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OpenTripPlanner vs Headway: catalog facts
OpenTripPlanner	Headway

Best for: Transit agencies and developers running their own journey planner	Best for: Self-hosters who want private map search and routing
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to download and run from its public repository.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Combines transit, walking, cycling and car routing Uses open OpenStreetMap and GTFS data Proven in regional and national journey planners Web API plus JavaScript client libraries	Search and routing on your own server Docker Compose setup with optional transit routing Can cover a single region or the whole planet
Server software that needs data preparation and technical setup No end-user app of its own beyond client libraries	Requires server resources and map data preparation Aimed at people comfortable running several services
Self-hosted	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 OpenTripPlanner opentripplanner.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Headway github.com/headwaymaps/headway Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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