QGIS AlternativesTop GIS Software & Map Services like QGIS

QGIS is described as 'A fully featured, user friendly, open source Geographic Information System (GIS) with similar power to ArcGIS and MapInfo' and is a very popular GIS software in the travel & location category. There are more than 50 alternatives to QGIS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, Mac and SaaS apps. The best QGIS alternative is ArcGIS. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try GeoSpy or GRASS GIS. Other great apps like QGIS are Global Mapper, Maptitude, Overpass Turbo and Placemark.

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QGIS alternatives page was last updated Apr 19, 2025
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  1. ArcGIS icon

    ArcGIS

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    ArcGIS offers unique capabilities and flexible licensing for applying location-based analytics to your business practices.

    52 ArcGIS alternatives

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    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    ArcGIS screenshot 1

    ArcGIS Features

    1.  Interactive map
    2.  Location Mapping
    3.  Built-in editor
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Nearby Search
    6.  Route Planning
    7.  Geotagging
    8.  Optimized for Mobile
    9.  Apps with Offline Map

    ArcGIS VS QGIS

     
    Comments about ArcGIS as an Alternative to QGIS
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    Positive •Feb 12, 2019
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    Similar functionality (only difference is price)

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    • Most users think ArcGIS is a great QGIS alternative.

    • ArcGIS is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & iPhone alternative to QGIS.

    • ArcGIS is the most popular commercial alternative to QGIS.

    • ArcGIS is Paid and ProprietaryQGIS is Free and Open Source
  2. GeoSpy icon

    GeoSpy

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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.

    6 GeoSpy alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    GeoSpy screenshot 1

    GeoSpy Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Location-based
    3.  GPS Location Tracking
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  OSINT

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    • GeoSpy is the most popular SaaS alternative to QGIS.

    • GeoSpy is the most popular free alternative to QGIS.

    • GeoSpy is Freemium and ProprietaryQGIS is Free and Open Source
  4. GRASS GIS icon

    GRASS GIS

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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.

    37 GRASS GIS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Attribute table manager under the Tcl/Tk GUI

    GRASS GIS VS QGIS

     
    Comments about GRASS GIS as an Alternative to QGIS
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    Positive •May 2, 2020
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    Equaly or even more powerful. The only downside is that it's native GUI has a learning curve. But it handles the processes way better.

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    • Most users think GRASS GIS is a great QGIS alternative.

    • GRASS GIS is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to QGIS.

    • GRASS GIS is the most popular Open Source alternative to QGIS.

    • GRASS GIS is Free and Open SourceQGIS is also Free and Open Source
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    Global Mapper

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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.

    19 Global Mapper alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    DEM Data

    Global Mapper Features

    1.  Points of Interest (POI)

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  6. Maptitude icon

    Maptitude

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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.

    34 Maptitude alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Top Maptitude Features

    1.  Route Planning
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Nearby Search
    4.  Import CSV Data
    5.  Geotagging
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  No Coding Required
    8.  Points of Interest (POI)
    9.  Geocoding
    10.  Route optimization
    11.  Location-based

    Maptitude VS QGIS

     
  7. Overpass Turbo icon

    Overpass Turbo

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    A web based data mining tool for OpenStreetMap using the Overpass API.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Overpass Turbo screenshot 1

    Overpass Turbo Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Based on OpenStreetMap
    4.  Data Mining
    5.  OSINT

    Overpass Turbo VS QGIS

     

    • Overpass Turbo is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to QGIS.

    • Overpass Turbo is Free and Open SourceQGIS is also Free and Open Source
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    Placemark

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Placemark screenshot 1

    Placemark Features

    1.  Data visualization
    2.  Spatial visualization
    3.  Geospatial analysis

    Placemark VS QGIS

     
  10. SAGA GIS icon

    SAGA GIS

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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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    SAGA GIS screenshot 1

    SAGA GIS Features

    1.  Modular System

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  11. Magrit icon

    Magrit

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    Magrit is an online thematic mapping application developed by UAR RIATE (CNRS).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline

    Magrit VS QGIS

     
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    MapInfo Professional

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    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.

    27 MapInfo Professional alternatives

    License model

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MapInfo v10 interface showing map and browser windows with sample data

    MapInfo Professional VS QGIS

     
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    MapLarge

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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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    MapLarge API

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  14. gvSIG Desktop icon

    gvSIG Desktop

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    gvSIG Desktop

    gvSIG Desktop VS QGIS

     
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