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pg_featureservMapServer

Best for: Publishing PostGIS data as a standard web feature API

Best for: Organisations publishing their own spatial data as web maps

Free

Free and open source from Crunchy Data.

 Free

Free and open source; commercial support is available from third-party providers.

Self-hosted, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • Implements the OGC API - Features standard
  • Lightweight Go binary with a Dockerfile
All 3 strengths
  • Implements the OGC API - Features standard
  • Lightweight Go binary with a Dockerfile
  • Publishes PostGIS tables and functions directly
  • Long-established OSGeo project with regular releases
  • Runs on Windows, Linux and macOS
All 4 strengths
  • Long-established OSGeo project with regular releases
  • Runs on Windows, Linux and macOS
  • Permissive MIT-style license
  • Suite includes MapCache and TinyOWS
  • Requires a PostGIS database
  • Serves vector features only, not map tiles
  • Not a full GIS for editing or analysis
  • Requires server setup and configuration
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline
Sources

Catalog checked October 2, 2026
Sources

Catalog checked September 24, 2026

“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.