Compare software

TileServer GL vs MapProxy: catalog facts
TileServer GL	MapProxy
Best for: Developers hosting their own vector and raster map tiles	Best for: GIS teams that need to cache and serve existing map services faster
Free Free to download and run from the GitHub repository.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
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	Supports WMS, WMTS, TMS and ArcGIS REST sources Many cache backends including MBTiles, S3 and Redis All 3 strengths for MapProxy Supports WMS, WMTS, TMS and ArcGIS REST sources Many cache backends including MBTiles, S3 and Redis Reprojection, merging and clipping of sources
Needs your own tile data and some server setup Aimed at developers rather than casual map users	Configured through YAML with no graphical interface Aimed at GIS administrators rather than casual users
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	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 TileServer GL github.com/maptiler/tileserver-gl Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for MapProxy mapproxy.org Catalog checked October 1, 2026

“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.