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NextGIS Web vs Felt: catalog facts
NextGIS Web	Felt
Best for: GIS teams publishing and sharing spatial data alongside QGIS	Best for: Teams making shareable maps from spreadsheets and geodata without desktop GIS
Free + paid options Open-source Community Edition is free; cloud plans and on-premise products are paid.	Free + paid options Free to start, with paid plans for teams and organisations.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
Vector and raster data management with a REST API Web map publishing with PostGIS support All 4 strengths for NextGIS Web Vector and raster data management with a REST API Web map publishing with PostGIS support Version control for vector data Close integration with QGIS	Drag-and-drop import of many file formats Automatic geocoding and boundary matching All 4 strengths for Felt Drag-and-drop import of many file formats Automatic geocoding and boundary matching Real-time collaboration and shareable maps No installation needed
Aimed at GIS professionals rather than casual map users Hosted and enterprise options are paid	Cloud only, so data is stored on Felt's servers Proprietary service All 3 limitations for Felt Cloud only, so data is stored on Felt's servers Proprietary service Advanced features aimed at paid organisation plans
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Web application
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for NextGIS Web nextgis.com/nextgis-web github.com/nextgis/nextgisweb Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Felt felt.com Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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