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OpenMapTiles vs Tilemaker: catalog facts
OpenMapTiles	Tilemaker

Best for: Self-hosting an OpenStreetMap base map with vector tiles	Best for: Self-hosting OpenStreetMap vector tiles without a database stack
Free Free and open source; MapTiler sells optional hosted maps and support.	Free Free to download and use from its public GitHub repository.
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 vector tiles without setting up a database Layer output customisable with a Lua script and JSON config Dockerfile and sample scripts for coastline and landcover data Works directly from standard .osm.pbf extracts
Generating tiles for large areas takes significant resources Premium styles and hosting are commercial MapTiler products	Command-line only, with no graphical interface Requires writing or editing Lua and JSON to change map content
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License not stated	License not stated
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 Tilemaker github.com/systemed/tilemaker Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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