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OSRM vs openrouteservice: catalog facts
OSRM	openrouteservice
Best for: Running your own fast routing backend on OpenStreetMap data	Best for: Routing and reachability analysis on OpenStreetMap data, hosted or on your own server
Free Free and open source.	Free Open source to self-host; the public API is free within daily limits.
Linux, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Very fast queries on continental-sized road networks Car, bicycle and walking profiles that can be customised All 3 strengths for OSRM Very fast queries on continental-sized road networks Car, bicycle and walking profiles that can be customised Flexible import of OpenStreetMap data	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
A backend service with no end-user interface of its own Preparing large regions needs considerable memory and disk	Public API has daily request limits Self-hosting large regions needs significant server resources
Self-hosted	Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for OSRM project-osrm.org 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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