Comparison
Both build vector tiles, but from different starting points. Tippecanoe turns GeoJSON into MBTiles with unrivalled per-zoom simplification control. Planetiler builds entire planet-scale basemaps from OpenStreetMap data in hours on a single machine, in Java.
| Tippecanoe | Planetiler | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | CLI | CLI |
| Pricing | open-source | open-source |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| GitHub stars | 1.6k | 2.2k |
| Last commit | yesterday | yesterday |
| Categories | tiles, data-processing, vector | tiles, data-processing |
| Platforms | — | — |
| Languages | — | — |
| API style | — | — |
Choose Tippecanoe if…
You have your own GeoJSON/CSV data and need precise control over simplification, dropping and clustering per zoom level.
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You're building a full OSM basemap of a country, continent or the planet and want it fast, with batteries included.
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