Open Source Google Maps Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Google Maps is OpenStreetMap. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Google Maps and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Google Maps are OsmAnd, Organic Maps, CoMaps and OpenFreeMap.

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  1. Reitti icon
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    Reitti is a comprehensive personal location tracking and analysis application that helps you understand your movement patterns and significant places.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. TransforMap icon
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    TransforMap works towards an online platform for you to visualize the myriads of alternatives to the dominant economic thinking on a single mapping system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Alpi Maps icon
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    Offline mapping for hiking on iOS and Android offers customizable map styles, overlays, HD detail toggles, location tracking, advanced GPS settings for battery savings, detailed search, marker creation, and access to weather, itineraries, and all data offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  4. A private, free and open source replacement for Google Maps and other geocoding services that relies on Photon, which you can run on your own server. It uses the Photon API to fetch results to your phone, allowing you to search for places in...

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  5. maps.earth icon
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    The Headway Project was born out of a frustration with the need to send current and future location data to a corporation in order to figure out how we’re getting from A to B. Offline-only maps apps can be frustrating to use, and sometimes suffer from performance problems, poor...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Anyplace icon
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    Anyplace is a first-of-a-kind GPS-less localization and navigation service working in indoor and outdoor space using ordinary smartphones. It has been developed by researchers and students at the Data Management Systems Laboratory (DMSL), Department of Computer Science and the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Windows Phone
     
  7. OpenLevelUp! icon
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    See inside buildings with OpenLevelUp! Based on OpenStreetMap indoor data.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. PocketMaps icon
     1 like

    Offline navigation app providing worldwide maps from OSM, using Mapsforge-vtm for map display, Graphhopper for multi-mode routing, downloadable maps, turn-by-turn navigation, address search, privacy focus, no ads, lightweight interface, and community-supported updates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  9. MAPCAT.com icon
     1 like

    OSM-based worldwide map API and public map portal. Multi-profile directions, mapmatching, geocoding, map tiles - with easy integration, on reasonable prices.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  10. Open Topo Data is an open alternative to the Google Maps Elevation API. We have a free public API for multiple high-resolution DEM elevation datasets.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. Map3 icon
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    Map3 is a decentralised map network that is impartial, secure and extremely robust. It is free from control, free to participate, free base map. It is built to be governed by the Map3 community where individuals and organisations can host Map3 nodes.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  12. Pre-configured VM servers: map servers, driving directions, geocoding and reverse-geocoding. Ready for integration and deployment.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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