Mapnik Alternatives

Mapnik is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Mapnik for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Mapnik alternative is QGIS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mapnik are Plus Codes, what3words, GRASS GIS and GeoServer.

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  1. QGIS icon
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    A fully featured, user friendly, open source Geographic Information System (GIS) with similar power to ArcGIS and MapInfo.

    56 QGIS alternatives

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    • QGIS is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Mapnik.

    • QGIS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Mapnik.

    • QGIS is Free and Open SourceMapnik is also Free and Open Source
  2. Plus Codes icon
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    A plus code address looks like a regular address, but with a short code where the street name and number would be. These addresses exist for any location, even for places where there are no roads.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Plus Codes is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Mapnik.

    • Plus Codes is Free and Open SourceMapnik is also Free and Open Source
  3. what3words icon
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    What3words encodes geographic coordinates into 3 dictionary words (for example, the Statue of Liberty is located at planet.inches.most). what3words is different from other alphanumeric location systems and GPS coordinates in that it displays 3 words rather than long strings of...

    39 what3words alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
    • what3words is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Mapnik.

    • what3words is Freemium and ProprietaryMapnik is Free and Open Source
  4. GRASS GIS icon
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    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.

    37 GRASS GIS alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. GeoServer icon
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    The reference implementation of the Open Geospatial Consortiums WFS and WMS services, GeoServer is a full featured open source software server written in Java that allows users to query, visualize, combine, edit and publish spatial data over the web.

    21 GeoServer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. SAGA GIS icon
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    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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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. Mapline icon
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    Maximize the use of your Excel spreadsheet data. Make mapping the easiest. Transform Excel data into visual analysis. We lead in data simplification and presentation. We are committed to deliver the tools needed to outpace competition.

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  8. uDig icon
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    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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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
  9. Mapserver icon
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    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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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  10. Equator icon
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    Equator is online mapping software that allows anyone to find, create and publish maps in minutes. One globe, unlimited maps.

    43 Equator alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  11. MapLarge icon
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    Beautiful, User Friendly online mapping software that scales to big data.

    The MapLarge API enables user-driven, low latency, interactive visual exploration and analysis of very large geospatial and non-geospatial data collections to recognize patterns and identify anomalies. Use.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  12. SuperGIS icon
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    Supergeo Technologies Inc. is global leading GIS software & total solution provider. With series GIS products covering from desktop, mobile, server to developer SDK, SuperGIS has been utilized more than 100 different countries.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • SuperGIS is the most popular commercial alternative to Mapnik.

    • SuperGIS is Paid and ProprietaryMapnik is Free and Open Source
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