Leaflet Insights

What is Leaflet?

Leaflet is a popular open-source JavaScript library for creating interactive maps. It's designed to be lightweight, mobile-friendly, and easy to use. Developers commonly use Leaflet to embed maps in websites and web applications, often using data from providers like OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, or custom tile servers, and add interactive elements such as markers, popups, and polygons.

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What other technologies are related to Leaflet?

Leaflet Competitor Technologies

OpenLayers

OpenLayers is a JavaScript library for displaying map data in web browsers, similar to Leaflet, and provides an alternative API and feature set for building interactive maps.

mentioned alongside Leaflet in 37% (1k) of relevant job posts

Mapbox

Mapbox provides mapping tools and APIs, including a JavaScript library (Mapbox GL JS) that competes with Leaflet in terms of functionality and use cases.

mentioned alongside Leaflet in 26% (895) of relevant job posts

MapLibre

MapLibre GL JS is a community-led fork of Mapbox GL JS, offering similar mapping capabilities and serving as a competitor to Leaflet.

mentioned alongside Leaflet in 42% (119) of relevant job posts

Mapbox GL JS

Mapbox GL JS is a JavaScript library for interactive, customizable vector maps. It is a competitor to Leaflet.

mentioned alongside Leaflet in 38% (90) of relevant job posts

Cesium

Cesium is a JavaScript library for creating 3D globes and maps. While Leaflet is 2D, Cesium offers a different approach to geospatial visualization.

mentioned alongside Leaflet in 13% (163) of relevant job posts

Mapbox GL

Mapbox GL is a mapping platform and rendering engine that competes with Leaflet.

mentioned alongside Leaflet in 30% (53) of relevant job posts

Google Maps API

The Google Maps API provides tools and services for building maps and location-based applications, and is a direct competitor to Leaflet.

mentioned alongside Leaflet in 11% (111) of relevant job posts

Carto

CARTO is a cloud-based mapping and spatial analysis platform. It provides tools for creating interactive maps and analyzing geospatial data, competing with Leaflet in some use cases.

mentioned alongside Leaflet in 13% (89) of relevant job posts

Leaflet Complementary Technologies

GeoServer

GeoServer is an open-source server that allows users to share geospatial data. Leaflet can consume data from GeoServer via formats like WMS or GeoJSON.

mentioned alongside Leaflet in 14% (400) of relevant job posts

PostGIS

PostGIS is a spatial database extender for PostgreSQL. Leaflet applications can use data stored and processed in PostGIS.

mentioned alongside Leaflet in 8% (636) of relevant job posts

GeoJSON

GeoJSON is a format for encoding geographic data structures. Leaflet can readily display GeoJSON data on maps.

mentioned alongside Leaflet in 17% (229) of relevant job posts