IY Igor Y. research scientist Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/28/2021 "Most powerful data visualization software a researcher and an engineer may ever need" 5/5 What do you like best about Surfer? Surfer has a wide selection of mapping methods and tools, including all known and tested gridding algorithms, a wide range of preset line and symbol styles as well as ability to build your own. Add scripting that you can manage through VBA (fully supported and Surfer library extensively documented) or other programming languages. Many more features, including geo projections, management of layers and overlays, ability to digitize an imported contour or an image, etc., etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Surfer? Not much at all. Over many years active and enthusiastic users (including the author of this review) kept sending bug reports and suggestions for improvements and new features to the Surfer support team (should mention Kari Dickenson as one of the leads). Once a new feature gets implemented, you receive a notification email. After so many years and releases on the market, there is not much to complain about or suggest. As of now, they had nearly everything I ever suggested in my messages. Although, I would like to see plotting on spherical surfaces to make images on Earth or other realistic globes and not just in flat projections ;). One change in overall release arrangement made innovations challenging to follow - but this is strictly my personal opinion - at some point, they switched from release-version-make notation, like Surfer 12.XXX.YYY, to a linear version numbering, like Surfer 24.XXX. Personally, I liked when they were separating major and significant advancements (release) from bug fixes and minor improvements (version). However, I understand, the liner numbering is easier to follow for development and continual improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Surfer solving and how is that benefiting you? A wide and deep range of problems involving visualization of data and results, multilayer plots and overlays, 3D plots, automation of high quality plot generation, preparing maps in geo projections, etc., etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite See what 124 reviewers think of Surfer 4.6 out of 5 ยท Verified reviews from real users [ Read all reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/surfer/reviews)