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OpenMapTiles vs Planetiler: catalog facts
OpenMapTiles	Planetiler

Best for: Self-hosting an OpenStreetMap base map with vector tiles	Best for: Self-hosters generating their own vector map tiles from OpenStreetMap
Free Free and open source; MapTiler sells optional hosted maps and support.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted	Command line
Documented vector tile schema used by many projects Several free open-source map styles Works with MapLibre GL, Leaflet and OpenLayers Multilingual map labels	Builds planet-scale tilesets from OpenStreetMap quickly OpenMapTiles-compatible output Custom layers through configuration or Java code
Generating tiles for large areas takes significant resources Premium styles and hosting are commercial MapTiler products	Command-line only, aimed at technical users Planet builds need substantial memory and disk space
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for OpenMapTiles openmaptiles.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Planetiler github.com/onthegomap/planetiler Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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