The Best ArcGIS AlternativesTop GIS Software & Map Services like ArcGIS

ArcGIS is described as 'Offers unique capabilities and flexible licensing for applying location-based analytics to your business practices' and is a GIS software in the travel & location category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ArcGIS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, Mac and SaaS apps. The best ArcGIS alternative is QGIS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ArcGIS are R (programming language), GeoSpy, GRASS GIS and Global Mapper.

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  1. QGIS icon
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    A fully featured, user friendly, open source Geographic Information System (GIS) with similar power to ArcGIS and MapInfo.

    58 QGIS alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
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  2. R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a GNU project which is similar to the S language and environment which was developed at Bell Laboratories (formerly AT&T, now Lucent Technologies) by John Chambers and colleagues. R can be consider.

    99 R (programming language) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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  3. GeoSpy icon
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    Easily find a photo's location with GeoSpy, the AI-powered tool for precise photo geolocation. Perfect for investigations, OSINT, and discovering where photos were taken.

    13 GeoSpy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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  4. GRASS GIS icon
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    GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is an open source, free software (FOSS) Geographical Information System (GIS) with raster, topological, vector, image processing, and visualization functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Global Mapper icon
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    Global Mapper is a cutting-edge GIS software that provides both novice and experienced geospatial professionals with a comprehensive array of spatial data processing tools, with access to an unparalleled variety of data formats.

    20 Global Mapper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Maptitude icon
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    Business mapping software (geographic information system) that delivers affordable, easy-to-use, professional mapping tools for mapping in these sectors: franchising, health care, business, territories, site selection, sales, marketing, banking, more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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  7. GeoMedia icon
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    GeoMedia, a comprehensive and dynamic GIS software, extracts compelling intelligence from geospatial data to present actionable information.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Placemark icon
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    The Placemark application. This is a web application that lets you import, create, export, visualize, and publish geospatial data. It supports many geospatial data formats, and many editing operations, both algorithmic, like buffering, and drawing-based.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Online
     
  9. M.App Enterprise Mobile App enables you to connect your mobile device to your M.App Enterprise on-premise installation. It provides you rich workflows to browse and modify your GIS data online and offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. MapLarge icon
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    Beautiful, User Friendly online mapping software that scales to big data.

    The MapLarge API enables user-driven, low latency, interactive visual exploration and analysis of very large geospatial and non-geospatial data collections to recognize patterns and identify anomalies. Use.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  11. GIS Cloud icon
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    GIS Cloud is a complete Online Mapping Solution for:

    • Field Data Collection
    • Data and Team Management
    • Map Editing and Sharing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. MapInfo Professional is a powerful, functionally rich desktop mapping application from Pitney Bowes MapInfo, designed to enable organisations to solve business problems that have a geographical element.

    25 MapInfo Professional alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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