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MapProxy vs GeoServer: catalog facts
MapProxy	GeoServer
Best for: GIS teams that need to cache and serve existing map services faster	Best for: Organisations publishing spatial data through standard web map services
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source; commercial support is available from third-party companies.
Linux, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Supports WMS, WMTS, TMS and ArcGIS REST sources Many cache backends including MBTiles, S3 and Redis All 3 strengths for MapProxy Supports WMS, WMTS, TMS and ArcGIS REST sources Many cache backends including MBTiles, S3 and Redis Reprojection, merging and clipping of sources	OGC-certified WMS, WFS, WCS and WMTS Reads many spatial data sources All 4 strengths for GeoServer OGC-certified WMS, WFS, WCS and WMTS Reads many spatial data sources Active releases with security updates in 2026 OSGeo project with commercial support options
Configured through YAML with no graphical interface Aimed at GIS administrators rather than casual users	Requires GIS knowledge to set up and run Server software, not a map viewer for end users
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
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 MapProxy mapproxy.org Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for GeoServer geoserver.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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