Open Source Routing Machine - C++ backend
Routing and travel-time tables over OpenStreetMap data behind an HTTP API; no live traffic.
- Language
- C++
- Licence
- BSD-2-Clause
- Stars
- 8.1k
- Latest
- v26.10.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-01
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- Language
- Java
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 6.7k
- Latest
- 11.1
- Last push
- 2026-10-05
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- Language
- Java
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 3.1k
- Latest
- 1.3.0
- Last push
- 2026-09-24
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