GeoServer Insights

What is GeoServer?

GeoServer is an open-source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. It is written in Java and allows users to display geospatial data on the web. It supports industry standards such as Web Map Service (WMS), Web Feature Service (WFS), and Web Coverage Service (WCS).

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What other technologies are related to GeoServer?

GeoServer Competitor Technologies

MapServer

MapServer is an open source geographic data rendering engine, similar to GeoServer, that can publish spatial data to the web.

mentioned alongside GeoServer in 59% (246) of relevant job posts

ArcGIS Server

ArcGIS Server is a commercial GIS server product from Esri, similar to GeoServer, that can publish spatial data to the web.

mentioned alongside GeoServer in 6% (225) of relevant job posts

Mapbox

Mapbox provides mapping tools and APIs for developers. While Mapbox can be used to display data, it also provides server-side capabilities that compete with GeoServer.

mentioned alongside GeoServer in 5% (186) of relevant job posts

Carto

CARTO is a cloud-based mapping and spatial analytics platform. It provides functionality similar to GeoServer for publishing and visualizing spatial data.

mentioned alongside GeoServer in 8% (53) of relevant job posts

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS Enterprise provides similar functionality to GeoServer for publishing and managing geospatial data.

mentioned alongside GeoServer in 2% (144) of relevant job posts

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Online provides similar functionality to GeoServer for publishing and managing geospatial data in the cloud.

mentioned alongside GeoServer in 1% (164) of relevant job posts

MapInfo

MapInfo is a desktop GIS software that also provides server-side capabilities for publishing geospatial data, thus competing with GeoServer.

mentioned alongside GeoServer in 1% (73) of relevant job posts

GeoServer Complementary Technologies

OpenLayers

OpenLayers is a JavaScript library for displaying map data in web browsers. It is commonly used with GeoServer to display the data served by GeoServer.

mentioned alongside GeoServer in 24% (648) of relevant job posts

PostGIS

PostGIS is a spatial database extender for PostgreSQL. GeoServer can use PostGIS as a data store to serve spatial data.

mentioned alongside GeoServer in 14% (1.1k) of relevant job posts

GeoNode

GeoNode is a platform for developing geospatial information systems (GIS) and for deploying spatial data infrastructures (SDI). GeoServer is often used as a component within a GeoNode deployment for serving map data.

mentioned alongside GeoServer in 80% (86) of relevant job posts