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Alternatives to ArcGIS Field Maps
21 maps tools sit alongside ArcGIS Field Maps in this directory. Below is what separates each from ArcGIS Field Maps on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- -
- ArcGIS Field Maps starts at
- On request
Why people look past ArcGIS Field Maps
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the ArcGIS Field Maps entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for ArcGIS Field Maps carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 12 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Field operations management for installing, inspecting and maintaining physical work
- Publishes an entry price of $39/month, where ArcGIS Field Maps does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Included with an ArcGIS user type licence.
Geographic Information System Platform
- Sold on a quote model rather than Included with an ArcGIS user type licence.
QGIS
Free, open-source desktop GIS application that supports viewing, editing, and analysis of
- Can be used without paying; ArcGIS Field Maps cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Included with an ArcGIS user type licence.
Serverless Python for geospatial: write a UDF, get a map tile endpoint and an HTTP API
- Can be used without paying; ArcGIS Field Maps cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $20/month, where ArcGIS Field Maps does not.
- Sold on a Per month by compute tier model rather than Included with an ArcGIS user type licence.
- 4 tiers to ArcGIS Field Maps's 3.
Long-running open source geospatial analysis engine for raster, vector and terrain processing
- Can be used without paying; ArcGIS Field Maps cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Included with an ArcGIS user type licence.
- 1 tier to ArcGIS Field Maps's 3.
Hosted 3D geospatial tiling and streaming, metered by storage, streaming and gigapixels
- Can be used without paying; ArcGIS Field Maps cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $149/month, where ArcGIS Field Maps does not.
- Sold on a Per month by storage, streaming and gigapixels model rather than Included with an ArcGIS user type licence.
- 4 tiers to ArcGIS Field Maps's 3.
Every ArcGIS Field Maps alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArcGIS Field Maps (this page) | On request | Included with an ArcGIS user type licence | 3 | |
| FulcrumIf you want a field data platform that is not tied to an Esri licence and publishes its own pricing | $39/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Esri ArcGISIf the question is really about the platform licence rather than the mobile app on top of it | On request | Quote | - | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| QGISIf you want an open source desktop and can pair it with a separate mobile collection app | Free | Freemium | - | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Fused | Free, then $20/month | Per month by compute tier | 4 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| GRASS GIS | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Cesium ion | Free, then $149/month | Per month by storage, streaming and gigapixels | 4 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Google Maps | Free | Free consumer app, funded by Google's advertising business | 1 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Felt | Free | Quote | 3 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Potree | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Emlid Studio | Free | Free of charge, no licence fee | 1 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Atlas.co | Free, then $23/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Lonboard | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| SAGA GIS | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Ride with GPS | Free | Freemium, per user per month | 3 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Foursquare Spatial Studio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Correlator3D | $295/month | One-time purchase | 5 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Leica Infinity | On request | Quote | 2 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Global Mapper | $700/one-time | One-time purchase | 4 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| onX Maps | On request | Separate per-product subscriptions, per user per year | 4 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Geographic Calculator | On request | Quote | 3 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
| Agisoft Metashape | $179/one-time | One-time purchase | 3 | vs ArcGIS Field Maps |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the ArcGIS Field Maps badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (12)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- QGIS , Free
- Fused , Free, then $20/month
- GRASS GIS , Free
- Cesium ion , Free, then $149/month
- Google Maps , Free
- Felt , Free
- Potree , Free
- Emlid Studio , Free
What you would be giving up
ArcGIS Field Maps is most often brought in for a water utility whose inspectors update the same asset feature service the office gis runs on, rather than filling in forms that someone re-keys, a county carrying out a sign inventory where crews work in areas without mobile coverage and need offline maps that sync later, an environmental team needing sub-metre positions from an external gnss receiver recorded directly against the authoritative dataset, an organisation consolidating from collector, explorer, tracker and workforce onto a single app after esri retired them. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If ArcGIS Field Maps is broadly right and the question is cost, the ArcGIS Field Maps pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Maps category lists everything the directory holds, and best maps tools ranks them.
ArcGIS Field Maps runs on ios, android, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about ArcGIS Field Maps alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to ArcGIS Field Maps?
- 21 other maps tools are listed in this directory, led by Fulcrum, Esri ArcGIS, QGIS, Fused. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to ArcGIS Field Maps?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: QGIS, Fused, GRASS GIS, Cesium ion, Google Maps.
- Why do people look for an alternative to ArcGIS Field Maps?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from ArcGIS Field Maps?
- ArcGIS Field Maps is most often brought in for a water utility whose inspectors update the same asset feature service the office gis runs on, rather than filling in forms that someone re-keys, a county carrying out a sign inventory where crews work in areas without mobile coverage and need offline maps that sync later, an environmental team needing sub-metre positions from an external gnss receiver recorded directly against the authoritative dataset, an organisation consolidating from collector, explorer, tracker and workforce onto a single app after esri retired them. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to ArcGIS Field Maps?
- None of the maps tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these ArcGIS Field Maps alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Maps, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare ArcGIS Field Maps against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against ArcGIS Field Maps covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every maps tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Maps category, 21 tools beside ArcGIS Field Maps. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.