Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to OSM2VectorTiles – Offline map of the entire world
Design and host maps with OpenStreetMap vector tiles and open-source tools. Maps are compatible with Leaflet, MapLibre GL SDKs, GIS, WMTS/WMS, XYZ map tiles, etc.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. OSM2VectorTiles – Offline map of the entire world launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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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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Flexible tool to build planet-scale vector tilesets from OpenStreetMap data fast - onthegomap/planetiler
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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simple mbtiles server. Contribute to markuman/sms development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Open source toolset for custom maps in iOS apps
2015 · mapbox.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · tilemaker.org · its alternatives →
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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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Cartography resources. Contribute to GuildMasterDev/Cartographer development by creating an account on GitHub.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’m building Corviont, a self-hosted offline maps appliance (tiles + routing + search) for edge/on-prem devices. Hosted demo (no install): https://demo.corviont.com/ Self-host (Docker Compose repo): https://github.com/corviont/monaco-demo Docs: https://www.corviont.com/docs What’s inside: - Vector tiles served locally (PMTiles) - Routing served locally (Valhalla) - Offline geocoding/search + reverse (SQLite Nominatim-based index) - MapLibre UI wired to the local endpoints After the initial image + data pulls, it runs fully…
Jan 2026 · corviont.com · its alternatives →
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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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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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MapHub allows you to create, share and collaborate interactive maps online.
2016 · maphub.net · its alternatives →
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Over the past week I built a project to let people self-host an entire maps stack so they don't have to send data to the big G. Right now it includes a base map, geocoder and directions server. Currently only bicycle directions are supported, and I'm only hosting tiles for Seattle because I'm unemployed and can't afford to host data for the whole planet. Check it out! https://maps.ellenhp.me/ https://github.com/ellenhp/headway Ultimately I'd like to really focus on transit routing (not implemented) but I'll probably throw a driving mode in there too.
2022 · maps.ellenhp.me · its alternatives →
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Revolutionize GIS data management with Geoman for Leaflet, MapLibre, and Mapbox. Add drawing, editing, cutting, splitting, snapping, measuring, and more directly on the map.
2020 · geoman.io · its alternatives →
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2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, Nir, Gal and Tomer here. We’re open-sourcing a set of extensions we’ve built on top of OpenTelemetry that provide visibility into LLM applications - whether it be prompts, vector DBs and more. Here’s the repo: https://github.com/traceloop/openllmetry. There’s already a decent number of tools for LLM observability, some open-source and some not. But what we found was missing for all of them is that they were closed-protocol by design, vendor-locking you to use their observability platform or their proprietary framework for running your LLMs. It’s still early in the…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN! I’m excited to share this open-source community mashup showing the power and possibility of combining 3D Gaussian splat scans with traditional mesh-based 3D tiles maps in the browser. As you've probably seen on HN a bunch lately, Gaussian splats are a new method to allow custom 3D scans of scenes and objects [1] and Google Maps 3D Tiles API are the same 3D buildings and street views your familiar with in Google Earth or Google Maps, and recently they’ve been made available for inclusion in web apps. Combining splats + 3d map mixes highly detailed real-world custom micro-scans with…
2024 · maps-and-splats.glitch.me · its alternatives →
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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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Map Stack▲175Map Stack makes designing maps free, easy, and fun.
2016 · mapstackstack.stamen.com · its alternatives →
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If you've built any web-based app in the last 15 years, you probably used something like Datadog, New Relic, Sentry, etc. to monitor and trace your app, right? Why should it be different when the app you're building happens to be using LLMs? So today we're open-sourcing OpenLLMetry-JS. It's an open protocol and SDK, based on OpenTelemetry, that provides traces and metrics for LLM JS/TS applications and can be connected to any of the 15+ tools that already support OpenTelemetry. Here's the repo: https://github.com/traceloop/openllmetry-js A few months ago we launched…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Learn about the history of open source GIS: GRASS, QGIS, HDF, NetCDF, PostGIS, OSM, Leaflet, GeoPandas, MapShaper, OpenLayers.
2020 · makepath.com · its alternatives →
Also compare
- OpenFreeMap – Open-Source Map Hosting alternatives
- Flatmap – a new tool to make vector tiles from OpenStreetMap data fast alternatives
- Simple Mbtiles Server – Self-host the entire planet of OpenStreetMaps alternatives
- Mapbox GL for iOS alternatives
- Tilemaker – DIY vector tiles from OpenStreetMap data alternatives
- Maptoolkit.org - free vector map server 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 →