Alternatives to Valhalla

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

  • OSRM

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

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxSelf-hosted

    OSRM is a C++ engine with very fast queries on large road networks and customisable car, bike and walking profiles, but it does not list isochrones or multi-modal routing.

  • GraphHopper

    An OpenStreetMap routing engine and hosted Directions API with route optimization for many vehicle types.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    GraphHopper offers a self-hostable engine plus a hosted Directions API with custom vehicle profiles, while route optimization and traffic sit in the paid hosted service.

  • openrouteservice

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

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    openrouteservice adds geocoding, matrices and a free public API alongside directions and isochrones, and can be self-hosted with Docker Compose or as a JAR.

  • BRouter

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

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidWeb

    BRouter is an offline routing engine aimed at bike routing with configurable profiles and elevation-aware routes, running on Android and web rather than a Linux server.

  • OpenTripPlanner

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

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    OpenTripPlanner is an open-source server that combines transit with walking, cycling and driving using OpenStreetMap and GTFS data, focused on journey planning.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.