NextGIS Web
Geospatial
26.10.0
A self-hostable Web GIS platform for spatial data handling, map publishing, and QGIS-driven teamwork.4d agoGPL-3.0DockerDemoModerate
Self-hosted alternatives to MapServer
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Also in Geospatial
Not listed as MapServer alternatives, but they cover the same ground and are worth a look.
GeoLensGeoLens is an open-source, self-hosted geospatial catalog and map builder for teams to search, style, and serve spatial data over OGC APIs.
QGISOpen-source GIS for Windows, macOS and Linux: map authoring, geospatial analysis and a self-hosted QGIS Server publishing WMS, WFS, WMTS and OGC API services.
gratis-gisGratisGIS is a self-hosted, open-source GIS portal replacing ArcGIS Online seats with PostGIS-backed web maps, offline field PWA, app building, and QGIS integration.
datahubSelf-hosted open-source GIS for harmonizing and exploring spatiotemporal data across health, demographic, and environmental domains with interactive dashboard and API.
carto-selfhosted-helmCARTO Self-Hosted is a commercial geospatial analytics platform deployed on Kubernetes via Helm, keeping sensitive data within your network for compliance and security.
Tile38Self-hosted, open-source in-memory geolocation store and spatial index with real-time geofencing, webhook alerts and a Redis-compatible API.
About these MapServer alternatives
1 open-source, self-hosted alternatives to MapServer are listed here, ranked by popularity, maintenance and documentation.
- Highest rated
- NextGIS Web (294 GitHub stars, GPL-3.0 license, written in Python)
- Docker
- 1 of the top 1 ship an official Docker image
- Recently updated
- NextGIS Web 26.10.0 on 2026-10-24
MapServer alternatives compared
| Project | License | Language | Stars | Docker | Setup | Latest release | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NextGIS Web | GPL-3.0 | Python | 294 | Yes | Moderate | 26.10.0 | 54 |