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GeoNode vs pg_featureserv: catalog facts
GeoNode	pg_featureserv
Best for: Organisations running their own spatial data infrastructure	Best for: Publishing PostGIS data as a standard web feature API
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source from Crunchy Data.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Command line
Supports OGC standards such as WMS, WFS, WCS, WMTS and CSW Fine-grained permissions and groups for sharing data All 4 strengths for GeoNode Supports OGC standards such as WMS, WFS, WCS, WMTS and CSW Fine-grained permissions and groups for sharing data Django base with REST APIs for customisation Active maintenance and development release lines	Implements the OGC API - Features standard Lightweight Go binary with a Dockerfile All 3 strengths for pg_featureserv Implements the OGC API - Features standard Lightweight Go binary with a Dockerfile Publishes PostGIS tables and functions directly
A server platform that needs setup and administration Aimed at organisations rather than individual map users	Requires a PostGIS database Serves vector features only, not map tiles
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for GeoNode geonode.org Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for pg_featureserv github.com/CrunchyData/pg_featureserv Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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