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Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Stamen Maps

Turn any OpenStreetMap location into a watercolor painting

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Stamen Maps launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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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    Shirase▲70

    A simple tool to create images and embeds of maps

    2020 · dokomaps.com · its alternatives →

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    Design beautiful map interfaces with Google Maps & Mapbox

    2017 · codeload.github.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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    MapJam▲137

    Beautiful personalized map sharing

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    MapFig▲97

    The open source mapping tool for websites

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Simple & Free To Use Themes for Google Maps

    2014 · snazzymaps.com · its alternatives →

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    WMap 2▲91

    Create beautiful, custom map wallpapers and backgrounds

    2022 · wmap.albemala.me · its alternatives →

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    Design beautifully colored maps from all around the world.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    A design platform for radically custom maps

    2014 · mapbox.com · its alternatives →

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    Mapbox▲128

    Design and publish beautiful maps

    2014 · mapbox.com · its alternatives →

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    The API for data-driven mapping

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Explain Yourself. Visually.

    2015 · simplediagrams.com · its alternatives →

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    Turn your photos into paintings

    2015 · instapainting.com · its alternatives →

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    ManyMaps▲143

    Design your own map prints, in any style you want!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Mapplic▲133

    Create beautiful interactive maps, embed anywhere

    2024 · mapplic.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source dotted maps and 3D globes for designers

    23d ago · globestudio.app · its alternatives →

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    Custom map-based clothing from OpenStreetMap data

    2014 · monochome.com · 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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    Color Palettes for Cartography

    2015 · colorbrewer2.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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    A free and open platform for street level imagery.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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