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Martin vs VersaTiles: catalog facts
Martin	VersaTiles
Best for: Self-hosting vector map tiles for your own web or mobile maps	Best for: Organisations that want self-hosted web maps without a commercial provider
Free Free and open source, developed under the MapLibre organisation.	Free Free and open source, funded by sponsors and donations.
Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted, Command line
Serves tiles from PostGIS, MBTiles and PMTiles Includes tile generation and MBTiles tooling All 4 strengths for Martin Serves tiles from PostGIS, MBTiles and PMTiles Includes tile generation and MBTiles tooling Lightweight server that is quick to deploy Active project under the MapLibre organisation	No API keys, usage fees or user tracking Covers tile generation, serving and styling All 3 strengths for VersaTiles No API keys, usage fees or user tracking Covers tile generation, serving and styling Ready-made tile downloads and a public tile server to try
Needs some GIS and server knowledge to set up A backend only, with no map viewer for end users	Running your own server requires technical setup Based on OpenStreetMap data, so map coverage depends on it
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Martin github.com/maplibre/martin Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for VersaTiles versatiles.org Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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