Alternatives to MapServer
An open-source server platform for publishing spatial data and interactive maps on the web. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
MapServer
An open-source server platform for publishing spatial data and interactive maps on the web.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as MapServer.
GeoServer
An open-source server that publishes geospatial data from common spatial sources through open OGC standards.
GeoServer is another open-source OSGeo server offering OGC-certified WMS, WFS, WCS and WMTS, with commercial support options but requiring GIS knowledge to run.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
TileServer GL
A self-hosted map tile server for vector and raster tiles with server-side rendering of GL styles.
Martin
Lightweight vector tile server that serves map tiles from PostGIS, MBTiles and PMTiles sources.
Tegola
An open source vector tile server written in Go that slices geospatial data into tiles.
pg_tileserv
A lightweight Go server that turns PostGIS tables and functions into Mapbox Vector Tiles over HTTP.
OpenMapTiles
An open-source schema, map styles and tools for generating OpenStreetMap vector tiles to self-host.
QGIS
A free and open-source desktop GIS for making maps, editing spatial data and running analysis.
