Best OpenLayers Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from interactive map software ranked against OpenLayers on the same published basis.
- 1OpenLayers vs Datawrapper
- 2OpenLayers vs Felt
- 3OpenLayers vs Mapotic
- 4OpenLayers vs BatchGeo
- 5OpenLayers vs Mapbox Studio
- 6OpenLayers vs MapChart
- 7OpenLayers vs MapTiler Cloud
- 8OpenLayers vs NextGIS Web
- 9OpenLayers vs Scribble Maps
- 10OpenLayers vs Yandex Maps
- 11OpenLayers vs everviz
- 12OpenLayers vs Flourish
- 13OpenLayers vs MapHub
- 14OpenLayers vs Mapline
- 15OpenLayers vs Leaflet
- 16OpenLayers vs StoryMapJS
- 17OpenLayers vs Maptive
- 18OpenLayers vs eurostat-map.js
- 19OpenLayers vs Maptitude
- 20OpenLayers vs NYC Neighborhoods
OpenLayers alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Datawrapper | 6.8 | Free plan | $21/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Felt | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Mapotic | 6.6 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 4 | BatchGeo | 6.5 | Free plan | $99/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 5 | Mapbox Studio | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 6 | MapChart | 6.5 | Free plan | €3.33/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 7 | MapTiler Cloud | 6.5 | Free plan | $30/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 8 | NextGIS Web | 6.5 | Free plan | €15/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Scribble Maps | 6.5 | Free plan | $14/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 10 | Yandex Maps | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 11 | everviz | 6.4 | Free plan | $599/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Flourish | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | MapHub | 6.4 | Free plan | €8/mo | Web |
| 14 | Mapline | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 15 | Leaflet | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 16 | StoryMapJS | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 17 | Maptive | 5.6 | No | $104175.83/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web, Windows |
| 18 | eurostat-map.js | 5.3 | No | — | API, Web |
| 19 | Maptitude | 5.3 | No | $66.25/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 20 | NYC Neighborhoods | 5.3 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
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Questions about OpenLayers alternatives
What is the best alternative to OpenLayers?
Datawrapper, number 1 in interactive map software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Felt, Mapotic, BatchGeo and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to OpenLayers?
Datawrapper is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.