Hosted OSRM API

All the power of OSRM. None of the infrastructure.

Skip the 128GB server, the OSM data pipeline, and the 2am restarts. Get an API key and start routing.

✅ No credit card required 🇪🇺 Hosted in the EU

The Self-Hosting Math Doesn't Work

Self-hosting OSRM requires a beefy dedicated server. You'll pay hundreds per month for infrastructure that sits nearly idle, plus ongoing maintenance, OSM data updates, and DevOps overhead. For most projects, that's absurd.

What self-hosting actually costs you
Powerful server (64–128 GB RAM for a regional dataset)	hundreds/mo
Monthly OSM data build (hours of CPU + your time)	recurring
Monitoring, restarts, security patches	your evenings
Your actual usage (probably a few hundred requests/day)	99% idle

We both know this is silly. Here's the obvious solution.

Same OSRM, None of the Infrastructure

Simple Routing runs the same open-source OSRM you'd self-host — we just handle everything around it.

Full OSRM HTTP API

Distance matrix, route, nearest, match — the complete standard OSRM API. Switching from self-hosted is a one-line URL change plus an Authorization header.

Monthly OSM Updates

Road network data is rebuilt from OpenStreetMap every month. No data pipeline to maintain, no manual rebuilds.

Free Tier, No Card

Generous free tier, no credit card required. Get an API key in 30 seconds and start routing.

Get Started in 2 Minutes

# Standard OSRM /table endpoint — add Authorization header, that's it
curl "https://api.simplerouting.io/osrm/table/v1/driving/-73.9855,40.7580;-74.0134,40.7127;-73.9718,40.7678;-73.9614,40.7143" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer 988b35cc-6183-4922-bbc0-857e1a1d318d"

Response

This is a live demo with a real API key (feel free to steal it).