21 European Maps & Navigation vendors.
Maps & Navigation: Maps, route planning and navigation services. Below, every vendor in the knowledge base headquartered in the EU or the EEA, each checked by us for headquarters, owner, hosting and licence. Non-European vendors are listed at the bottom with a link to their European alternatives.
32 vendors in total: 21 European, 6 American, 5 other; 9 open source. Last checked: 5 October 2026.
Why this matters for digital sovereignty
Maps and navigation services record location data, which counts as personal data under GDPR and can reveal detailed movement patterns. Check whether location history stays local, whether tracking is optional, and which country hosts the map data and user accounts.
European vendors
- BRouterSelf-hosted / open source
Open-source cycling route planner with offline routing based on OSM
Germany · open-source
- GeoapifyEU sovereign
German map and location platform with geocoding and routing
Germany
- GraphHopperEU sovereign
German open-source routing engine with fast calculations
Germany · open-source
- HERE WeGoEU sovereign
European mapping and navigation platform
Netherlands
- Jawg MapsEU sovereign
French map platform with customisable styles and geocoding API
France
- KomootEU sovereign
German route planning and navigation platform
Germany · owner in Italy
- KurvigerEU sovereign
German route planner specially for motorcyclists with winding routes
Germany
- Magic EarthEU sovereign
Magic Earth is a privacy-focused navigation app developed and maintained by Magic Lane Ltd., headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Magic Lane (formerly known as General Magic / Route66) was re-incorporated in Amsterdam in 2022 with offices also in Brasov, Romania. The app uses OpenStreetMap data and processes location data within EU jurisdiction.
Netherlands
- MapLibreSelf-hosted / open source
Open-source map library as a community fork of Mapbox GL JS
Switzerland · open-source
- MapTilerEU sovereign
Swiss map platform with customisable vector maps and hosting
Switzerland
- Mapy.comEU sovereign
Czech map and navigation app by Seznam with offline support
Czechia
- NavikiEU sovereign
German cycling navigation app and route planner with community contributions
Germany
- OpenRouteServiceEU sovereign
German open-source routing service based on OpenStreetMap-data
Germany · open-source
- OpenStreetMap (self-host tiles)Self-hosted / open source
Open map data; host tiles and routing in EU
European Union (distributed) · open-source
- Organic MapsSelf-hosted / open source
Privacy-focused offline maps based on OpenStreetMap
European Union (distributed) · open-source
- OsmAndSelf-hosted / open source
Offline maps and navigation based on OpenStreetMap
Netherlands · open-source
- SygicEU sovereign
Slovak navigation app with offline maps and AR navigation
Slovakia · owner in Czechia
- TomTomEU sovereign
Dutch navigation and map company with APIs for developers
Netherlands
- Valhalla (Mapzen)Self-hosted / open source
Open-source routing engine for multimodal navigation
Finland · open-source
- ViaMichelinEU sovereign
French navigation and route-planning platform, owned by Michelin.
France
- WoosmapEU sovereign
French EU-focused maps and location API platform (Montpellier) with GDPR-compliant data residency.
France
Non-European vendors in this category
For each vendor, the page with European alternatives and the sovereignty profile.
- Non-EU vendorAmap (AutoNavi)China · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorApple MapsUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorBaidu MapsChina · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorGoogle MapsUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorKakao MapsSouth Korea · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorNaver MapsSouth Korea · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorProtomapsUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorRadarUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorStadia MapsUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorWazeUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorYahoo! Japan MapsJapan · 8 EU alternatives
Frequently asked questions
Which European Maps & Navigation vendors are there?
The knowledge base lists 21 European Maps & Navigation vendors, including BRouter, Geoapify, GraphHopper and HERE WeGo. Every record is checked for headquarters, ultimate owner, hosting locations and licence.
Are there open-source options for Maps & Navigation?
Yes. Open-source Maps & Navigation software from Europe includes BRouter, GraphHopper, MapLibre and OpenRouteService; you can self-host it with the encryption keys under your own control.