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SedonaDB

Ch 236.7of 32 Spatial Databases
  1. 1Runs onLinux, self-hosted
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Deployment modelself hosted
  4. 4Query interfacesql
  5. 5Spatial data typesgeometry, geography, raster
  6. 6Raster supportYes
  7. 73D geometry supportYes
  8. 8Coordinate transformsYes
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Overview

SedonaDB is ranked #23 of 32 in spatial databases on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

SedonaDB plans and pricing

All plans
Apache SedonaDB Free Open-source single-node engine · no paid tiers stated github.com · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on spatial databases

Deployment model
self_hostedsedona.apache.org
Query interface
sqlsedona.apache.org
Spatial data types
geometry, geography, rastersedona.apache.org
Raster support
Yessedona.apache.org
3D geometry support
Yessedona.apache.org
Coordinate transforms
Yessedona.apache.org

Facts

What it does
SedonaDB is an open-source single-node analytical database engine with geospatial data as a first-class citizen.sedona.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Intended workloads
The project describes SedonaDB as suited to smaller and medium datasets on local machines or cloud instances, and points to SedonaSpark, SedonaFlink, or SedonaSnow for distributed workloads.sedona.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Architecture
Its architecture uses columnar in-memory datasets, spatial indexing, CRS tracking, and Arrow format.sedona.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Spatial queries
Documented query types include spatial range, KNN, spatial join, and KNN join queries.sedona.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Interfaces
SedonaDB offers Python and SQL interfaces, and its quickstart also documents an R package and SQL query function.sedona.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Integrations
The project describes interoperability with PyArrow-compatible libraries including GeoPandas, DuckDB, and Polars.sedona.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
File formats
The feature list names GeoParquet, Shapefile, and GeoJSON; the repository README says vector support includes GeoParquet, WKT, WKB, and formats supported by GeoPandas.sedona.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Memory limits
Memory-limited execution with automatic spill-to-disk is supported, but the documented default enforces no memory limit and does not spill to disk.sedona.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
GPU support
GPU-accelerated spatial joins require a SedonaDB build with GPU support, NVIDIA CUDA 12 or later, and an NVIDIA GPU with compute capability 7.5 or higher.sedona.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Storage integration
The documentation demonstrates reading data from AWS S3 and working with Iceberg tables through PyIceberg and Arrow.sedona.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Support
The project directs users to GitHub Discussions and its Discord community to ask developers questions.sedona.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Governance and license
The repository describes SedonaDB as a subproject of Apache Sedona governed by the Apache Software Foundation and identifies its license as Apache-2.0.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
Security
The repository page links to a Security policy, but the opened page does not state specific security certifications or compliance claims.github.com · 2 Oct 2026

Company

Founded
2025sedona.apache.org · 28 Sept 2026

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