Mapnik vs Squid
A side-by-side look at Mapnik and Squid. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Mapnik
Development
Mapnik is an open source toolkit for developing mapping applications. It provides components for spatial data access, visualization, and analysis. Mapnik supports many common data formats and allows customization of map styles.
open-sourcemappingvisualizationanalysisspatial-data
Squid
Network & Admin
Squid is an open source web proxy and caching server. It speeds up access to web pages by caching and reusing frequently accessed web content. Squid helps reduce bandwidth usage and server load.
cachingproxyweb-proxybandwidth-optimization