A fully featured, user friendly, open source Geographic Information System (GIS) with similar power to ArcGIS and MapInfo.
Switzerland
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Global Mapper AlternativesOnly apps categorised as GIS Software
The best GIS alternative to Global Mapper is QGIS, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Global Mapper and many of them are GIS Software so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting GIS Software alternatives to Global Mapper are ArcGIS, Maptitude, GRASS GIS and TatukGIS Editor.
Alternatives list
- 63 QGIS alternatives
59 ArcGIS alternativesArcGIS offers unique capabilities and flexible licensing for applying location-based analytics to your business practices.
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
United States
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 typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- United States
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37 GRASS GIS alternativesGRASS 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
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United States
Professional desktop GIS supporting most ArcGIS (and other) data formats, enterprise spatial databases, 5,000 pre-defined coordinate systems, and built-in scripting IDE for customization and feature extensions.
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Windows
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Turn CSV & Excel data into interactive map analytics dashboards — choropleth, bubbles, heatmaps, connection lines & more. 10 map styles, export to HTML/PDF/PPTX. Fully offline, no cloud, no subscription. One-time purchase.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
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SAGA - System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses - is a Geographic Information System (GIS) software with immense capabilities for geodata processing and analysis. SAGA is programmed in the object oriented C++ language and supports the implementation of new functions with a...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
uDig is a GIS software program produced by a community led by Canadian-based consulting company Refractions Research. It is based on the Eclipse platform and features full layered open source GIS. It is written in Java and released under GNU Lesser General Public License.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
Canada
MapWindow is a fully free and open source geographic information system project. It includes an open source programming component, MapWinGIS ActiveX, and an extensible desktop application that supports plug-ins written in .NET (C# and VB.NET).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
48 Equator alternativesEquator is online mapping software that allows anyone to find, create and publish maps in minutes. One globe, unlimited maps.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
United Kingdom
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gvSIG is a Geographic Information System (GIS), that is, a desktop application designed for capturing, storing, handling, analyzing and deploying any kind of referenced geographic information in order to solve complex management and planning problems.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Spain
EU
Azimap is a web GIS developed on open source principles and offers GI professionals with the tools to visualise, analyse and share their spatial data on the web.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
