name: Open Source Self-Hosted
description: >-
  Valhalla is fully open source under the MIT License. There are no commercial
  plans or SaaS pricing tiers for the core project. Users deploy their own
  Valhalla instances using OpenStreetMap data. A public community demo server
  hosted by FOSSGIS e.V. is available at valhalla1.openstreetmap.de for
  development and testing purposes only, subject to fair-use rate limits.
url: https://github.com/valhalla/valhalla
pricing_model: free
pricing_url: https://github.com/valhalla/valhalla/blob/master/LICENSE.md
plans:
  - name: Self-Hosted (Free / Open Source)
    description: >-
      Deploy Valhalla on your own infrastructure using OSM data. No licensing
      fees, no request limits, no usage caps. Full access to all API services
      including route, matrix, isochrone, map matching, elevation, expansion,
      locate, and status endpoints. Docker images and build scripts available
      in the official GitHub repository.
    cost: 0
    currency: USD
    billing_period: none
    features:
      - All API endpoints (route, matrix, isochrone, map matching, elevation, expansion, locate, status)
      - All costing models (auto, bicycle, pedestrian, truck, motorcycle, taxi, transit, multimodal)
      - Full planet or regional OSM data tiles
      - JSON and protocol buffer response formats
      - Docker deployment support
      - C++ native library access
      - Python and Node.js bindings
      - Elevation data integration (TileZen/AWS Open Data)
      - GTFS transit feed integration
      - Custom traffic data support
    rate_limits:
      requests_per_second: unlimited
      requests_per_day: unlimited
    notes: >-
      Hardware requirements scale with the geographic coverage needed.
      Planet-wide routing requires significant RAM (16–64 GB recommended).
      Regional extracts can run on much smaller hardware.

  - name: FOSSGIS Public Demo Server (Development Only)
    description: >-
      A public Valhalla instance hosted by FOSSGIS e.V. covering the full
      OpenStreetMap planet graph. Intended for development and testing only.
      Not suitable for production use or high-volume applications.
    cost: 0
    currency: USD
    billing_period: none
    base_url: https://valhalla1.openstreetmap.de
    features:
      - Full planet routing graph
      - All standard API endpoints
      - HTTP GET and POST support
    rate_limits:
      requests_per_second: 1
      requests_per_second_global: 100
    restrictions:
      - Not for production or third-party user-facing apps
      - Apps with mass deployments must include X-Client-Id header
      - Computationally expensive endpoints (expansion, centroid, matrix) subject to stricter limits
      - Fair-use policy enforced; violators may be blocked
    notes: >-
      Production deployments should use self-hosted instances or commercial
      providers (e.g., Stadia Maps, Transitland) that offer managed Valhalla services.