Open Source GeoServer Alternatives

The best open source alternative to GeoServer is GRASS GIS. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to GeoServer and seven of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to GeoServer are SAGA GIS, Mapnik, uDig and Mapserver.

GeoServer alternatives are mainly Map Services but may also be GIS Software. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of GeoServer.

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GeoServer

Free • Open Source
Map Service

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The reference implementation of the Open Geospatial Consortiums WFS and WMS services, GeoServer is a full featured open...

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GRASS GIS
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Free • Open Source
GIS Software
Map Service
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36 GRASS GIS alternatives
GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is an open source, free software (FOSS) Geographical Information System (GIS) with raster, topological, vector, image processing, and visualization functionality.
- - GRASS GIS is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to GeoServer.
- - GRASS GIS is the most popular Open Source alternative to GeoServer.
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SAGA GIS
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Free • Open Source
GIS Software
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31 SAGA GIS alternatives
SAGA - System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses - is a Geographic Information System (GIS) software with immense capabilities for geodata processing and analysis. SAGA is programmed in the object oriented C++ language and supports the implementation of new functions with a...
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Modular System
Mapnik
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Free • Open Source
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14 Mapnik alternatives
Mapnik is a Free Toolkit for developing mapping applications. Above all Mapnik is about making beautiful maps. It is easily extensible and suitable for both desktop and web development. - C++/Python GIS toolkit
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uDig
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Free • Open Source
Map Service
GIS Software
Windows
34 uDig alternatives
uDig is a GIS software program produced by a community led by Canadian-based consulting company Refractions Research. It is based on the Eclipse platform and features full layered open source GIS. It is written in Java and released under GNU Lesser General Public License.
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Mapserver
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Free • Open Source
Map Service
GIS Software
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36 Mapserver alternatives
MapServer is an Open Source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web. Originally developed in the mid-1990’s at the University of Minnesota, MapServer is released under an MIT-style license, and runs on all major platforms (Windows...
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Map3
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Free • Open Source
Map Service
Mac
Linux
46 Map3 alternatives
Map3 is a decentralised map network that is impartial, secure and extremely robust. It is free from control, free to participate, free base map. It is built to be governed by the Map3 community where individuals and organisations can host Map3 nodes.
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1. DecentralizedMap3 is based on a decentralized infrastructure with no single entity controlling it.
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ESRI Geoportal Server
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Online
12 ESRI Geoportal Server alternatives
Esri Geoportal Server is a free, open source product that enables discovery and use of geospatial resources including datasets, rasters, and Web services.
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Mapnik

uDig

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Map3

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