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pg_featureserv vs deegree: catalog facts
pg_featureserv	deegree
Best for: Publishing PostGIS data as a standard web feature API	Best for: Organisations publishing spatial data through OGC web services
Free Free and open source from Crunchy Data.	Free Free and open source, supported by donations and sponsorship.
Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted
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	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 a PostGIS database Serves vector features only, not map tiles	Requires running and configuring a Java server Aimed at GIS administrators rather than end users
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	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 pg_featureserv github.com/CrunchyData/pg_featureserv Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for deegree deegree.org Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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