Open Source Google Maps Alternatives
A curated collection of the 3 best open source alternatives to Google Maps.
The best open source alternative to Google Maps is Organic Maps. If that doesn't suit you, we've compiled a ranked list of other open source Google Maps alternatives to help you find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Google Maps are: OSMAnd and CoMaps.
Google Maps alternatives are mainly Maps & Navigation. Browse these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Google Maps.
Offline maps and navigation built on OpenStreetMap data, made for hikers, cyclists and drivers who want no ads, tracking or data collection.
Built on OpenStreetMap data by the founders of MAPS.ME and the open source community, Organic Maps is an offline maps and GPS application for hiking, cycling and driving. Trails, paths and small places that commercial maps leave out are already on the map.
Because the maps sit on the device, search and routing keep working with no signal, no surprise mobile data charges and less battery drain than a streaming map. Countries and regions download as compact files rather than filling the phone.
The feature set is aimed at people moving under their own power.
- Outdoor routing: cycling routes, hiking trails and walking paths, with contour lines, elevation profiles, peaks and slopes.
- Turn-by-turn navigation: walking, cycling and car guidance with voice prompts, plus subway maps and public transport routes.
- Bookmarks and tracks: import and export in KML, KMZ, GPX and GeoJSON.
- Places of interest: fast offline search on the map, with Wikipedia articles attached to points of interest.
- No telemetry: no ads, no tracking, no data collection and no mandatory registration, with the Android build checked by the Exodus Privacy Project and the iOS build by TrackerControl.
The app installs from the App Store, Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, F-Droid and Accrescent, and it is free for everyone. Development is paid for by donations, with targeted grants from the NLnet Foundation and student projects delivered through Google Summer of Code.
A map and navigation app built on OpenStreetMap data stored offline, for drivers, cyclists and hikers who cannot rely on a connection.
OsmAnd puts the worldwide OpenStreetMap database on a phone and keeps it there. Map data is stored on the device, so viewing, searching and turn-by-turn routing work with no internet connection at all, which also means no roaming charges when traveling abroad.
Routing covers car, bike and pedestrian travel using the device GPS, with recorded and synthesized voice guidance, optional lane guidance and street names, estimated arrival time, intermediate waypoints and automatic rerouting whenever you leave the route. Search finds places by address, by type such as restaurant, hotel or gas station, or by geographical coordinates.
Beyond navigation the app leans on the wider OpenStreetMap ecosystem.
- Offline vector maps: compact per-country or per-region downloads updated at least monthly, with a road-network-only option that cuts all of Japan from 700 MB to 200 MB.
- Overlays: satellite imagery from Bing, online or cached tile maps, and GPX tracks with adjustable transparency.
- Wikipedia points of interest: articles attached to places for sightseeing, available in the paid version.
- Safety aids: automatic day and night switching, speed limit reminders, speed-dependent zoom and location sharing.
- Editing back: report map bugs, add points of interest and upload GPX tracks to OpenStreetMap from inside the app.
Trip recording, contour lines and hill shading round out the outdoor features, the last through a paid plugin. Distribution covers Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, Amazon, F-Droid and the Apple App Store, and the free tier caps downloads at sixteen map files. Purchases of OsmAnd+ and Pro subscriptions fund development, while translations run through Weblate.
Community-run offline maps app built on OpenStreetMap data, for hikers, cyclists and drivers who want navigation without tracking or ads.
CoMaps forks Organic Maps into a community-led, not-for-profit maps app built on OpenStreetMap data, itself descended from Maps.ME. Maps download to the device, so search, route finding and navigation keep working with the radio off, with no account, no tracking and no advertising attached.
The project publishes its governance documents and its finances, funded by donations through Open Collective and Liberapay. Builds are distributed through the App Store, Google Play, F-Droid, Flathub, IzzyOnDroid, Obtainium and Codeberg releases, and signing certificate fingerprints are published so an APK can be verified before it is installed.
The map data carries more detail than a general purpose navigator usually exposes.
- Outdoor mode: hiking trails, campsites, water sources, peaks and contour lines are highlighted for walking and cycling.
- Navigation: voice announcements cover walking, cycling and driving, with Android Auto and CarPlay support.
- Search: places can be found by name, by address or by point of interest category.
- Offline extras: Wikipedia articles, a subway transit layer and track recording all work without a connection.
- Bookmarks and tracks: favorites save with one tap and export or import as KML, KMZ or GPX.
- Built-in editor: map data can be corrected in the app so the fix reaches everyone using OpenStreetMap.
Android, iOS, macOS and Linux are supported, and the Android build has been reviewed by Exodus Privacy. The code is Apache 2.0 licensed, and the project asks for help in design, translation and community work as much as in code.
