Alternatives to pg_tileserv
A lightweight Go server that turns PostGIS tables and functions into Mapbox Vector Tiles over HTTP. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
pg_tileserv
A lightweight Go server that turns PostGIS tables and functions into Mapbox Vector Tiles over HTTP.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as pg_tileserv.
Martin
Lightweight vector tile server that serves map tiles from PostGIS, MBTiles and PMTiles sources.
Martin also serves vector tiles from PostGIS, and adds MBTiles and PMTiles sources plus tile generation tooling under the MapLibre organisation.
Tegola
An open source vector tile server written in Go that slices geospatial data into tiles.
Tegola is an MIT-licensed Go vector tile server with built-in cache seeding and purging, serving tiles from your own geospatial data.
TileServer GL
A self-hosted map tile server for vector and raster tiles with server-side rendering of GL styles.
TileServer GL serves vector and raster tiles from your own tile data with server-side GL style rendering, rather than generating tiles directly from PostGIS SQL.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
GeoServer
An open-source server that publishes geospatial data from common spatial sources through open OGC standards.
MapServer
An open-source server platform for publishing spatial data and interactive maps on the web.
OpenMapTiles
An open-source schema, map styles and tools for generating OpenStreetMap vector tiles to self-host.
Protomaps
An open-source system for publishing interactive world maps from a single PMTiles file on static storage.
Maputnik
An open source browser-based visual editor for MapLibre map styles.
QGIS
A free and open-source desktop GIS for making maps, editing spatial data and running analysis.
