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openrouteservice

Routing, isochrones, and matrix API on OpenStreetMap

Maps & GIS ★ 2k stars Hard setup GPL-3.0

openrouteservice provides routing, isochrones, distance matrices, and more as a self-hostable API. It supports many travel modes and is built on the GraphHopper engine with OpenStreetMap data.

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Key features

  • Routing and isochrones
  • Distance matrices
  • Many travel profiles
  • Self-hostable API

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Java

Is openrouteservice secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for openrouteservice's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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