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CatastRo alternatives
The best CatastRo alternatives in analytics tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Aug 15, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to CatastRo? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in analytics tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, CatastRo shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 0.0 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About CatastRo
Spain's cadastre client spent 1.0.0 breaking its own cache to become a tidy, httr2-native package.
CatastRo pulls parcels, buildings, addresses and WMS map layers from the Spanish Cadastre into R. The 1.0.0 line rebuilt the codebase on httr2, reorganized the cache into topic-based subfolders and moved persistent storage from rappdirs to tools::R_user_dir(), a change that invalidates every pre-1.0.0 cache. The two releases since are documentation and an AI-assisted internal refactor.
Velocity 0.0 · Last update 1h ago
Top 12 alternatives to CatastRo
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
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A phylogenetics parser on life support, shipping only what CRAN's compilers demand.
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climaemet added weather alerts and wildfire risk, then spent two years managing rate limits.
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spanishoddata spent a year finding out its 2020-2021 data was quietly incomplete.
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tidyterra finished wiring terra objects into the tidyverse, one verb family at a time.
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mapSpain's 1.0.0 broke every user cache to get the package onto modern foundations.
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A Berlin groundwater scraper grew a full IoT publishing pipeline in two days.
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cheapr turned multi-threaded, and its next stop is a C++20 public API.
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RadialMR's 2026 release corrects degrees of freedom that had been wrong since documentation.
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mrbayes spent 2026 auditing its own Bayesian MR estimators for coding errors.
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lineup2 ships once every few years, and 2026's release is a logo and a core-count tweak.
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A 2017 chemometrics method frozen in place, visited only when CRAN changes its documentation rules.
CatastRo vs alternatives — shipping velocity at a glance
Velocity score (0–10) and meaningful releases shipped in the last 30 days, from official changelogs. Higher = shipping faster.
| Product | Velocity | Sparks · 30d | Focus areas | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CatastRo (baseline) | 0.0 | 0 | spatial-dataopen-government-dataspain | 1.0.0 rebuilds on httr2 and invalidates every existing cache |
| stringi | 2.5 | 0 | unicodeicubuild-portability | ICU 74.1 bundle lands; Solaris support dropped |
| rncl | 2.5 | 0 | phylogeneticsfile-parsingcran-maintenance | — |
| climaemet | 0.0 | 0 | weather-dataaemetspain | Weather alerts and wildfire risk rasters added |
| spanishoddata | 0.0 | 0 | mobility-dataorigin-destinationduckdb | — |
| tidyterra | 0.0 | 0 | geospatialterratidyverse | 1.0.0 requires ggplot2 4.0 and adds broom-style generics |
| mapSpain | 0.0 | 0 | spainadministrative-boundariesgeospatial | 1.0.0 rebuilds on httr2 and invalidates every cache |
| wasserportal | 0.0 | 0 | groundwater-monitoringweb-scrapingthingsboard | ThingsBoard integration turns the scraper into a pipeline |
| cheapr | 0.0 | 0 | performanceparallelismsimd | Parallelised math, thread control, and a C API rewrite |
| RadialMR | 0.0 | 0 | mendelian-randomizationradial-plotscorrectness-audit | — |
| mrbayes | 0.0 | 0 | mendelian-randomizationbayesian-inferencestan | — |
| lineup2 | 0.0 | 0 | sample-mixupsdistance-metricsr-package | — |
| OHPL | 0.0 | 0 | chemometricsvariable-selectionspectroscopy | — |
The 12 best CatastRo alternatives, in depth
1. stringi · velocity 2.5
Stringi has spent two years on build hardening since its Unicode 15.1 reset.
Its velocity score of 2.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “ICU 74.1 bundle lands; Solaris support dropped”.
Where CatastRo leans on spatial data, open government data and spain, stringi focuses on unicode, icu and build portability.
stringi and CatastRo have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
2. rncl · velocity 2.5
A phylogenetics parser on life support, shipping only what CRAN's compilers demand.
Its velocity score of 2.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where CatastRo leans on spatial data, open government data and spain, rncl focuses on phylogenetics, file parsing and cran maintenance.
rncl and CatastRo have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
3. climaemet · velocity 0.0
Climaemet added weather alerts and wildfire risk, then spent two years managing rate limits.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Weather alerts and wildfire risk rasters added”.
Where CatastRo leans on spatial data, open government data and spain, climaemet focuses on weather data, aemet and spain.
climaemet and CatastRo have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full climaemet trajectory → · Compare CatastRo vs climaemet →
4. spanishoddata · velocity 0.0
Spanishoddata spent a year finding out its 2020-2021 data was quietly incomplete.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where CatastRo leans on spatial data, open government data and spain, spanishoddata focuses on mobility data, origin destination and duckdb.
spanishoddata and CatastRo have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full spanishoddata trajectory → · Compare CatastRo vs spanishoddata →
5. tidyterra · velocity 0.0
Tidyterra finished wiring terra objects into the tidyverse, one verb family at a time.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “1.0.0 requires ggplot2 4.0 and adds broom-style generics”.
Where CatastRo leans on spatial data, open government data and spain, tidyterra focuses on geospatial, terra and tidyverse.
tidyterra and CatastRo have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full tidyterra trajectory → · Compare CatastRo vs tidyterra →
6. mapSpain · velocity 0.0
MapSpain's 1.0.0 broke every user cache to get the package onto modern foundations.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “1.0.0 rebuilds on httr2 and invalidates every cache”.
Where CatastRo leans on spatial data, open government data and spain, mapSpain focuses on spain, administrative boundaries and geospatial.
mapSpain and CatastRo have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
7. wasserportal · velocity 0.0
A Berlin groundwater scraper grew a full IoT publishing pipeline in two days.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “ThingsBoard integration turns the scraper into a pipeline”.
Where CatastRo leans on spatial data, open government data and spain, wasserportal focuses on groundwater monitoring, web scraping and thingsboard.
wasserportal and CatastRo have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full wasserportal trajectory → · Compare CatastRo vs wasserportal →
8. cheapr · velocity 0.0
Cheapr turned multi-threaded, and its next stop is a C++20 public API.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Parallelised math, thread control, and a C API rewrite”.
Where CatastRo leans on spatial data, open government data and spain, cheapr focuses on performance, parallelism and simd.
cheapr and CatastRo have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
9. RadialMR · velocity 0.0
RadialMR's 2026 release corrects degrees of freedom that had been wrong since documentation.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where CatastRo leans on spatial data, open government data and spain, RadialMR focuses on mendelian randomization, radial plots and correctness audit.
RadialMR and CatastRo have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
10. mrbayes · velocity 0.0
Mrbayes spent 2026 auditing its own Bayesian MR estimators for coding errors.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where CatastRo leans on spatial data, open government data and spain, mrbayes focuses on mendelian randomization, bayesian inference and stan.
mrbayes and CatastRo have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
11. lineup2 · velocity 0.0
Lineup2 ships once every few years, and 2026's release is a logo and a core-count tweak.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where CatastRo leans on spatial data, open government data and spain, lineup2 focuses on sample mixups, distance metrics and r package.
lineup2 and CatastRo have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
12. OHPL · velocity 0.0
A 2017 chemometrics method frozen in place, visited only when CRAN changes its documentation rules.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where CatastRo leans on spatial data, open government data and spain, OHPL focuses on chemometrics, variable selection and spectroscopy.
OHPL and CatastRo have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to CatastRo?
The top CatastRo alternatives we currently track in analytics tools are stringi, rncl, climaemet, spanishoddata, tidyterra, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of CatastRo alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare CatastRo directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with CatastRo" link to a side-by-side /compare page.