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Planetiler vs Tilemaker: catalog facts
Planetiler	Tilemaker

Best for: Self-hosters generating their own vector map tiles from OpenStreetMap	Best for: Self-hosting OpenStreetMap vector tiles without a database stack
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to download and use from its public GitHub repository.
Command line	Command line
Builds planet-scale tilesets from OpenStreetMap quickly OpenMapTiles-compatible output Custom layers through configuration or Java code	Builds vector tiles without setting up a database Layer output customisable with a Lua script and JSON config Dockerfile and sample scripts for coastline and landcover data Works directly from standard .osm.pbf extracts
Command-line only, aimed at technical users Planet builds need substantial memory and disk space	Command-line only, with no graphical interface Requires writing or editing Lua and JSON to change map content
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
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 Tilemaker github.com/systemed/tilemaker Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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