Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM)
High performance routing engine designed to run on OpenStreetMap data and offering an HTTP API, C++ library interface, and Nodejs wrapper.
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Still maintained? Yes: 57 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v26.10.0 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Google Maps.
At a glance
Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) quick facts
- Health score
- 86/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 8,181
- Last commit
- 3 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v26.10.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- BSD-2-Clause
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "High performance routing engine written in C++ designed to run on OpenStreetMap data."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) scores 86/100, #8 of 20 in Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS): 57 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v26.10.0, 29 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 8,181 stars add 15.7 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
57 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v26.10.0 released 29 days ago
- Stars 15.7 / 20
8.2k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 57
- Last 90 days
- 331
- Last 12 months
- 3 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #8 of 20 tools in Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS) by health , between TRIP (#7) and Traccar (#9) .
Details
| Licence | BSD-2-Clause |
| Platforms | C++ |
| Latest release | v26.10.0 · 29 days ago |
| Stars | 8,181 |
| Open issues | 356 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | Project-OSRM/osrm-backend ↗ |
Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) (Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS)), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TileServer GL | 94 | 2.9k | BSD-2-Clause | 7 days ago |
| OpenRouteService | 93 | 2k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) (this tool) | 86 | 8.2k | BSD-2-Clause | 3 days ago |
| GraphHopper | 85 | 6.7k | Apache-2.0 | yesterday |
| Nominatim | 85 | 4.5k | GPL-2.0 | 2 days ago |
| OpenTripPlanner | 84 | 2.8k | LGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM): common questions
What does Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) replace?
Repoly lists Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) as an open-source alternative to Google Maps. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) stands against the others.
Is Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) still maintained?
Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) had 57 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 3 days ago; the latest tagged release, v26.10.0, is from 29 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.