Category
Tiles & Serving
Create, serve and optimize vector and raster map tiles.
23 tools
23 tools found
deegree
Java framework for spatial data infrastructures and OGC web services.
Alternative to ArcGIS

geojson-vt
Slices GeoJSON into vector tiles on the fly in the browser, for rendering without a tile server.
QGIS Server
Open-source map server for publishing QGIS projects through OGC web services.
Alternative to ArcGIS

GeoServer
Open-source server for sharing geospatial data. Supports WMS, WFS, WCS, and more.
Alternative to ArcGIS, Mapbox

Martin
Blazing fast and lightweight PostGIS, MBtiles and PMtiles tile server written in Rust.
Alternative to Mapbox

Mapnik
C++ cartographic rendering library for maps and tiles from geospatial data sources.

OpenMapTiles
Open vector tile schema and Docker toolchain for self-hosted OSM basemaps.
Alternative to Mapbox, Google Maps Platform

Protomaps
Free, open-source map of the world deployable as a single static file (PMTiles).
Alternative to Mapbox, Google Maps Platform

MapLibre Native
Open-source native mapping engine for vector maps across mobile, desktop, and embedded platforms.

tilemaker
Build vector tiles from OpenStreetMap with a single command — no database needed.

Tippecanoe
Build vector tilesets from large collections of GeoJSON features. Essential for tile generation.
Alternative to Mapbox

Tegola
Fast Mapbox Vector Tile server written in Go with PostGIS and GeoPackage support.
Alternative to Mapbox

MapServer
Open-source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive maps to the web.
Alternative to ArcGIS

Koop
JavaScript toolkit for serving transformed geospatial data through web mapping APIs.
GeoWebCache
Java tile cache for accelerating WMS, WMTS, and other map tile services.

Mapbox
Maps and location platform for developers. Includes GL JS, Studio, and navigation APIs.
MapTiler
Map hosting platform with beautiful styles, vector tiles, and easy integration.
Alternative to Mapbox, Google Maps Platform

Planetiler
Fast tool for generating planet-scale vector tiles from OpenStreetMap in hours, not days.
Alternative to Mapbox

TiTiler
Dynamic raster tile server for Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs and STAC items.

pygeoapi
Python server implementation of the OGC API suite for publishing geospatial data.

rio-tiler
Python library for generating map tiles and reading raster data from GDAL-supported sources.
morecantile
Python library for constructing and using OGC tile matrix sets beyond Web Mercator.

Stadia Maps
Hosted basemaps, geocoding and routing APIs built on open data.
Alternative to Mapbox, Google Maps Platform