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GeoServer vs deegree: catalog facts
GeoServer	deegree
Best for: Organisations publishing spatial data through standard web map services	Best for: Organisations publishing spatial data through OGC web services
Free Free and open source; commercial support is available from third-party companies.	Free Free and open source, supported by donations and sponsorship.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
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	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
Requires GIS knowledge to set up and run Server software, not a map viewer for end users	Requires running and configuring a Java server Aimed at GIS administrators rather than 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 GeoServer geoserver.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for deegree deegree.org Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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