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Planetiler vs OpenMapTiles: catalog facts
Planetiler	OpenMapTiles
Best for: Self-hosters generating their own vector map tiles from OpenStreetMap	Best for: Self-hosting an OpenStreetMap base map with vector tiles
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source; MapTiler sells optional hosted maps and support.
Command line	Self-hosted
Builds planet-scale tilesets from OpenStreetMap quickly OpenMapTiles-compatible output All 3 strengths for Planetiler Builds planet-scale tilesets from OpenStreetMap quickly OpenMapTiles-compatible output Custom layers through configuration or Java code	Documented vector tile schema used by many projects Several free open-source map styles All 4 strengths for OpenMapTiles Documented vector tile schema used by many projects Several free open-source map styles Works with MapLibre GL, Leaflet and OpenLayers Multilingual map labels
Command-line only, aimed at technical users Planet builds need substantial memory and disk space	Generating tiles for large areas takes significant resources Premium styles and hosting are commercial MapTiler products
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Planetiler github.com/onthegomap/planetiler Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for OpenMapTiles openmaptiles.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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