APIs

Maps and geocoding APIs

4 listings are ranked by release freshness and adoption until verified reviews arrive; then review quality, volume and vendor responsiveness join the score. Open any row to see its receipt. See the formula

  • 2 fresh released in the last 90 days
  • 0 aging no release for 90 to 179 days
  • 2 stale no release for 180 days or more

4 ranked listings

  1. OSRM

    C++ routing engine for shortest paths on OpenStreetMap road networks, exposed as an HTTP API.

    Project OSRM No reviews yet Open source Linux API only
    Updated 65 days ago
    1 75.6 =
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    #169 overall · #1 in category
    75.6/100
    1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +31.4 89.6 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +16.3 65.1 × 25%
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  2. MapLibre GL JS

    TypeScript library that renders interactive vector tile maps in the browser using WebGL.

    MapLibre No reviews yet Open source Web API only
    Updated 51 days ago
    2 73.7 =
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    #185 overall · #2 in category
    73.7/100
    1. Platform readiness +24.0 60.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +32.8 93.7 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +16.9 67.8 × 25%
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  3. Nominatim

    Geocoding server that searches OpenStreetMap data by name and address and performs reverse geocoding.

    OpenStreetMap Foundation No reviews yet Open source Linux API only
    Stale: 200 days without a release
    3 60.5 =
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    Rank receipt: Nominatim
    #227 overall · #3 in category
    60.5/100
    1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +17.3 49.3 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +15.2 60.9 × 25%
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  4. Leaflet

    Lightweight JavaScript library for interactive, mobile-friendly web maps with tile layers and markers.

    Leaflet No reviews yet Open source Web API only
    Stale: 1267 days without a release
    4 43.4 =
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    #266 overall · #4 in category
    43.4/100
    1. Platform readiness +24.0 60.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +0.0 0.0 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +19.4 77.7 × 25%
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