source React unique UI avatar library

   2022 · avvvatars.com · its alternatives →

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   WebODM – An extendable application and API for drone image processing▲7

   WebODM - Free and Open Source Drone Mapping Software. Generate maps, point clouds, DEMs, 3D models and gaussian splats from aerial images.

   2017 · webodm.org · its alternatives →

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   Mapping With Drones▲64

   An app that creates aerial imagery (Kickstarter).

   2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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   Every mountain, building and tree shadow mapped for any date and time▲685

   I've been working on this project for about 4 years. It began as terrain only because world wide elevation data was publicly available. I then added buildings from OpenStreetMap (crowd sourced) and more recently from Overture Maps data. Some computer vision/machine learning advancements [1] in the past few years have made it possible to estimate tree canopy heights using satellite imagery alone making it possible to finally add trees to the map. The data isn't perfect, but it's within +/- 3 meters of so. Good enough to give a general idea for any location on Earth. Happy to answer…

   2024 · shademap.app · its alternatives →

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   WebODM▲6

   Open Source Drone Mapping Software

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Mapbox GL for iOS▲189

   Open source toolset for custom maps in iOS apps

   2015 · mapbox.com · 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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    Aero Hand Open▲156

    An open-source dexterous hand for research and makers

    2025 · tetheria.ai · its alternatives →

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    OpenSky Drone Flyer App▲85

    Empowering everyone to safely access the sky

    2021 · wing.com · its alternatives →

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    Microdrone 3.0▲150

    A customizable drone that fits in the palms of your hands

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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    Open Optical Designer, free and open source lens design software▲59

    2023 · alexbock.github.io · its alternatives →

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    FreeSkies▲78

    Mobile app for autonomous drone cinematography

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    A raytracer to shade topographic maps in R▲198

    2018 · tylermw.com · its alternatives →

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    Stamen Maps▲111

    Turn any OpenStreetMap location into a watercolor painting

    2015 · maps.stamen.com · its alternatives →

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    DroneLab▲76

    Quickly and easily share maps between any device

    2015 · dronelab.io · its alternatives →

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    Get Your Own Maps – Pixel Perfect▲51

    GLMap is a framework for iOS developers with a simple mechanism for integrating detailed and lightweight offline maps into any application.

    2014 · getyourmap.com · its alternatives →

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    Raptor Maps▲71

    Drone-based farming analytics

    2016 · raptormaps.com · its alternatives →

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    Goxel, an open-source 3D voxel editor▲71

    Goxel: Free and Open Source 3D Voxel Editor . Contribute to guillaumechereau/goxel development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Tilemaker – DIY vector tiles from OpenStreetMap data▲112

    2021 · tilemaker.org · its alternatives →

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    Maptoolkit.org - free vector map server▲24

    We built Maptoolkit.org - a free, production-grade vector maps service built on OpenStreetMap and MapLibre. Map rendering and tile hosting have historically been either expensive (Google, Mapbox) or complex to maintain yourself. (Plus: Their maps are car-focused.) Our maps feature max data zoom 15, global hill-shading, 3D terrain, contour lines, water depths, and specialized styles (like Hiking, Cycling, Winter). No sign up or API keys required. You can use it like this: ``` const map = new maplibregl.Map({ container: 'map', style: 'https://styles.maptoolkit.org/summer.json',…

    Jul 2026 · maptoolkit.org · its alternatives →

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    Mutrics ARiC▲104

    Open source all in one AR glasses for developers

    2021 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Habitus▲126

    An open source build flow tool for Docker

    2016 · habitus.io · its alternatives →

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