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deegree vs MapServer: catalog facts
deegree	MapServer
Best for: Organisations publishing spatial data through OGC web services	Best for: Organisations publishing their own spatial data as web maps
Free Free and open source, supported by donations and sponsorship.	Free Free and open source; commercial support is available from third-party providers.
Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Includes the OGC WMS reference implementation Fully compliant WFS plus CSW, WPS and WMTS All 3 strengths for deegree Includes the OGC WMS reference implementation Fully compliant WFS plus CSW, WPS and WMTS Long-running OSGeo project with several maintaining organisations	Long-established OSGeo project with regular releases Runs on Windows, Linux and macOS All 4 strengths for MapServer Long-established OSGeo project with regular releases Runs on Windows, Linux and macOS Permissive MIT-style license Suite includes MapCache and TinyOWS
Requires running and configuring a Java server Aimed at GIS administrators rather than end users	Not a full GIS for editing or analysis Requires server setup and configuration
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for deegree deegree.org Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for MapServer mapserver.org Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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