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OpenStreetMap Website vs OpenTripPlanner

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted maps & gis options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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OP OpenStreetMap Website The Rails application powering openstreetmap.org VS OP OpenTripPlanner Multimodal trip planning and transit routing engine
FeatureOpenStreetMap WebsiteOpenTripPlanner
CategoryMaps & GISMaps & GIS
LicenseGPL-2.0LGPL-3.0
LanguageRubyJava
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM4,096 MB8,192 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal, binary
GitHub stars★ 2,796★ 2,709
First released20062009
ReplacesGoogle MapsGoogle Maps Transit

Why pick each one

Choose OpenStreetMap Website if…

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.8k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Ruby
OpenStreetMap Website details

Choose OpenTripPlanner if…

  • Released under the LGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.7k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Java
OpenTripPlanner details

Frequently asked questions

Is OpenStreetMap Website or OpenTripPlanner better?

Neither is universally better. OpenStreetMap Website has the larger community; both share a hard setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are OpenStreetMap Website and OpenTripPlanner free and open-source?

Yes. OpenStreetMap Website is licensed under GPL-2.0 and OpenTripPlanner under LGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run OpenStreetMap Website and OpenTripPlanner with Docker?

OpenStreetMap Website: yes. OpenTripPlanner: yes.

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