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Wherobots: cost, fit and limits
Wherobots is a cloud spatial analytics platform made by Wherobots Inc., the company founded by the original creators of Apache Sedona, that runs spatial SQL and Python on vector and raster data. It is aimed at data engineers and analysts who process large location datasets and want AI agents to drive the work.
What to know first
Wherobots bills compute in Spatial Units, so the price of a job depends on runtime size and duration, not on seats. The entry plan carries a $95 monthly usage minimum for up to 10 users, and the next step is $3,000 a month on an annual contract. WherobotsDB is the SQL engine, RasterFlow handles imagery, and an MCP server lets outside assistants run jobs. Expect to write code or have an agent write it.
Wherobots at a glance
| Maker | Wherobots Inc., United States |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Free trial only |
| Entry price | $95 per month usage minimum on Professional |
| API access | Yes |
| Category | Best AI GIS Software in 2026, rank 2 of 11 |
| Website | wherobots.com |
Who Wherobots is best for
Teams with existing Apache Sedona code
Wherobots states that existing Sedona code runs unchanged, so a team already running Sedona on its own Spark cluster can move jobs over without rewriting queries.
Databricks or Snowflake shops
The platform reads Unity Catalog with Delta and Iceberg, and reads and writes Snowflake Horizon Catalog through the Spark connector, so tables stay where governance already sits.
Teams building imagery features
RasterFlow offers mosaic generation, inference, multiscale builds and vectorization as separately priced tasks, which suits teams turning satellite tiles into vector features at scale.
Developers using Claude or Cursor
A Wherobots MCP server and a VS Code extension let assistants find data and run jobs, so spatial pipelines can be drafted in an editor the developer already uses.
Wherobots plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Professional | $0 to start, then $95 per month usage minimum | A 14-day trial or $95 in credits, whichever ends first, then on-demand billing. Supports up to 10 users with community and email support. |
| Professional Support add-on | $1,000 per month | An 8x5 priority Slack channel. It does not include usage credits. It suits teams that want faster answers than community support gives. |
| Innovation | From $3,000 per month, annual contract | Includes $3,000 in usage credits, a Designated Spatial Architect, data engineering support and Bring Your Own Cloud. Supports up to 50 users. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Adds a 99.5% compute SLA, 24x7 support, unlimited users and air-gapped bring-your-own-storage, priced by scale. |
Checked November 2026.
What Wherobots does
- WherobotsDB
- A spatial SQL and Python engine with more than 300 vector and raster functions. Compute is billed per Spatial Unit, $1.50 in US regions, $1.58 in Mumbai and $1.67 in Ireland.
- RasterFlow
- Converts satellite and aerial imagery into features. Priced per task: $0.75 per Spatial Unit for mosaics, $1.50 for inference, $0.25 for multiscales and vectorization, with a 1 unit minimum and cached repeats within 7 days free.
- Wherobots MCP server
- Lets agents handle the path from finding data to running jobs. The home page lists Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT and Codex, Devin and any MCP client, plus a Spatial AI Coding Assistant.
- Havasu Catalog
- Open datasets sit next to your own tables in one catalog. Supported formats include GeoParquet, COG, Zarr, STAC, Shapefile and GeoPackage, and Airflow, dbt and JDBC BI clients can connect.
- Cloud footprint
- Pricing lists US West Oregon, US East Virginia and Ohio, Mumbai and Ireland for WherobotsDB. The home page names AWS integrations such as S3, Glue and S3 Tables.
How Wherobots handles your data
Wherobots' privacy policy names Wherobots Inc., says the company is headquartered in the United States, and says providing the services requires processing personal information there. It does not name a hosting provider or location and sets no fixed retention periods. It lets Wherobots use personal information to analyze and improve its services and to create anonymized data, but does not say whether customer data trains AI models. Customer content is covered by a separate agreement that was not read. The pages read list no certifications, so the vendor's policy was not checked for those.
Where Wherobots falls short in practice
- Preview-grade raster pipeline. RasterFlow runs only in US West Oregon, and the pricing page calls it Public Preview while its comparison table says private preview. Teams that need imagery processing in Europe should confirm availability first.
- Code-first workflow. The interface assumes SQL, Python or an MCP client. An analyst who wants to drag layers onto a map and publish will find no map-editing canvas described on the pages read.
- Usage billing is hard to forecast. Spatial Unit consumption depends on runtime size and job length, and the Professional plan bills on demand above the $95 minimum. A first quote requires a pilot run, not a seat count.
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Wherobots: common questions
How much does a Wherobots job cost?
It depends on Spatial Units consumed. WherobotsDB is $1.50 per unit in the three US regions, $1.58 in Mumbai and $1.67 in Ireland. RasterFlow tasks are priced per unit by task type, with a 1 unit minimum per task. Data transfer and managed storage are currently free, with notice promised before charging.
Is there a free trial for Wherobots?
Yes. Professional starts at $0 with a 14-day trial or $95 in credits, whichever comes first. After that it is a $95 monthly usage minimum billed on demand. If a trial ends without a payment method, compute is disabled but data and configurations are kept.
Can I run my existing Apache Sedona code on Wherobots?
The vendor states that Wherobots extends Apache Sedona and that existing Sedona code runs unchanged. That claim comes from its home page, so run a representative job and compare results and Spatial Unit cost before moving a production pipeline. Test a real job to confirm.
Which AI assistants work with the Wherobots MCP server?
The home page lists agent support for Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT and Codex, Devin and any MCP client. It also mentions a VS Code extension and a Spatial AI Coding Assistant. How each client authenticates was not described on the pages read.
Does Wherobots offer a European region?
The pricing page lists EU West Ireland for WherobotsDB at $1.67 per Spatial Unit. RasterFlow is listed only in US West Oregon. The privacy policy states processing happens in the United States, so confirm where a given workload and its data actually run.