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pg_tileserv vs Tegola: catalog facts
pg_tileserv	Tegola
No screenshots available	No screenshots available
Best for: Publishing PostGIS data as vector tiles for a web map	Best for: Self-hosting vector tiles for a custom web map
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Command line
Very small single-purpose server with little to configure Serves MVT tiles straight from PostGIS SQL All 3 strengths for pg_tileserv Very small single-purpose server with little to configure Serves MVT tiles straight from PostGIS SQL Dockerfiles included for container deployment	Serves vector tiles from your own geospatial data Built-in cache seeding and purging All 3 strengths for Tegola Serves vector tiles from your own geospatial data Built-in cache seeding and purging Prebuilt downloads with documentation and tutorials
Works only with PostGIS, no other data sources Serves tiles only; you need a separate map client to display them	Requires configuration and some GIS knowledge Serves tiles only; styling and display happen in a separate client
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for pg_tileserv github.com/CrunchyData/pg_tileserv Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Tegola tegola.io Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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