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TileServer GL vs VersaTiles: catalog facts
TileServer GL	VersaTiles

Best for: Developers hosting their own vector and raster map tiles	Best for: Organisations that want self-hosted web maps without a commercial provider
Free Free to download and run from the GitHub repository.	Free Free and open source, funded by sponsors and donations.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted, Command line
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	No API keys, usage fees or user tracking Covers tile generation, serving and styling Ready-made tile downloads and a public tile server to try
Needs your own tile data and some server setup Aimed at developers rather than casual map users	Running your own server requires technical setup Based on OpenStreetMap data, so map coverage depends on it
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, 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 VersaTiles versatiles.org Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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