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GraphHopper vs openrouteservice: catalog facts
GraphHopper	openrouteservice
Best for: Developers and logistics teams adding routing or delivery optimization to their systems	Best for: Routing and reachability analysis on OpenStreetMap data, hosted or on your own server
Free + paid options The routing engine is free to self-host; the hosted API has a free sign-up and usage-based paid plans.	Free Open source to self-host; the public API is free within daily limits.
Android, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Many ready-made routing profiles Custom profiles for vehicle size and road preferences All 4 strengths for GraphHopper Many ready-made routing profiles Custom profiles for vehicle size and road preferences Self-hostable engine plus a hosted API Route optimization for multi-stop deliveries	Directions, isochrones, matrices and geocoding in one API Self-hostable with Docker Compose or as a JAR All 4 strengths for openrouteservice Directions, isochrones, matrices and geocoding in one API Self-hostable with Docker Compose or as a JAR Free public API and browser map client QGIS plugin and Python, JavaScript and R clients
Route optimization and traffic features are part of the paid hosted service Aimed at developers and businesses rather than individual travellers	Public API has daily request limits Self-hosting large regions needs significant server resources
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for GraphHopper graphhopper.com f-droid.org/packages/com.graphhopper.maps Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for openrouteservice openrouteservice.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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