Leaflet
Lightweight JavaScript library for interactive maps
Leaflet is a leading open-source JavaScript library for building mobile-friendly interactive maps. It is small, simple, and works with many tile providers and a large plugin ecosystem.
Key features
- Tiny footprint
- Mobile-friendly
- Huge plugin ecosystem
- Works with any tile source
Strengths
- Released under the BSD-2-Clause license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Mature project with 45.5k GitHub stars
- Written in JavaScript
Leaflet replaces
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52 head-to-head comparisons.
- Leaflet vs deck.gl
- Leaflet vs QGIS
- Leaflet vs OpenLayers
- Leaflet vs kepler.gl
- Leaflet vs MapLibre GL JS
- Leaflet vs Dawarich
- Leaflet vs OSRM
- Leaflet vs Traccar
- Leaflet vs GraphHopper
- Leaflet vs Valhalla
- Leaflet vs React Leaflet Maps
- Leaflet vs GeoServer
- Leaflet vs Nominatim
- Leaflet vs Mapnik
- Leaflet vs Martin
- Leaflet vs wanderer
- Leaflet vs Pelias
- Leaflet vs AdventureLog
- Leaflet vs OpenMapTiles
- Leaflet vs Protomaps
- Leaflet vs Photon
- Leaflet vs Headway
- Leaflet vs TileServer GL
- Leaflet vs OpenStreetMap Website
- Leaflet vs OpenTripPlanner
- Leaflet vs Tangram
- Leaflet vs openrouteservice
- Leaflet vs TRIP
- Leaflet vs OpenStreetMap Carto
- Leaflet vs uMap
- Leaflet vs Tegola
- Leaflet vs AirTrail
- Leaflet vs openstreetmap-tile-server
- Leaflet vs TerriaJS
- Leaflet vs MapServer
- Leaflet vs Hauk
- Leaflet vs Overpass API
- Leaflet vs BRouter
- Leaflet vs MapProxy
- Leaflet vs MapStore
- Leaflet vs Tileserver PHP
- Leaflet vs Navitia
- Leaflet vs Stadia Routing Engine
- Leaflet vs Tileserver Mapnik
- Leaflet vs MapTiler SDK
- Leaflet vs Geo2tz
- Leaflet vs GeoMoose
- Leaflet vs Bicimon
- Leaflet vs Idunn
- Leaflet vs Mapeo
- Leaflet vs Mimirsbrunn
- Leaflet vs MapTiler Server
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