OpenTripPlanner
Multimodal trip planning software based on OpenStreetMap data and consuming published GTFS-formatted data to suggest routes using local public transit systems.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 1,061 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.10.0 (Sep 2026).
Comparisons in Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS): Google Maps alternatives, Life360 alternatives.
At a glance
OpenTripPlanner quick facts
- Health score
- 84/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 2,766
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.10.0, Sep 2026
- Licence
- LGPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "OpenTripPlanner (OTP) is an open source multi-modal trip planner, focusing on travel by scheduled public transportation in combination with bicycling, walking, and mobility services including bike share and ride hailing. Its server component runs on any platform with a Java virtual machine ( including Linux, Mac, and Windows). It exposes GraphQL APIs that can be accessed by various clients including open source Javascript components and native mobile applications."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
OpenTripPlanner scores 84/100, #12 of 20 in Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS): 1,061 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.10.0, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,766 stars add 13.8 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
1061 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v2.10.0 released 2 months ago
- Stars 13.8 / 20
2.8k 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
- 1061
- Last 90 days
- 4,575
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #12 of 20 tools in Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS) by health , between Nominatim (#11) and Shelf (#13) .
Details
| Licence | LGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Java, Javascript |
| Latest release | v2.10.0 · 2 months ago |
| Stars | 2,766 |
| Open issues | 90 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | opentripplanner/OpenTripPlanner ↗ |
OpenTripPlanner vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with OpenTripPlanner (Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS)), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdventureLog | 94 | 3.8k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| TRIP | 93 | 2k | MIT | 28 days ago |
| Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) | 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 (this tool) | 84 | 2.8k | LGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
OpenTripPlanner: common questions
Is OpenTripPlanner still maintained?
OpenTripPlanner had 1,061 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v2.10.0, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.