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 | MapLibre GL | OpenLayers |
|---|---|---|
| Websites | 426 | 749 |
| Market share | 0.41% | 0.71% |
| Share of top 10K sites | 0.10% | 0.01% |
| Share of top 100K sites |
| 0.06% |
| 0.07% |
| Rank | #7 | #5 |
|---|
| Median DR | 27 | 26 |
|---|
| Average DR | 30 | 28 |
|---|
| Median keywords | 1,296 | 766 |
|---|
| Median referring domains | 291 | 254 |
|---|
| Median domain age | 15 yrs | 15 yrs |
|---|
| Average domain age | 15 yrs | 15 yrs |
|---|
| Average monthly traffic | 80,255 | 30,264 |
|---|
| Combined monthly traffic | 34,188,605 | 22,667,877 |
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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
426 websites · rank #7
Top industries
Top markets
749 websites · rank #5
Top industries
Top markets
OpenLayers is used by more websites in our catalog: 426 use MapLibre GL and 749 use OpenLayers.
MapLibre GL sites have the higher median Ahrefs Domain Rating (MapLibre GL: 27, OpenLayers: 26).
Between 2026-06 and 2026-07, MapLibre GL went from 0.05% to 0.05% of all tracked sites, while OpenLayers went from 0.08% to 0.09%. OpenLayers is gaining ground faster in our index.
7 websites in our catalog use both MapLibre GL and OpenLayers.
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. "MapLibre GL vs OpenLayers." Site Stats Database, July 1, 2026. https://sitestatsdb.com/technologies/maps/compare/maplibre-gl-vs-openlayers
Site Stats Database tracks 426 websites using MapLibre GL and 749 using OpenLayers, 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 |
| 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 |
| English |
| 47 |
| 74,816 |
| 738 |
| 11 yrs |
| 809,256 |
| OpenLayers |
| mcseedmap.net | English | 26 | 3,113 | 553 | 2 yrs | 808,250 | OpenLayers |
| zipmap.net | English | 44 | 163,301 | 1,270 | 20 yrs | 715,653 | OpenLayers |
| localwiki.org | English | 73 | 117,021 | 9,616 | 21 yrs | 644,329 | OpenLayers |
| beacheverywhere.com | English | 33 | 13,008 | 37 | 0 yrs | 613,494 | OpenLayers |
| berkscountyeats.com | English | 21 | 6,889 | 336 | 12 yrs | 609,541 | OpenLayers |
| drought.gov | English | 77 | 22,608 | 10,181 | 19 yrs | 530,763 | OpenLayers |
| discovergoodwill.org | English | 32 | 7,801 | 624 | 464,583 | OpenLayers |
| retroseasons.com | English | 31 | 79,247 | 978 | 9 yrs | 463,089 | OpenLayers |