Alternatives to
Mapbox
Popular commercial mapping platform with GL-based rendering, studio-designed basemaps and navigation APIs. Pricing and the closed-source GL JS v2+ push many teams toward open alternatives.
11 tools found

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

GeoServer
Open-source server for sharing geospatial data. Supports WMS, WFS, WCS, and more.
Alternative to ArcGIS, Mapbox
MapTiler
Map hosting platform with beautiful styles, vector tiles, and easy integration.
Alternative to Mapbox, Google Maps Platform

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

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

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

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

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

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