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Tegola vs TileServer GL: catalog facts
Tegola	TileServer GL
Best for: Self-hosting vector tiles for a custom 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, 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	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
Requires configuration and some GIS knowledge Serves tiles only; styling and display happen in a separate client	Needs your own tile data and some server setup Aimed at developers rather than casual map users
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	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 Tegola tegola.io 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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