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Valhalla vs OSRM: catalog facts
Valhalla	OSRM
Best for: Developers self-hosting a routing and isochrone backend	Best for: Running your own fast routing backend on OpenStreetMap data
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Multi-modal routing on OpenStreetMap data Isochrone generation All 4 strengths for Valhalla Multi-modal routing on OpenStreetMap data Isochrone generation Dynamic costing adjustable per request Active development	Very fast queries on continental-sized road networks Car, bicycle and walking profiles that can be customised All 3 strengths for OSRM Very fast queries on continental-sized road networks Car, bicycle and walking profiles that can be customised Flexible import of OpenStreetMap data
Requires building routing tiles and running a server Aimed at developers rather than end users	A backend service with no end-user interface of its own Preparing large regions needs considerable memory and disk
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	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Valhalla github.com/valhalla/valhalla Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for OSRM project-osrm.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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