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Martin Tile ServervsNextGIS Web

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

Martin Tile ServerNextGIS Web
Score68/10054/100
Rank in category#2 of 12 in Maps#3 of 8 in Geospatial
GitHub stars4 031294
Stars, last 30 days+90+0
Stable releases, 12 months450
Latest releasepython-cog-tiles-v0.1.1 · 22 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
Main languageRustPython

Which one should you pick?

Martin Tile Server scores 68/100 against 54/100 for NextGIS Web, so it is the safer default.

Martin Tile Server ships more often: 45 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for NextGIS Web.

If you want the quickest setup, Martin Tile Server is easier to run; NextGIS Web needs more configuration.

Martin Tile Server is growing faster right now (+90 stars in 30 days).

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