Lizmap hosting pricing: how to read LizPack plans and quotas

How to read LizPack's Lizmap hosting pricing

LizPack is an open source geospatial infrastructure: it deploys, connects, updates and monitors this free software, without replacing it. LizPack does not sell software licenses. Lizmap, QGIS Server, PostGIS, QField and GeoServer are open source software; what you pay for is the hosting, the maintenance, the monitoring and the support, as explained in the guide What LizPack does. The pricing is therefore organized by solution, and each solution has its own price grid.

• LizPack Map (Lizmap hosting): four plans, Free, Basic, Pro and Enterprise.
• LizPack Field (field data collection with QField): Free, Pro and Enterprise.
• Dedicated PostgreSQL and PostGIS databases: billed per GB and per month.
• GeoServer Cloud: free up to a threshold, priced on quote beyond that.
• LizPack Catalogue and LizPack Entreprise: priced on quote.

The amounts quoted here are the fallback prices published on the LizPack website as of 11/10/2026. The price grids on the Pricing page are read from the LizPack database and are always authoritative: if there is any difference, those are the ones to trust.

Three rules apply to every price grid. Subscriptions are monthly with no commitment: they renew automatically and can be stopped at any time from the dashboard, and the subscription stays active until the end of the period you have already paid for. The Free plan of LizPack Map and the Free plan of LizPack Field can be opened without any payment method. Finally, three payment methods are accepted: bank card, Mobile Money and license key.

The four LizPack Map plans

The LizPack Map plans differ in the number of Lizmap instances they include, in whether QGIS Server is shared or dedicated, and in the amount of space allocated to files and to the database.

A few lines of this grid deserve an explanation, because in practice they matter more than the storage figures.

• Shared or dedicated QGIS Server. On the Free plan, QGIS Server is shared between several accounts: this plan is designed for discovering the platform. Starting with the Basic plan, each instance has its own QGIS Server, which is not shared with anyone else.
• Direct access to the databases. Starting with the Pro plan, you can connect to the instance's PostGIS database from QGIS Desktop or pgAdmin, over an encrypted connection. LizPack Publisher then also lets you add tables as layers and import a layer into the database.
• Updates. Updating Lizmap and QGIS Server is started with a single click. Updates are included starting with the Pro plan, and they cost 10 USD per component on the Free and Basic plans.
• The Enterprise plan is a larger plan within the hosted offering. It should not be confused with LizPack Entreprise, the edition installed on your own servers, which is described further down in this guide.

To find out what lies behind the words instance, QGIS Server and database, the guide Anatomy of a Lizmap instance describes each component and its role.

Which LizPack Map plan for which use

The right plan depends less on the volume of your data than on how the map will be used. Here is a reading of the price grids by situation, based only on the published features of each plan.

Two instances on the Pro plan cost less than two Basic plans, and they also bring direct access to the database and included updates. If your data lives in PostGIS and you want to edit it from QGIS Desktop, the Pro plan is the one that opens up this possibility.

The LizPack Field plans

LizPack Field has its own price grid, independent of the LizPack Map grid. It also applies to LizPack Viewer, which is included with the LizPack Field account on every plan and uses the same storage and project quotas.

The line that matters most is the PostGIS link. With the Pro plan, the PostGIS layers of the project receive the field records directly, and a Lizmap map that reads those layers is updated at every synchronization. With the Free plan, the data stays in the project files, which you retrieve in QGIS. The guide Synchronizing QField, PostGIS and Lizmap shows what difference this makes in practice.

Databases per GB, GeoServer Cloud, Catalogue

The other solutions follow different pricing models, each one suited to the way the solution is used.

• Dedicated PostgreSQL and PostGIS databases. You choose the size when you create the database, from 1 to 10 GB, and billing follows that volume, per GB and per month. The current price is shown in the price grid on the Pricing page and at the moment you create the database. These databases come in addition to the database space included in the Basic and Pro plans: they are dedicated and sized independently.
• GeoServer Cloud. Free for every LizPack account, up to 200 MB of data and 10 published layers. It includes an isolated workspace, the WMS, WFS, WCS and WMTS services, the GeoServer console, import of Shapefile, GeoPackage and GeoTIFF files, and the PostGIS link. Beyond that, extended storage, unlimited layers and adjusted quotas are available on quote, depending on your volumes.
• LizPack Catalogue. On quote. The price depends on the hosting you choose (your own servers or LizPack's servers), on the volume of your data, on the visual customization and on the level of maintenance you want.
• LizPack Publisher. The QGIS plugin is free; it is used to work on the instances of your account, whose hosting follows your plan.

To compare these amounts with the cost of an installation you would run yourself (server, administration time, updates), see the guide The cost of an open source web GIS.

What the quotas measure

A quota is a usage ceiling attached to a plan. LizPack uses several of them, and each one can be read in the corresponding price grid.

• The number of instances and of QGIS Servers, for LizPack Map.
• File storage: the QGIS projects and the file-based data uploaded to the instance (GeoPackage, Shapefile, rasters).
• Database storage: the space taken up by the PostgreSQL/PostGIS tables.
• The number of team members on the account.
• For LizPack Field: storage, and the number of projects, collaborators and organizations.
• For GeoServer Cloud: the volume of data and the number of published layers.

The files of a project and the tables of a database do not count against the same quota. A large layer can therefore be moved from the files to PostGIS, or the other way around, depending on the space available on each side.

Also keep in mind that the quotas appear in the price grid of the plan, and not map by map: a Pro plan, for example, announces 2,048 MB of files and 700 MB of database storage for a plan that includes two instances. Before adding a large raster or a big table, it is worth checking where your margin is, and keeping some room for the projects still to come.

When you exceed a quota

The principle is the same everywhere: you are warned beforehand, and exceeding a quota never leads to the deletion of your data. The alerts warn you before a storage space is full.

For dedicated PostgreSQL and PostGIS databases, the process is published in detail:

1. Fill-level alerts. An email as soon as the database reaches 60% of its space, then again at 75, 80, 90 and 95%.
2. Grace period. Once the quota is exceeded, you have 24 hours to free up space.
3. Shutdown without loss. After that period, the database is stopped, but no data is deleted.
4. Plan ahead. The alerts leave you time to act: delete tables you no longer need, move a layer to the instance's files, or create a larger dedicated database, up to 10 GB.

For GeoServer Cloud, the free threshold of 200 MB and 10 layers cannot be exceeded by paying per unit: beyond it, LizPack offers a quote based on your volumes. For LizPack Map and LizPack Field, the simplest solution when you run out of space is to move up to the next plan.

When a subscription expires

A subscription expires when it is not renewed, for example after you stop it from the dashboard, once the paid period has run out. Here is what happens to a LizPack Map instance in that case.

1. The instance stops. The map is no longer available online.
2. The data is kept for 60 days. Projects, files and database stay in place during this period.
3. You are notified. Three emails warn you before anything is deleted.
4. Renewal restores everything. Renew within the 60-day period and you get your instance back exactly as it was.

The details of the terms, of renewal and of refunds are set out in LizPack's billing policy, which can be reached from the Pricing page.

Three sample budgets, calculated with the published prices

The price grids can be combined: each solution is subscribed to separately, and the amounts add up. Here are three examples calculated using only the fallback prices from the website. They illustrate the method, not an offer: check the amounts on the Pricing page before you decide.

What is not included in these totals is also worth noting. There is no license to pay to the software publishers, since the software is open source, no separate server to rent, and no certificate to buy: the subdomain and the HTTPS certificate are included with every instance. Updates of Lizmap and QGIS Server are included starting with the Pro plan; on the Free and Basic plans, they cost 10 USD per component, at the moment you start them.

What remains your responsibility is preparing the projects in QGIS. If you would like help designing a GIS, developing a module or training a team, LizPack's services offer this on quote, separately from the subscriptions.

What about LizPack Entreprise?

LizPack Entreprise does not follow these price grids. It is the same open source geospatial infrastructure, installed on your own servers, with an administration portal, sign-in through your own directory, backups and recovery. Its price is discussed on quote, based on the number of instances and accounts and on the products included in the license (Lizmap, LizPack Field, GeoServer).

The server itself is your responsibility and must meet the system requirements published on the product page. The guide Hosted or on your own servers compares the two options, budget included.

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