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Compare CARTO and Global Mapper 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Starting at $700.00 With One-Time Purchase
CARTO
Star Rating
(78)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Browse all 3 pricing plansGlobal Mapper
Star Rating
(30)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $700.00 With One-Time Purchase
Browse all 2 pricing plansCARTO vs Global Mapper
- Reviewers felt that CARTO meets the needs of their business better than Global Mapper.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CARTO is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CARTO over Global Mapper.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CARTO
ENTERPRISE - SMALL
Free Trial
For smaller teams looking for advanced spatial analytics with basic enterprise capabilities.
- Starts from 3 Editors
- Starts from 15 Viewers
- 180.000 usage units per year
Global Mapper
Global Mapper
Starting at $700.00
With One-Time Purchase
Perpetual license with annual Maintenance and Support
- Single User Node-Locked license
- Single User Floating license
- USB Dongle License
Free Trial
CARTO
Free Trial is available
Global Mapper
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
49
8.5
26
Ease of Use
8.7
50
7.8
25
Ease of Setup
9.2
22
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.3
18
Not enough data
Quality of Support
9.1
47
8.2
22
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
20
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
50
7.4
27
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
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Map Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Analysis
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Cartography
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.1
27
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
Analysis
6.9
18
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
7.3
22
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
Reporting
7.8
30
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CARTO and Global Mapper are categorized as GIS
Unique Categories
CARTO is categorized as Location Intelligence
Global Mapper is categorized as Drone Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CARTO
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Global Mapper
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
Telecommunications
12.5%
Higher Education
6.3%
Real Estate
4.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.7%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Other
67.2%
Oil & Energy
26.7%
Civil Engineering
23.3%
Information Technology and Services
6.7%
Environmental Services
6.7%
Wireless
3.3%
Other
33.3%
Discussions
how do i auto refresh my data?
1 Comment
VF
Hi,
CARTO enables sync tables to make sure that data stored in your CARTO account is up to date....Read more
I missed the tableau beta test announcement -- Do you know when this integration will be available!?
1 Comment
VD
Hi Cynthia,
We've closed that beta for now and the team is exploring feature options. If you're interested in getting an update on this once we have news...Read more
Global Mapper has no discussions with answers
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