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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (33.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ per year/per user
No pricing available
Esri ArcGIS
Star Rating
(534)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ per year/per user
Browse all 2 pricing plansTransCAD
Star Rating
(6)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (33.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about TransCADEsri ArcGIS vs TransCAD
- Reviewers felt that TransCAD meets the needs of their business better than Esri ArcGIS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Esri ArcGIS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Esri ArcGIS over TransCAD.
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.
TransCAD
No pricing availableFree Trial
Esri ArcGIS
Free Trial is available
TransCAD
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
442
9.2
6
Ease of Use
7.3
443
8.6
6
Ease of Setup
7.4
132
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
7.5
125
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.1
409
7.8
6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
119
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
426
7.7
5
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
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Self Service
Not enough data
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Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
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Platform
Not enough data
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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
Routing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scheduling
Not enough data
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Optimization
Not enough data
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Analytics
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Transit Operations
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Rider Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Public Transportation
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Esri ArcGIS and TransCAD are categorized as GIS
Unique Categories
Esri ArcGIS is categorized as Location Intelligence
TransCAD is categorized as Route Planning and Public Transportation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Esri ArcGIS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
TransCAD
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%
Civil Engineering
33.3%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
16.7%
Research
16.7%
Computer Software
16.7%
Architecture & Planning
16.7%
Other
0.0%
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
TransCAD has no discussions with answers
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