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VersaTiles vs Planetiler: catalog facts
VersaTiles	Planetiler
Best for: Organisations that want self-hosted web maps without a commercial provider	Best for: Self-hosters generating their own vector map tiles from OpenStreetMap
Free Free and open source, funded by sponsors and donations.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Command line
No API keys, usage fees or user tracking Covers tile generation, serving and styling All 3 strengths for VersaTiles 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	Builds planet-scale tilesets from OpenStreetMap quickly OpenMapTiles-compatible output All 3 strengths for Planetiler Builds planet-scale tilesets from OpenStreetMap quickly OpenMapTiles-compatible output Custom layers through configuration or Java code
Running your own server requires technical setup Based on OpenStreetMap data, so map coverage depends on it	Command-line only, aimed at technical users Planet builds need substantial memory and disk space
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for VersaTiles versatiles.org Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Planetiler github.com/onthegomap/planetiler Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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