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VersaTiles vs TileServer GL: catalog facts
VersaTiles	TileServer GL
Best for: Organisations that want self-hosted web maps without a commercial provider	Best for: Developers hosting their own vector and raster map tiles
Free Free and open source, funded by sponsors and donations.	Free Free to download and run from the GitHub repository.
Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted
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	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
Running your own server requires technical setup Based on OpenStreetMap data, so map coverage depends on it	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 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 VersaTiles versatiles.org Catalog checked October 1, 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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