What is OSRM?
It is a C++ implementation of a high-performance routing engine for shortest paths in road networks
OSRM is a tool in the Mapping APIs category of a tech stack.
OSRM is an open source tool with 6.2K GitHub stars and 3.3K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to OSRM's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses OSRM?
Companies
Developers
30 developers on StackShare have stated that they use OSRM.
OSRM Integrations
OSRM's Features
- Flexible import ofOpenStreetMap data
- Handles continental sized networks within milliseconds
- Supports car, bicycle, walk modes
- easily customized through profiles
OSRM Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to OSRM?
Valhalla
Valhalla is Mapzen’s open-source routing service for client-side routing applications and hosted solutions. If you are looking to avoid the challenge of data creation and database administration, you can get high-quality routes and navigational guidance with clear directions through a simple API call.
Google Maps
Create rich applications and stunning visualisations of your data, leveraging the comprehensiveness, accuracy, and usability of Google Maps and a modern web platform that scales as you grow.
pgRouting
It is an extension of PostGIS and PostgreSQL geospatial database and adds routing and other network analysis functionality.
JavaScript
JavaScript is most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but used in many non-browser environments as well such as node.js or Apache CouchDB. It is a prototype-based, multi-paradigm scripting language that is dynamic,and supports object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles.
Git
Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.
