🆚 Leaflet vs. OpenLayers

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
Leaflet
OpenLayers

Type

JavaScript library
JavaScript library

About

An open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps.

OpenLayers is an open-source, feature-packed library for creating interactive maps on the web.

Website

leafletjs.com #77,324
openlayers.org #154,856

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #59
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #177

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Leaflet JavaScript library is 9 times more popular than OpenLayers.
Total websites

Market share

JavaScript Libraries

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Leaflet is more popular than OpenLayers in all countries.
United States
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
Poland
Japan
Netherlands
Czech Republic

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Leaflet is more popular than OpenLayers in all market segments.
Business
Travel
Marketing/Merchandising
Public Information
Real Estate
Education/Reference
Online Shopping
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#511
#718
#1,287
#1,399
#1,475
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Name
Rank
#320
#1,212
#1,826
#3,287
#6,538
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