QGIS
qgis/QGIS
An open-source alternative to ArcGIS.
QGIS is a free, open source, cross platform (lin/win/mac) geographical information system (GIS) (from the repository)
- Stars
- 14,592
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-19
- Written in
- C++
Is it alive?
Four readings from the repository, each with the rule behind it. No blended score.
Activity
Active
Last push 8 days ago
Active: pushed within 90 days. Slowing: within a year. Quiet: longer.
Releases
Recent
final-3_44_15, 32 days ago
Recent: a tagged release within six months. Some projects ship from the main branch and never tag.
Issues
84% closed
5,434 open · 29,506 closed
Share of all issues ever filed that are now closed. Under 20 issues is too few to read.
Momentum
+143 in 9 days
14,592 stars
Change in stars across our daily readings, over up to 30 days. Needs a week of readings.
What a business may do with it
CopyleftGPL-2.0
Free to run in-house. Distribute it, or software built on it, and that source must be released under the GPL too.
This describes the licence family GitHub identified, not legal advice about this project. The repository’s own LICENSE file is what binds you.
Run it yourself
QGIS’s README does not show a docker run, docker compose up or helm install in a code block, so this page will not guess one. It may be a desktop app, a library, or documented on its website.
Where this page comes from
- Stars, licence, activity, issues, releases and the self-host command are read from the repository. 2026-10-19
- The pairing with ArcGIS and the category come from opensourcealternative.to, a community directory of open-source alternatives. We re-read it weekly.
- Star momentum comes from our own daily readings of the repository. How we collect data