A side-by-side comparison of two mapping libraries & embeds, based on the 104,964 Maps sites tracked by Site Stats Database.
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| Metric | Leaflet | MapLibre GL |
|---|---|---|
| Websites | 4,601 | 426 |
| Market share | 4.4% | 0.41% |
| Share of top 10K sites | 0.36% | 0.10% |
| Share of top 100K sites |
| 0.40% |
| 0.06% |
| Rank | #3 | #7 |
|---|
| Median DR | 24 | 27 |
|---|
| Average DR | 28 | 30 |
|---|
| Median keywords | 762 | 1,296 |
|---|
| Median referring domains | 240 | 291 |
|---|
| Median domain age | 14 yrs | 15 yrs |
|---|
| Average domain age | 14 yrs | 15 yrs |
|---|
| Average monthly traffic | 49,516 | 80,255 |
|---|
| Combined monthly traffic | 227,824,515 | 34,188,605 |
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Monthly snapshots of each segment, 2026-06 to 2026-07. Website counts move when our catalog grows; the share of tracked sites is normalized, so it only moves when real prevalence changes.
Websites
Share of tracked sites
Combined monthly traffic
4,601 websites · rank #3
Top industries
Top markets
426 websites · rank #7
Top industries
Top markets
Leaflet is used by more websites in our catalog: 4,601 use Leaflet and 426 use MapLibre GL.
MapLibre GL sites have the higher median Ahrefs Domain Rating (Leaflet: 24, MapLibre GL: 27).
Between 2026-06 and 2026-07, Leaflet went from 0.45% to 0.52% of all tracked sites, while MapLibre GL went from 0.05% to 0.05%. Leaflet is gaining ground faster in our index.
74 websites in our catalog use both Leaflet and MapLibre GL.
Adoption is counted from Site Stats Database's own crawl; Domain Rating comes from Ahrefs and traffic from DataForSEO. Figures reflect the sites we track and refresh at least monthly.
Citation
Site Stats Database. "Leaflet vs MapLibre GL." Site Stats Database, July 1, 2026. https://sitestatsdb.com/technologies/maps/compare/leaflet-vs-maplibre-gl
Site Stats Database tracks 4,601 websites using Leaflet and 426 using MapLibre GL, each enriched with full monthly traffic history, authority, keywords, referring domains, and the complete detected tech stack. We detect every mapping library / embed by crawling each site's HTML, response headers, and DNS; traffic and SEO metrics come from DataForSEO and Ahrefs. Everything refreshes at least monthly.
See plans & pricing| English |
| 81 |
| 32,378 |
| 2,071 |
| 17 yrs |
| 11,990,528 |
| Leaflet |
| battlefields.org | English | 77 | 152,617 | 16,597 | 12 yrs | 7,861,517 | Leaflet |
| locators.bankofamerica.com | English | 88 | 51,078 | 2,604 | 27 yrs | 6,740,255 | Leaflet |
| australian.museum | English | 79 | 141,683 | 15,781 | 21 yrs | 5,776,794 | Leaflet |
| marcos.com | English | 69 | 62,185 | 3,843 | 31 yrs | 3,901,763 | Leaflet |
| scedc.caltech.edu | English | 88 | 10,739 | 1,632 | 40 yrs | 3,462,070 | Leaflet |
| margaritavilleresorts.com | English | 74 | 85,637 | 7,830 | 19 yrs | 3,139,833 | Leaflet |
| shabdkosh.com | English | 71 | 506,879 | 7,464 | 22 yrs | 3,091,148 | Leaflet |
| city-data.com | English | 82 | 861,865 | 75,558 | 22 yrs | 3,077,858 | Leaflet |
| English |
| 78 |
| 303,114 |
| 26,024 |
| 30 yrs |
| 2,626,275 |
| MapLibre GL |
| smartandfinal.com | English | 62 | 165,828 | 3,463 | 29 yrs | 2,191,089 | MapLibre GL |
| wlwt.com | English | 76 | 153,550 | 18,765 | 31 yrs | 2,178,576 | MapLibre GL |
| maptons.com | English | 34 | 1,233,827 | 3,284 | 8 yrs | 1,801,667 | MapLibre GL |
| sfmta.com | English | 79 | 67,662 | 12,670 | 22 yrs | 1,797,213 | MapLibre GL |
| wgal.com | English | 73 | 127,131 | 13,060 | 30 yrs | 1,733,681 | MapLibre GL |
| detroitmi.gov | English | 78 | 74,067 | 12,174 | 23 yrs | 1,680,315 | MapLibre GL |
| summithealth.com | English | 66 | 109,131 | 4,326 | 26 yrs | 1,079,769 | MapLibre GL |
| caltrain.com | English | 73 | 16,608 | 4,503 | 31 yrs | 1,013,557 | MapLibre GL |