SAGA GIS

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Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

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SAGA GIS is ranked #15 of 63 in GIS software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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SAGA GIS Free Free and open source software; most source code is GPL, while the API is LGPL saga-gis.sourceforge.io · 7 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Deployment: desktop
Spatial analysis: advanced
Raster data support: Yes

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The record

Purpose: SAGA is a geographic information system for geodata processing and analysis.
Interface: Its modules can be accessed through a graphical user interface or scripting environments.
Scripting: The project page lists command-line, Python, Java, and R scripting.
Geoscience tools: The tool library includes climate and weather processing, terrain analysis, hydrology, geostatistics, and geomorphology tools.
Imagery: The tool library includes image processing, classification, segmentation, photogrammetry, and OpenCV tools.
Data integrations: The tool library documents interfaces for GDAL/OGR, PostgreSQL, ODBC, and PDAL.
Coordinate projections: The tool library says its projection routines use PROJ.
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.
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.
Portable Windows version: The FAQ says the Windows version can be run portably by unzipping the binaries and launching saga_gui.exe.
Linux dependency note: The FAQ says Linux binaries may not run immediately if the system has unresolved dependencies.
Support: The FAQ says SAGA has no hotline or guaranteed support; it points users to the wiki, forums, trackers, and developers.
Security and compliance: The official pages opened describe licensing and software capabilities but do not state security certifications or compliance standards.
Price from: Free

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Sources

saga-gis.sourceforge.io· checked 7 Oct 2026
saga-gis.sourceforge.io/saga_tool_doc/9.6.2/index.html· checked 7 Oct 2026
saga-gis.sourceforge.io/en/about/faq.html· checked 7 Oct 2026