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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (45.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ per year/per user
$0.00 1 users
Esri ArcGIS
Star Rating
(534)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ per year/per user
Browse all 2 pricing plansGitHub
Star Rating
(2,267)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 users
Browse all 3 pricing plansEsri ArcGIS vs GitHub
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found GitHub easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with GitHub overall.
- Reviewers felt that GitHub meets the needs of their business better than Esri ArcGIS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that GitHub is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GitHub over Esri ArcGIS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Esri ArcGIS
ArcGIS Online Subscription Plan Information
$$$
per year/per user
- Plans are renewed on a yearly basis.
- Technical Support is included as part of the subscription.
- Service credits are consumed when you use certain services in Esri's cloud, such as geocoding, hosted feature or tile services, or spatial analysis.
GitHub
Free for Individuals and Organizations
$0.00
1 users
Basics for teams and developers
- Unlimited public/private repositories
- Unlimited collaborators
- 2,000 Actions minutes/month (Free for public repositories)
Free Trial
Esri ArcGIS
Free Trial is available
GitHub
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
442
9.3
1,964
Ease of Use
7.3
443
8.7
1,980
Ease of Setup
7.4
132
9.0
591
Ease of Admin
7.5
125
8.7
451
Quality of Support
8.1
409
8.8
1,571
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
119
8.9
387
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
426
8.9
1,916
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
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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
9.0
122
Not enough data
8.7
129
Not enough data
9.0
130
Not enough data
9.0
134
Not enough data
Map Creation
8.7
112
Not enough data
8.9
119
Not enough data
9.0
132
Not enough data
8.8
129
Not enough data
Analysis
9.2
127
Not enough data
8.5
110
Not enough data
7.9
72
Not enough data
Cartography
9.1
57
Not enough data
9.3
53
Not enough data
9.0
54
Not enough data
9.3
55
Not enough data
Analysis
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
9.3
53
Not enough data
8.7
37
Not enough data
Reporting
8.4
49
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
142
Not enough data
9.1
147
Not enough data
8.7
144
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
145
Not enough data
8.6
134
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
9.0
147
Not enough data
8.3
133
Processes
Not enough data
9.1
146
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
8.7
142
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
48
Not enough data
9.0
47
Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
9.0
50
Testing
Not enough data
9.3
49
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.9
43
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
8.5
42
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
10.0
14
Administration
Not enough data
9.1
98
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
9.2
99
Automation
Not enough data
8.9
98
Not enough data
8.7
91
Not enough data
8.8
97
Not enough data
8.9
91
IT Management
Not enough data
9.0
100
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
8.9
89
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
238
Not enough data
9.2
241
Not enough data
8.9
238
Management
Not enough data
9.0
236
Not enough data
8.5
231
Not enough data
9.0
239
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
9.4
29
Not enough data
9.2
29
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.2
29
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
191
Not enough data
8.9
188
Not enough data
9.0
192
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
186
Not enough data
8.9
196
Not enough data
9.0
184
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
9.5
26
Not enough data
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.3
26
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
74
Not enough data
9.1
79
Not enough data
9.2
78
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
9.1
78
Not enough data
8.9
76
Management
Not enough data
8.9
137
Not enough data
9.2
138
Not enough data
8.6
133
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
8.7
134
Processes
Not enough data
8.9
137
Not enough data
8.8
134
Not enough data
9.1
139
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
223
Not enough data
9.0
212
Not enough data
8.7
204
Management
Not enough data
8.9
217
Not enough data
8.9
213
Not enough data
8.3
208
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.8
33
Documentation
Not enough data
8.8
185
Not enough data
8.8
179
Not enough data
8.6
170
Security
Not enough data
8.3
167
Not enough data
8.6
168
Not enough data
9.0
177
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Esri ArcGIS and GitHub share no categories
Unique Categories
Esri ArcGIS is categorized as GIS and Location Intelligence
GitHub is categorized as DevOps Platforms, Software Composition Analysis, Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Application Release Orchestration, Version Control Hosting, Peer Code Review, Continuous Delivery, Gaming Tools, Bug Tracking, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Build Automation, and Secure Code Review
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Esri ArcGIS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GitHub
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
15.5%
Higher Education
9.6%
Environmental Services
9.6%
Civil Engineering
9.4%
Utilities
6.3%
Other
49.6%
Computer Software
31.7%
Information Technology and Services
22.7%
Internet
6.7%
Higher Education
3.4%
Financial Services
3.2%
Other
32.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
Where can I learn more about the technical details of ArcGIS Pro?
2 Comments
Official Response from Esri ArcGIS
Please visit: http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/ for more technical information on ArcGIS Pro.Read more
what is price of the software
2 Comments
MG
This depends on the product you would like to purchase. For more information please refer to this product page....Read more
Where can I learn more about options for software developers?
1 Comment
Official Response from Esri ArcGIS
Please visit: https://developers.arcgis.com/ for information about the software development tools that Esri has to offer. Read more
What is GitHub used for?
8 Comments
MK
- store software source code
- use actions to execute CI / CD and publish artefacts / create releases
- lightweight software project managementRead more
What can GitHub be used for?
5 Comments
MS
It's a platform for version controlling. Where group of people collaborate each other and work on a single project. Read more
What does GitHub mean?
2 Comments
JV
It is a platform for doing projects based on serveral services like website development projects etcRead more
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