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Tegola vs pg_tileserv: catalog facts
Tegola	pg_tileserv
Best for: Self-hosting vector tiles for a custom web map	Best for: Publishing PostGIS data as vector tiles for a web map
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted
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	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
Requires configuration and some GIS knowledge Serves tiles only; styling and display happen in a separate client	Works only with PostGIS, no other data sources Serves tiles only; you need a separate map client to display them
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Tegola tegola.io Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for pg_tileserv github.com/CrunchyData/pg_tileserv Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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