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pg_tileserv vs TileServer GL: catalog facts
pg_tileserv	TileServer GL
No screenshots available	No screenshots available
Best for: Publishing PostGIS data as vector tiles for a web map	Best for: Developers hosting their own vector and raster map tiles
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to download and run from the GitHub repository.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
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 both vector and raster tiles Server-side rendering with MapLibre GL Native All 4 strengths for TileServer GL Serves both vector and raster tiles Server-side rendering with MapLibre GL Native Works with MapLibre, Leaflet, OpenLayers and WMTS clients Docker images including a light variant
Works only with PostGIS, no other data sources Serves tiles only; you need a separate map client to display them	Needs your own tile data and some server setup Aimed at developers rather than casual map users
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	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 pg_tileserv github.com/CrunchyData/pg_tileserv Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for TileServer GL github.com/maptiler/tileserver-gl Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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