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ESRI Geoportal Server vs Mapserver

A side-by-side look at ESRI Geoportal Server and Mapserver. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

ESRI Geoportal Server

ESRI Geoportal Server

Business & Commerce

ESRI Geoportal Server is an open source software that enables discovery and use of geospatial resources. It provides a standards-based metadata catalog for managing geospatial resources such as datasets, rasters, and web services.

geospatialgismetadatacatalogdiscoveryweb-services
Mapserver

Mapserver

Development

Mapserver is an open source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web. It enables users to quickly build web mapping applications that leverage data from PostgreSQL/PostGIS, GeoJSON, and other sources.

mappinggisgeospatialopen-source