Alternatives to GraphHopper

An OpenStreetMap routing engine and hosted Directions API with route optimization for many vehicle types. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as GraphHopper.

  • openrouteservice

    An open-source routing, isochrone and geocoding service built on OpenStreetMap data, usable online or self-hosted.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    openrouteservice is free and open source with directions, isochrones, matrices and geocoding in one API, plus QGIS and language clients, though its public API has daily limits.

  • OSRM

    A C++ routing engine that computes shortest paths on OpenStreetMap road networks on your own server.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxSelf-hosted

    OSRM is a free C++ engine for Linux servers with very fast queries on large road networks, but has no hosted API or route optimisation service.

  • Valhalla

    An open-source routing engine for OpenStreetMap data that you run on your own server.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxSelf-hosted

    Valhalla is a free, self-hosted engine offering multi-modal routing, isochrones and per-request dynamic costing, but requires building routing tiles and running a server.

  • BRouter

    An offline OpenStreetMap routing engine with configurable profiles, aimed mainly at bike routing.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidWeb

    BRouter is an offline routing engine aimed mainly at cycling, with configurable profiles and elevation-aware routing, mostly used as a back end for Android map apps.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.