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29 tools
29 tools found

Leaflet
Leading open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. Simple and lightweight.
Alternative to Google Maps Platform, Bing Maps, Mapbox

CesiumJS
Open-source JavaScript library for world-class 3D globes and maps with WebGL.
Alternative to Google Earth

deck.gl
WebGL-powered framework for visual exploratory data analysis of large datasets.

QGIS
Free and open-source cross-platform desktop GIS. Create, edit, visualize, analyze and publish geospatial data.
Alternative to ArcGIS, MapInfo Pro
OpenLayers
High-performance, feature-packed library for creating interactive maps on the web.
Alternative to Google Maps Platform, Bing Maps

kepler.gl
Powerful open-source geospatial analysis tool for large-scale datasets. Built by Uber.
MapLibre GL JS
Open-source TypeScript library for publishing maps on your website. Fast vector tile rendering.
Alternative to Mapbox, Google Maps Platform, Bing Maps
Turf.js
Advanced geospatial analysis library for browsers and Node.js. Modular and fast.
Alternative to ArcGIS

OSRM
High-performance routing engine designed to run on OpenStreetMap data.
Alternative to HERE Technologies, TomTom, Google Maps Platform

GraphHopper
Fast and memory-efficient routing engine for OpenStreetMap with many vehicle profiles.
Alternative to HERE Technologies, TomTom, Google Maps Platform

H3
Uber's hexagonal hierarchical geospatial indexing system for efficient spatial analysis.

Valhalla
Open-source routing engine with turn-by-turn navigation and isochrone generation.
Alternative to HERE Technologies, TomTom, Google Maps Platform
GDAL
Translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats. The Swiss Army knife of GIS.

GeoPandas
Python library extending pandas to allow spatial operations on geometric types.
Alternative to ArcGIS

Shapely
Python library for manipulation and analysis of planar geometric objects.

Nominatim
Open-source geocoding with OpenStreetMap data. Powers search on openstreetmap.org.
Alternative to Google Maps Platform, HERE Technologies

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

Pelias
Open-source geocoder using data from OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses, and more.
Alternative to Google Maps Platform, HERE Technologies

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

Rasterio
Python library for reading and writing geospatial raster datasets using GDAL.
Alternative to Google Earth Engine

PostGIS
Spatial database extender for PostgreSQL. Adds support for geographic objects and spatial queries.
Alternative to ArcGIS

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

PROJ
Generic coordinate transformation library for converting between different CRS.

osm2pgsql
Import OpenStreetMap data into a PostgreSQL/PostGIS database for map rendering and analysis.

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

GRASS GIS
Free, open-source GIS software for geospatial data management, analysis, and visualization.
Alternative to ArcGIS

FlatGeobuf
Binary geospatial vector format with fast streaming via HTTP range requests.

Osmium
Fast and flexible C++ library and command-line tool for working with OpenStreetMap data.