Apache Sedona: Distributed spatial processing on Spark and Flink. DuckDB Spatial: Fast spatial SQL on files, right on your laptop.
| Apache Sedona | DuckDB Spatial | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Spatial Analysis & GeoAI | Spatial Analysis & GeoAI |
| Pricing model | Open source | Open source |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Software licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| API | — | — |
| Platforms | Python, Linux | Python, Command line, Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Made by | — | — |
| Commercial use | Check terms | Allowed |
| Export / print images | Check terms | Allowed |
| Offline / caching | Check terms | Allowed |
| Visits from MapTools | 2 | 1 |
| Visit | Visit |
Apache Sedona features
- Spatial SQL at scale
- Spark and Flink
- Raster support
- Python and Scala APIs
DuckDB Spatial features
- Spatial SQL in an embedded database
- Reads many formats via GDAL
- GeoParquet support
- Fast analytics on large files
Summary based on public information. Check each provider's current pricing and terms.