Top 15 PostGIS Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

PostGIS adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL object-relational database. In effect, PostGIS "spatially enables" the PostgreSQL server, allowing it to be used as a backend spatial database for geographic information systems (GIS), much like ESRIs SDE or Oracles Spatial extension. PostGIS follows the OpenGIS "Simple Features Specification for SQL" and has been certified as compliant with the "Types and Functions" profile.

PostGIS has been developed by Refractions Research as a project in open source spatial database technology. PostGIS is released under the GNU General Public License. We continue to develop PostGIS , and have added user interface tools, basic topology support, data validation, coordinate transformation, programming APIs and much more. Our list of future projects includes full topology support, raster support, networks and routing, three dimensional surfaces, curves and splines and other features. Ask us about consulting services and implementing new features. ...

1. H2GIS

H2GIS H2GIS is a spatial extension of the H2 Database Engine in the spirit of PostGIS . It adds support for managing spatial features and operations including a Geometry constraints, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Simple Features for SQL (SFSQL) functions and additional spatial functions that we......

2. SpatiaLite

SpatiaLite SpatiaLite is a spatial extension to SQLite, providing vector geodatabase functionality. It is similar to PostGIS, Oracle Spatial, and SQL Server with spatial extensions, although SQLite/SpatiaLite aren't based on client-server architecture: they adopt a simpler personal architecture. i.e. the whole SQL engine is directly embedded within the application itself: a......

3. ProAlign

ProAlign ProAlign provides an integrated suite of web-based and desktop territory analysis and mapping software.......

4. Mapserver

Mapserver MapServer is an Open Source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web. Originally developed in the mid-1990’s at the University of Minnesota, MapServer is released under an MIT-style license, and runs on all major platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X).The MapServer Project Steering Committee (PSC),......

5. QGIS

QGIS QGIS, formerly Quantum GIS, is a user friendly open source Geographic Information System (GIS) licensed under the GNU General Public License that runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, and Windows and supports numerous vector, raster, and database formats and functionalities.QGIS lets you browse, edit and create a variety of vector......

6. uDig

uDig uDig is a GIS software program produced by a community led by Canadian-based consulting company Refractions Research. It is based on the Eclipse platform and features full layered open source GIS. It is written in Java and released under GNU Lesser General Public License.......

7. Spatial Feature Server

Spatial Feature Server MapET Spatial Feature Server is software that makes your geographic information (vector data) available to others in your organization and optionally anyone with an Internet connection. This is accomplished through web services, which allow a powerful server computer to receive and process requests for information sent by other devices. MapET......

8. ArcGIS

ArcGIS ArcGIS is geographic information system (GIS) software for visualizing, managing, creating, and analyzing geographic data. Using ArcGIS, you can understand the geographic context of your data, allowing you to see relationships and identify patterns in new ways.The ArcGIS Desktop program has 3 different lincense options: ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo. ArcInfo......

9. SuperGIS

SuperGIS Supergeo Technologies Inc. is global leading GIS software & total solution provider. With series GIS products covering from desktop, mobile, server to developer SDK, SuperGIS has been utilized more than 100 different countries.......

10. MapLarge

MapLarge Beautiful, User Friendly online mapping software that scales to big data.The MapLarge API enables user-driven, low latency, interactive visual exploration and analysis of very large geospatial and non-geospatial data collections to recognize patterns and identify anomalies. Users access MapLarge visualizations from any web browser. The system enables dynamic real time......

11. Manifold

Manifold Manifold GIS is a combination of mapping, CAD, DBMS and image processing. The hallmark of GIS is the power of using a visual interface to view, grab, analyze, manipulate and transform data that would not be comprehensible in classic row and column DBMS text presentations. Although many people use Manifold......

12. Waypointer

Waypointer Waypointer is a service for POI (GPS coordinates) search and management.It will be useful for tourists and owners of GPS devices. With help of Waypointer you can find POIs on map filtered by categories (i.e. spring or camping sites), and prepare your next journey.Also you can easily share POIs with......

13. MangoMap

MangoMap Creating web map applications with Mango is quick and easy. All you need is a web browser and your data. What you won't need are any programmers, expensive servers, software licenses or an accountant to figure out the pricing.......

14. OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap is a project aimed squarely at creating and providing free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them. It is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you. It allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in......

15. GIS.XL

GIS.XL Excel add-in for work with spatial data. Powerful features of Excel and GIS inside one window.......