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Compare Esri ArcGIS and Mapbox 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ per year/per user
Pay As You Go Per Month
Esri ArcGIS
Star Rating
(536)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ per year/per user
Browse all 2 pricing plansMapbox
Star Rating
(41)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Browse all 6 pricing plansEsri ArcGIS vs Mapbox
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Mapbox easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Mapbox overall.
- Reviewers felt that Esri ArcGIS meets the needs of their business better than Mapbox.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Mapbox is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Mapbox 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.
Mapbox
Mapbox GL JS for web maps
Pay As You Go
Per Month
Mapbox GL JS is a JavaScript library for vector maps on the Web. Its performance, real-time styling, and interactivity features set the bar for anyone building fast, immersive maps on the web. A map load occurs whenever a Map object is initialized, offering users unlimited interactivity with your web map.
- See the complete pricing guide at mapbox.com/pricing
- A map load is counted every time Mapbox GL JS initializes on a webpage or in a web app.
- A map load includes unlimited Vector Tiles API and Raster Tiles API requests.
Free Trial
Esri ArcGIS
Free Trial is available
Mapbox
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
444
8.3
37
Ease of Use
7.3
445
8.4
39
Ease of Setup
7.3
134
8.9
15
Ease of Admin
7.5
126
9.2
15
Quality of Support
8.1
411
8.9
33
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
120
8.9
15
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
428
8.5
39
Features by Category
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Self Service
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Advanced Analytics
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Building Reports
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Platform
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Data Management
9.0
123
9.0
7
8.7
130
9.3
9
9.0
131
8.9
9
9.0
136
9.2
13
Map Creation
8.7
113
8.5
14
8.9
120
8.8
8
9.0
134
9.2
11
8.8
130
9.2
13
Analysis
9.2
128
8.3
7
8.5
111
8.6
7
7.9
73
8.3
5
Cartography
9.1
57
9.7
5
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
10.0
5
9.3
53
10.0
5
8.7
37
9.3
5
Reporting
8.4
49
10.0
5
8.4
34
9.7
5
8.2
37
10.0
5
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Esri ArcGIS and Mapbox are categorized as GIS and Location Intelligence
Unique Categories
Esri ArcGIS has no unique categories
Mapbox has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Esri ArcGIS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Mapbox
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
15.4%
Higher Education
9.6%
Environmental Services
9.6%
Civil Engineering
9.4%
Utilities
6.3%
Other
49.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
9.8%
Computer Software
9.8%
Information Technology and Services
7.3%
Higher Education
7.3%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
4.9%
Other
61.0%
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
Mapbox has no discussions with answers
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