Alternatives to Headway

A self-hostable maps stack with search and routing, powered by OpenStreetMap data. 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 Headway.

  • OpenStreetMap

    A collaboratively edited world map you can browse, search, route on and edit in a browser.

    FreeOpen sourceWeb

    OpenStreetMap offers search and routing with several engines in the browser on the same open data, but it is not self-hosted and has no offline use.

  • Google Maps

    Google's map and navigation service with live traffic, transit directions and Street View.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Google Maps adds live traffic, transit directions and Street View on Android, iOS and web, but is a proprietary service tied to Google's data collection.

  • Bing Maps

    Microsoft's web map with driving, transit and walking directions, live traffic and aerial imagery.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Bing Maps is Microsoft's hosted web map with driving, transit and walking directions and aerial imagery, with no self-hosting option and no offline use.

  • Apple Maps

    Apple's map and navigation service with directions, traffic, guides and place search.

    FreeProprietarymacOSiOSWeb

    Apple Maps offers directions, traffic and place search through a web version and native Apple apps, but it is closed source and the native apps run only on Apple platforms.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Headway as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • OpenTripPlanner

    An open-source multimodal trip planning server that combines transit, walking, cycling and driving routes.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    Headway is a self-hostable OpenStreetMap maps stack with search, routing and optional transit routing set up through Docker Compose, including an end-user web interface.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.