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pg_featureserv vs GeoServer: catalog facts
pg_featureserv	GeoServer

Best for: Publishing PostGIS data as a standard web feature API	Best for: Organisations publishing spatial data through standard web map services
Free Free and open source from Crunchy Data.	Free Free and open source; commercial support is available from third-party companies.
Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted
Implements the OGC API - Features standard Lightweight Go binary with a Dockerfile Publishes PostGIS tables and functions directly	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
Requires a PostGIS database Serves vector features only, not map tiles	Requires GIS knowledge to set up and run Server software, not a map viewer for 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 GeoServer geoserver.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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