A lightweight, cloud-native GIS platform that runs in the browser, on desktop, mobile, and Jupyter for visualizing and analyzing geospatial data.
8.4K+113 this week948TypeScriptMITWell maintainedUpdated 10 hours ago
2 alternatives
2 best open-source alternatives to QGIS (2026)
Looking for a free, open-source alternative to QGIS? These 2 projects can replace it. Each one passed our quality screening and is explained in plain words, so you can compare stars, license and maintenance at a glance.
Quick comparison
| Project | Stars | License | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|
| opengeos/GeoLibre | ★ 8.4K | MIT | 10 hours ago |
| opengeos/RustGIS | ★ 2.4K | Apache-2.0 | 11 hours ago |
A desktop and web GIS written in pure Rust for mapping, analyzing and sharing geospatial data, with scriptable commands and an AI assistant.
2.4K+207 this week356RustApache-2.0Well maintainedUpdated 11 hours ago
FAQ
- Is there a free, open-source alternative to QGIS?
- Yes. The most popular open-source alternatives to QGIS on Repolode are GeoLibre, RustGIS.
- Which QGIS alternative should I choose?
- GeoLibre has the most GitHub stars and is released under MIT. Compare the license and last commit of each option in the table above before choosing.
How this list is made: AI reads each project's documentation to match it with products it can replace, every project passes our quality screening, and the list is ranked by GitHub stars. Stars updated Nov 6, 2026. How Repolode works