Routing/online routers

See also: Routing/offline routers

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Online routing services and software using OpenStreetMap data.

Comparison matrix

Functionality (hover for description)	OpenRoute- Service [1]	GraphHopper [2]	Stadia Maps [3]	Brouter [4]	OSRM [5]	CycleStreets [6]	cycle.travel [7]	HoofMarker	Routino [8]	BBBike @ World [9]	TripGo [10]	OpenTrip- Planner [11]	Finnder [12]	Valhalla [13]
Coverage	Global	Global	Global	Global	Global	UK, much of North/Western Europe, Selected Cities	Europe, North America	Central Europe	UK only	Selected Cities	Selected Cities	Selected Cities	Selected Cities	Global
Open source	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	Partial	partial	GraphHopper	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes
API for 3rd-parties	yes	yes	yes	Offline only	yes	Yes	On demand	no	no	yes	On demand	yes	On demand	yes
Service guarantee	99%	Paid SLA available	Paid SLA available	no		Paid SLA available	no	no	99.9%	99.9%	no	no	no
Regular routing data updates	Weekly	Weekly	Weekly	Weekly	Daily	Fortnightly	Approx. monthly	Weekly	Twice weekly	Weekly	Weekly	no	partial	Daily
Modes of transportation
Car (fastest)	yes	yes	yes	fast	yes	N/A	no	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
Car (shortest)	yes	yes	yes	eco	no	N/A	no	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
Bicycle (shortest)	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
Bicycle (fastest)	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Bicycle (safest)	yes	yes	Tunable	yes	no	Quietest	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	Tunable
Bicycle (quietest)	Safest(several options)	yes	Tunable	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	Tunable
Pedestrian	yes	yes	yes	Shortest	no	N/A	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes
Pedestrian (safest crossings)		no	no	no	no	N/A	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Wheelchair	yes	no	Configurable stairs penalty	no	no	N/A	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	Configurable stairs penalty
Blind person	no	no	no	no	no	N/A	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Hiker	yes	yes	yes			N/A	no	yes	yes		no		no
Horseback		no	no			N/A	no	yes	yes		no		no	no
Advanced routing options
Turn restrictions	partial	partial	yes	partial	yes	no	partial	no	partial	yes	yes	yes	partial	yes
Vehicle details (height, …)	yes	yes	yes	no	no	N/A	no	no	yes	N/A	no	no	yes	yes
Via-points	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	API only	yes	yes	9 online; 99 offline	yes	Mode-change only	Limited	no	yes
Manual speeds	yes	yes	no	no	no	partial	no	no	yes	yes	partial	no	no	no
Avoid areas	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Avoid borders	yes	no	yes	Configurable	no	no	no	no	no	N/A	no	no	no	yes
Avoid bridges or tunnels	yes	yes	no	Configurable	no	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Avoid street types	yes	yes	yes	Configurable	no	partial	no	yes	yes	yes	partial	no	no	yes
Accounts for hills	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	Yes, if elevation data available	yes	yes
Accounts for steps	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	Yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Hiking routes	yes	yes	Recognizes, can set max difficulty SAC scale, but does not necessarily prefer			N/A	no	yes	yes		no		no
Real-time traffic	partial	commercial offering for historic traffic	enterprise offering available	no	no	no	AADT (non-live) traffic data for some countries	no	no	no	no	no	no	real-time or historic traffic if provided
Routing over ferry routes	Configurable	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
Routes bicycles over motorways with bicycle=yes		yes	yes	Configurable	N/A	N/A	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Time-based restrictions					Current time only									Query specifies time
Transit (public transportation)
Routes	?	?	no	?	no	N/A	no	?	no	?	yes	yes	no	yes
Schedules	?	?	no	?	no	N/A	no	?	no	?	yes	yes	no	yes
GTFS input	?	?	no	?	no	N/A	no	?	no	?	yes	yes	no	Through Transitland
Transfers	?	?	no	?	no	N/A	no	?	no	?	yes	yes	no	?
Multimodal	?	?	no	?	no	N/A	no	?	no	?	yes	yes	no	Transit + walking
User interface
Route instructions	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
Maplets	no	no	no		no	yes	Configurable print resolution	no	no	yes	yes	Also integrates with Google Street View	no
Route relations	yes	yes	yes	no		yes	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	N/A
Multilingual instructions	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	Possible	N/A	yes
Route permalink	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Route short link	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no
GPX export	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes
Edit in Potlatch link	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no
Edit via remote control		no	no	no	yes		no	yes	no		no	no	no
Mobile device (small screen)	yes	yes	yes	no	no	Yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	Being improved	Being improved
Elevation profile	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	Yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	yes
Offline applications	Marble, OsmAnd, OsmGps	yes	no	Strict offline use with Locus, OruxMaps, OsmAnd	Marble (0.14+)	no	no	no	Marble	no	no	no	Bike Citizens

Services missing in comparison matrix

• Komoot - Outdoor route planner (bicycle, hiking, mountain bike, road bike) for webbrowser and smartphones. (voice navigation, social media connection & more)
• GeoVelo French cycle routing on selected city
• routing.osm.ch - Routing for pedestrians (two types), cyclists (two types) and cars in Switzerland only (based on OSRM)
• Kurviger - Motorcycle route planning and navigation that favours scenic curvy roads and slopes, while avoiding cities and highways, available as Android app, website, and API, via the GraphHopper Directions API.

Route services with public instances

• Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) [14]: Very fast car routing.
• OpenRouteService ([15]) - global fast and comprehensive routing service for many profiles car, heavy vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles (MTB, race bike, fastest, shortest, safest, green..), wheelchair etc. Offers also API and ecosystem of tools and libs (JavaScript, R, Python, QGIS...)
• MapQuest [16]
• CycleStreets is routing for cyclists (UK, much of North/Western Europe, Selected Cities) [17]
• Routino ([18]) A free / open source router with an online demonstration for the UK [19].
• BBBike @ World ([20]) - a Cycle Route Planner. More than 200 cities are supported around the world. There is also an offline version.
• BRouter focuses on bike routing and features elevation awareness, alternatives, fully configurable routing profiles and offline routing for Android
• GraphHopper ([21]): Fast car, bike and pedestrian routing. Open Source & Java.

Online routing software without public (demo) instances

• pgRouting ([22]) main objective is to provide routing functionality to PostGIS / PostgreSQL. pgRouting is part of PostLBS, which provides core tools for Location Based Services (LBS) as Open Source Software (OSS).

See also

• Leaflet Routing Machine

Notes

Adapted from OpenRouteService#Route Service Comparison Matrix