SAGA GIS

Spec sheet

Purpose

SAGA is a geographic information system for geodata processing and analysis.Read 7 Oct 2026 · saga-gis.sourceforge.io

Support

The FAQ says SAGA has no hotline or guaranteed support; it points users to the wiki, forums, trackers, and developers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · saga-gis.sourceforge.io

Coordinate projections

The tool library says its projection routines use PROJ.Read 7 Oct 2026 · saga-gis.sourceforge.io

Data integrations

The tool library documents interfaces for GDAL/OGR, PostgreSQL, ODBC, and PDAL.Read 7 Oct 2026 · saga-gis.sourceforge.io

Geoscience tools

The tool library includes climate and weather processing, terrain analysis, hydrology, geostatistics, and geomorphology tools.Read 7 Oct 2026 · saga-gis.sourceforge.io

Imagery

The tool library includes image processing, classification, segmentation, photogrammetry, and OpenCV tools.Read 7 Oct 2026 · saga-gis.sourceforge.io

Interface

Its modules can be accessed through a graphical user interface or scripting environments.Read 7 Oct 2026 · saga-gis.sourceforge.io

Licensing

The FAQ says most SAGA source code is GPL-licensed and the API is LGPL-licensed, permitting use of the API in proprietary programs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · saga-gis.sourceforge.io

Linux dependency note

The FAQ says Linux binaries may not run immediately if the system has unresolved dependencies.Read 7 Oct 2026 · saga-gis.sourceforge.io

Portable Windows version

The FAQ says the Windows version can be run portably by unzipping the binaries and launching saga_gui.exe.Read 7 Oct 2026 · saga-gis.sourceforge.io

Scripting

The project page lists command-line, Python, Java, and R scripting.Read 7 Oct 2026 · saga-gis.sourceforge.io

Security and compliance

The official pages opened describe licensing and software capabilities but do not state security certifications or compliance standards.Read 7 Oct 2026 · saga-gis.sourceforge.io

Supported operating systems

The FAQ lists Windows and Linux as supported and says macOS should be possible, though the page reported no experience with it.Read 7 Oct 2026 · saga-gis.sourceforge.io

Plans and prices

Every SAGA GIS plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• GIS Software#33 of 647.4
• GIS and Mapping Software#8 of 147.2
• Geo Tools#18 of 267.2
• Geographic Information Systems#16 of 197.3