--- title: ArcGIS StoryMaps Reviews meta\_title: 'ArcGIS StoryMaps Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 17 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how ArcGIS StoryMaps works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.1 review\_count: 17 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Graphic Design url: https://www.g2.com/categories/graphic-design --- # ArcGIS StoryMaps Reviews & Product Details ArcGIS StoryMaps helps you tell remarkable stories with custom maps that inform and inspire. A story can effect change, influence opinion, and create awareness—and maps are an integral part of storytelling. ArcGIS StoryMaps can give your narrative a stronger sense of place, illustrate spatial relationships, and add visual appeal and credibility to your ideas. Use our simple map maker to create custom maps to enhance your digital storytelling. Or add text, photos, and videos to your existing ArcGIS web maps and web scenes to create an interactive narrative that's easy to publish and share. * * * Seller [Esri](https://www.g2.com/sellers/esri) Discussions [ArcGIS StoryMaps Community](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-storymaps/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Adobe InDesign](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Adobe InDesign") Adobe InDesign 4.6/5(3,439) ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-indesign/reviews) [ ![Microsoft Publisher](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Microsoft Publisher") Microsoft Publisher 4.3/5(1,007) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-publisher/reviews) [ ![Canva](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Canva") Canva 4.7/5(7,647) ](https://www.g2.com/products/canva/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-storymaps/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 17 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Ahmad F.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ahmad F.") AF Ahmad F. Geographic Information System Officer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/20/2022 "I would recommend ArcGIS StoryMaps to my friends and colleagues" 3/5 What do you like best about ArcGIS StoryMaps? what I like are the variety of options for outputs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about ArcGIS StoryMaps? something I dislike is the difficulty of updating or editing existing stories Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is ArcGIS StoryMaps solving and how is that benefiting you? it solves the issue of creating easily shared reports with geospatial data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Government Administration](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Government Administration") IG Verified User in Government Administration Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/13/2022 "The ArcGIS StoryMaps is a wealthy workspace to produce a Useful and good looking temporal maps" 3.5/5 What do you like best about ArcGIS StoryMaps? The flexibility of Manipulating and presenting of spatial and attributes data, makes my experience very exciting and insightful, beside the good looking results Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about ArcGIS StoryMaps? The duplications of the methods and the amount of space that the programm workstations occupy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is ArcGIS StoryMaps solving and how is that benefiting you? The business problem that the ArcGIS Story Maps Solving are the Network Analysis and the reducing of the gab size between the expected objectives and field results Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Oil & Energy](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Oil & Energy") UO Verified User in Oil & Energy Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/17/2022 "My review on ArcGIS StoryMaps" 4.5/5 What do you like best about ArcGIS StoryMaps? It has a blog and map viewer style at the same time, hence we could have both advantages Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about ArcGIS StoryMaps? We have to have access to the internet, intranet (offline) capability would become value-added for the apps Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is ArcGIS StoryMaps solving and how is that benefiting you? Oil and gas field development history can be well explained using ArcGIS Story, starting from the block acquisition until late life production. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Altai B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Altai B.") AB Altai B. Graphic Illustrator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/10/2022 "ArcGIS Storymaps review" 5/5 What do you like best about ArcGIS StoryMaps? the software allows users to create inspiring stories with the combination of text and interactive maps Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about ArcGIS StoryMaps? in some of the parts the UX is not really great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is ArcGIS StoryMaps solving and how is that benefiting you? creating a story with maps and multimedia contents Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/30/2022 "My colleague taught me of how to use storymaps for plotting travel points" 3.5/5 What do you like best about ArcGIS StoryMaps? I like how we can write nice stories with the points in it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about ArcGIS StoryMaps? Maybe it would've been nice to have what3words integrated, so every spot's location can be seen with what3words address with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS StoryMaps: For a simple user, it is a nice tool for pinpointing travel destinations and leaving memory for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is ArcGIS StoryMaps solving and how is that benefiting you? It's very nice to be reminded of places you visit and easily share with other people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 5/10/2022 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/20/2022 "Keep your audience engaged by enhancing your map/data with powerful storytelling tools." 3.5/5 What do you like best about ArcGIS StoryMaps? Very easy to create stories with your maps, tagging points of interest with video and images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about ArcGIS StoryMaps? Not being able to use maps you made with custom cartographic elements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is ArcGIS StoryMaps solving and how is that benefiting you? \Tell an engaging story about a problem to stakeholders, such as a wildlife preservation trust. An easy-to-digest website form makes it easier to reach a wider audience.\ Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Civil Engineering](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Civil Engineering") IC Verified User in Civil Engineering Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/17/2022 "Rythemic story" 4.5/5 What do you like best about ArcGIS StoryMaps? Understanding the situation of the story Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about ArcGIS StoryMaps? Chose of Colors for more clear understanding Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is ArcGIS StoryMaps solving and how is that benefiting you? Spatial analysis made easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about ArcGIS StoryMaps? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about ArcGIS StoryMaps ](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-storymaps/discussions/new) GU Guest User • Last activity almost 3 years ago What is ArcGIS StoryMaps used for? 0 Upvotes 2 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-arcgis-storymaps-used-for) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-storymaps/discuss) ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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