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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (44.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
ArcGIS Online
Star Rating
(188)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ArcGIS OnlineQGIS
Star Rating
(150)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about QGISArcGIS Online vs QGIS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ArcGIS Online easier to use. However, QGIS is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with QGIS overall.
- Reviewers felt that ArcGIS Online meets the needs of their business better than QGIS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ArcGIS Online is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ArcGIS Online over QGIS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ArcGIS Online
No pricing availableQGIS
No pricing availableFree Trial
ArcGIS Online
No trial information availableQGIS
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
135
8.5
126
Ease of Use
8.4
135
8.1
126
Ease of Setup
8.5
58
8.7
30
Ease of Admin
7.9
57
8.5
18
Quality of Support
8.5
128
7.4
103
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
56
8.7
20
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
134
8.8
120
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
8.3
52
9.1
53
8.1
57
8.5
52
8.0
54
8.7
53
8.9
59
8.7
53
Map Creation
9.0
43
8.7
47
8.7
45
8.5
47
8.9
52
9.0
53
8.8
56
8.4
45
Analysis
8.5
55
8.9
52
8.0
49
8.4
50
7.9
41
7.8
34
Cartography
9.1
30
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
9.1
30
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
Analysis
8.4
24
Not enough data
9.1
26
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
Reporting
8.6
23
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SAP Store
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ArcGIS Online and QGIS are categorized as GIS
Unique Categories
ArcGIS Online is categorized as Location Intelligence and SAP Store
QGIS has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ArcGIS Online
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
QGIS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Government Administration
20.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.9%
Civil Engineering
6.3%
Utilities
5.7%
Environmental Services
5.7%
Other
55.2%
Civil Engineering
11.9%
Information Technology and Services
11.2%
Research
9.8%
Government Administration
9.8%
Environmental Services
8.4%
Other
49.0%
Discussions
What is the difference between ArcGIS online and Arcgis portal?
2 Comments
SJ
Check out the below Esri documentation to understand the relationship and difference between ArcGIS Online and Portal for ArcGIS....Read more
Can you find farthest Point
1 Comment
AS
https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/commonly-used-tools/proximity-analysis.htm
may have the answers you're looking for I'm assuming you're...Read more
ArcGIS Online has no more discussions with answers
Can QGIS solve the problem of TAB file and Shape file
1 Comment
IN
Hi Himanshu,
What I generally do for this kind of error is to check with coordinate systems of both TAB & SHP files. When we're using ArcGIS or QGIS, the...Read more
Is Qgis as good as ArcGIS?
1 Comment
SS
Definitely, QGIS is a good software but not as handy as ArcGIS in terms of analysis Tools and Applications.Read more
What is the most stable version of Qgis?
1 Comment
DC
I have been using Version 3.28 for 2 years now,I have found it to be very stable and able to perform all operations that I need.Read more
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