Products

Protomaps

The open source map that's just one file

protomaps.com Source★ 3MITTravel & Transportation / Maps, Navigation & Transit

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
31.6K
Down23.2%MoMOct 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Unknown
Freemium model, plan pricing not identified yet
Launched
18mo ago
2025-05-26 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Oct 2026
Events2 changes

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on Show HN (1 pts · 1 comments)Launch

    A tool to post-process MVT vector tiles quickly — I'm a big fan of Protomaps' OSM vector tiles [0], but I wanted to tweak them just a bit (removing features and tags based on some conditio…

    May 26, 2025 · 18mo agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Show HN
2025-05-26Source
Post excerpt:
I'm a big fan of Protomaps' OSM vector tiles [0], but I wanted to tweak them just a bit (removing features and tags based on some conditions). Instead of regenerating the tiles from scratch using Planetiler, I made a tool that takes an input PMTiles archive and a filter GeoJSON, and spits out the filtered tiles. Filtering is performed by a mapbox/maplibre st

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
Last commit 2026-03-05
GitHub Stars
★ 3
Forks
—
License
MIT
Primary language
Rust

Traffic sources

Oct 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct41%
  • Organic Search37%
  • Referrals12%
  • Social3%
  • Other7%

Countries

  • United States50%
  • India8%
  • France7%
  • Indonesia7%
  • Germany5%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2018-12-16

KeywordMonthly volume
protomaps1,660
pmtiles990
open source protomap server190
protomaps pricing130
how to downlaod protomaps 129gb70

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Website does not list public plan prices.

Trial: None · Observed 2026-11-04 · Source page

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2026-07-31

Key pages

Weekly snapshots
Home
protomaps.com/ Snapshot 2026-11-04

Changes

  1. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Removed technology: GoatCounterFeatures

    GoatCounter→—

    At the time: 31.6K visits/mo1 concurrent move
  2. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Adopted technology: Priority HintsFeatures

    —→Priority Hints

    At the time: 31.6K visits/mo1 concurrent move

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“The open source map that's just one file”

Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and no explicit trust bar.

Conversion path: Centered Headline + CTA + Product UI Screenshot / Component → Start Free / Sign Up

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.6 / 10
Typography
7.0
Color & Contrast
8.0
Layout & Spacing
7.0
Craft & Polish
8.0
Distinctiveness
8.0

Structure

Fonts
sans-serif
Primary visual
Product UI Screenshot / Component
Conversion CTA
Start Free / Sign Up
Social proof
No Explicit Trust Bar
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Light · Balanced
Corners & depth
Medium Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome (with Soft & Friendly)

Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #f8f9fd;
  --surface: #ffffff;
  --foreground: #111827;
  --muted-foreground: #4b5563;
  --accent: #2534d4;
  --radius: 8px;
  --font-heading: "sans-serif", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "sans-serif", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #F8F9FD (~65%) · Surface #FFFFFF (~15%) · Text #111827 (~10%) · Muted Text #4B5563 (~5%) · Accent #2534D4 (~5%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Centered Headline + CTA
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Medium Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up
- Headline hook: Pain Relief & Replacement
- Hero components: Floating Multi-Cards
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.

## Avoid

- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does Protomaps get?
Vaneform estimates 31.6K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is Protomaps and what platforms does it support?
Protomaps is catalogued under Maps, Navigation & Transit: The open source map that's just one file. Supported platforms: API.
Is Protomaps open source?
Protomaps has a public repository (https://github.com/KotobaMedia/mvt-wrangler) under the MIT license, recording 3 GitHub stars.Source

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