# IP2Location, MaxMind GeoIP® vs Esri ArcGIS Comparison

| | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 49 | 21 | 539 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (80.0% of reviews) | Small-Business (66.7% of reviews) | Mid-Market (38.3% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Free Per Month | No pricing available | $$$ per year/per user | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### IP2Location

**Not enough data**

### MaxMind GeoIP®

Pros:
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- Useful (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Inaccurate Geolocation (1 reviews)

### Esri ArcGIS

Pros:
- Ease of Use (3 reviews)
- 3D Visualization (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Data Management (2 reviews)
- High Cost (2 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.3 (39 reviews) | 9.2 (20 reviews) | 8.8 (446 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.3 (42 reviews) | 8.3 (21 reviews) | 7.3 (447 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (34 reviews) | 7.7 (11 reviews) | 7.4 (136 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.3 (20 reviews) | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 7.5 (126 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.3 (27 reviews) | 8.5 (17 reviews) | 8.1 (413 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.5 (17 reviews) | 9.4 (6 reviews) | 8.2 (120 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.7 (38 reviews) | 7.5 (19 reviews) | 8.4 (430 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### IP2Location

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Free

Price: Free Per Month

Description: $0/MONTH

Key Features:
- 50,000 IP Geolocation API queries/month
- 500 Domain WHOIS API queries/month
- Standard Support

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/ip2location/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### MaxMind GeoIP®

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Esri ArcGIS

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: ArcGIS Online Subscription Plan Information

Price: $$$ per year/per user

Key Features:
- 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.

[Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/esri-arcgis/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Business Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IP2Location** | N/A | N/A |
| **MaxMind GeoIP®** | N/A | N/A |
| **Esri ArcGIS** | N/A | N/A |

#### Reports

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Reports Interface** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Steps to Answer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Graphs and Charts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Score Cards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Self Service 

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Calculated Fields** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Column Filtering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Collaboration / Workflow** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automodeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Advanced Analytics

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Predictive Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Big Data Services** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Building Reports

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **WYSIWYG Report Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Internationalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sandbox / Test Environments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Breadth of Partner Applications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### GIS

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IP2Location** | N/A | N/A |
| **MaxMind GeoIP®** | N/A | N/A |
| **Esri ArcGIS** | 8.8/10 | 154 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Capture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (124 reviews) | 
| **Data Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (131 reviews) | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (132 reviews) | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (138 reviews) | 

#### Map Creation

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Geocoding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (114 reviews) | 
| **Buffer Zone Query** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (121 reviews) | 
| **Overlaying** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (135 reviews) | 
| **Publishing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (131 reviews) | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Spatial Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (130 reviews) | 
| **Reporting ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (112 reviews) | 
| **Real-Time Streaming ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (74 reviews) | 

### Location Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IP2Location** | N/A | N/A |
| **MaxMind GeoIP®** | N/A | N/A |
| **Esri ArcGIS** | 8.8/10 | 64 |

#### Cartography

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Map Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (58 reviews) | 
| **Vector Mapping ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (54 reviews) | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (55 reviews) | 
| **Overlaying** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (56 reviews) | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Predictive Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (49 reviews) | 
| **Distance Analysis ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (53 reviews) | 
| **Spatial Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (54 reviews) | 
| **Data Stream** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (38 reviews) | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (50 reviews) | 
| **WYSIWYG Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (35 reviews) | 
| **API Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (38 reviews) | 

### IP Address Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IP2Location** | 9.1/10 | 27 |
| **MaxMind GeoIP®** | 9.8/10 | 7 |
| **Esri ArcGIS** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Types

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous System Numbers (ASN)** | 8.9 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Geolocation** | 9.6 (26 reviews) | 9.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Internet Service Provider (ISP)** | 9.5 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Carrier** | 9.0 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Virtual Private Networks (VPN)** | 8.8 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integrations 

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Enrichment** | 9.3 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automation** | 9.3 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Marketing** | 8.7 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data Availability

| Feature | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **OSINT Blocklists** | 8.9 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Updates** | 9.1 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Exports** | 8.9 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to IP2Location (1):** [IP Address Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ip-address-intelligence)

**Unique to MaxMind GeoIP® (2):** [Location Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/location-intelligence), [IP Address Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ip-address-intelligence)

**Unique to Esri ArcGIS (2):** [GIS Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/gis), [Location Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/location-intelligence)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | IP2Location | MaxMind GeoIP® | Esri ArcGIS | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 80.0% | 66.7% | 30.5% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 11.1% | 14.3% | 38.3% | 
| **Enterprise** | 8.9% | 19.0% | 31.3% | 

### By Industry

#### IP2Location

- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.9%
- **Internet:** 9.1%
- **Financial Services:** 6.8%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 6.8%
- **Computer Software:** 6.8%
- **Telecommunications:** 4.5%
- **Airlines/Aviation:** 4.5%
- **Arts and Crafts:** 4.5%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.5%
- **Accounting:** 2.3%
- **Other:** 34.1%

#### MaxMind GeoIP®

- **Computer Software:** 23.8%
- **Online Media:** 14.3%
- **Security and Investigations:** 9.5%
- **Consulting:** 4.8%
- **Transportation/Trucking/Railroad:** 4.8%
- **Publishing:** 4.8%
- **Program Development:** 4.8%
- **Printing:** 4.8%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 4.8%
- **Internet:** 4.8%
- **Other:** 19.0%

#### Esri ArcGIS

- **Government Administration:** 15.4%
- **Environmental Services:** 9.5%
- **Higher Education:** 9.5%
- **Civil Engineering:** 9.3%
- **Utilities:** 6.2%
- **Research:** 5.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 4.9%
- **Oil & Energy:** 4.5%
- **Architecture & Planning:** 4.1%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 2.5%
- **Other:** 28.8%

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## Top Discussions

### IP2Location

No discussions available for this product.

### MaxMind GeoIP®

No discussions available for this product.

### Esri ArcGIS

- Title: [what is price of the software](https://www.g2.com/discussions/7652-what-is-price-of-the-software) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "This depends on the product you would like to purchase. For more information please refer to this product page...."
- Title: [Where can I learn more about the technical details of ArcGIS Pro?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/arcgis-pro) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Arcgis Pro has a stable platform to provide information by experts, belonging to ESRI and independent, who provide knowledge and good methodologies so that..."
- Title: [What is Esri ArcGIS used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-esri-arcgis-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Esri ArcGIS is used to create maps, analyze spatial (location-based) data, and manage geographic information. It helps in tasks like planning infrastructure,..."
- Title: [If not already in place, when will there be a merger between AutoCAD and ESRI?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/12714-if-not-already-in-place-when-will-there-be-a-merger-between-autocad-and-esri) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "AutoCAD is a publicly held company where as ESRI is private so unless one buys the other it won't happen ..."
- Title: [Where can I learn more about the technical details of ArcGIS Online?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/arcgis-online) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Please visit: http://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/ for more technical information on ArcGIS Online."

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