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Alternatives to ArcGIS Survey123
21 maps tools sit alongside ArcGIS Survey123 in this directory. Below is what separates each from ArcGIS Survey123 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
- 13
- Cheaper to start
- -
- ArcGIS Survey123 starts at
- On request
Why people look past ArcGIS Survey123
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the ArcGIS Survey123 entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for ArcGIS Survey123 carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 13 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 Survey123 does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per user per year by ArcGIS user type.
Free Android GIS data collector that pairs with external RTK GNSS receivers
- Can be used without paying; ArcGIS Survey123 cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Per user per year by ArcGIS user type.
- 1 tier to ArcGIS Survey123's 3.
QGIS
Free, open-source desktop GIS application that supports viewing, editing, and analysis of
- Can be used without paying; ArcGIS Survey123 cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Per user per year by ArcGIS user type.
Serverless Python for geospatial: write a UDF, get a map tile endpoint and an HTTP API
- Can be used without paying; ArcGIS Survey123 cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $20/month, where ArcGIS Survey123 does not.
- Sold on a Per month by compute tier model rather than Per user per year by ArcGIS user type.
- 4 tiers to ArcGIS Survey123's 3.
Long-running open source geospatial analysis engine for raster, vector and terrain processing
- Can be used without paying; ArcGIS Survey123 cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Per user per year by ArcGIS user type.
- 1 tier to ArcGIS Survey123's 3.
Hosted 3D geospatial tiling and streaming, metered by storage, streaming and gigapixels
- Can be used without paying; ArcGIS Survey123 cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $149/month, where ArcGIS Survey123 does not.
- Sold on a Per month by storage, streaming and gigapixels model rather than Per user per year by ArcGIS user type.
- 4 tiers to ArcGIS Survey123's 3.
Every ArcGIS Survey123 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 Survey123 (this page) | On request | Per user per year by ArcGIS user type | 3 | |
| FulcrumA standalone field data platform with published per-user pricing and no GIS estate required | $39/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| SW MapsFree, if you only need to collect attributed spatial features on Android and can manage your own data | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| QGISIf the requirement is analysis of collected data rather than a licensed collection app | Free | Freemium | - | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Fused | Free, then $20/month | Per month by compute tier | 4 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| GRASS GIS | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Cesium ion | Free, then $149/month | Per month by storage, streaming and gigapixels | 4 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Google Maps | Free | Free consumer app, funded by Google's advertising business | 1 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Felt | Free | Quote | 3 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Potree | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Emlid Studio | Free | Free of charge, no licence fee | 1 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Atlas.co | Free, then $23/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Lonboard | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| SAGA GIS | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Ride with GPS | Free | Freemium, per user per month | 3 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Foursquare Spatial Studio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Correlator3D | $295/month | One-time purchase | 5 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Leica Infinity | On request | Quote | 2 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Global Mapper | $700/one-time | One-time purchase | 4 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| onX Maps | On request | Separate per-product subscriptions, per user per year | 4 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Geographic Calculator | On request | Quote | 3 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
| Agisoft Metashape | $179/one-time | One-time purchase | 3 | vs ArcGIS Survey123 |
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 Survey123 badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (13)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- SW Maps , Free
- QGIS , Free
- Fused , Free, then $20/month
- GRASS GIS , Free
- Cesium ion , Free, then $149/month
- Google Maps , Free
- Felt , Free
- Potree , Free
What you would be giving up
ArcGIS Survey123 is most often brought in for a water utility recording hydrant inspections that must appear on the corporate asset map the moment they are submitted, not after a nightly import, a local authority running a public consultation where anyone can submit without a licence, while staff review responses in an arcgis dashboard, an environmental monitoring programme with complex conditional forms authored in xlsform and completed offline in areas with no signal, a field crew already licensed for arcgis field maps that needs structured forms alongside map-based editing without adding another vendor. 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 Survey123 is broadly right and the question is cost, the ArcGIS Survey123 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 Survey123 runs on web, ios, android, windows. 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 Survey123 alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to ArcGIS Survey123?
- 21 other maps tools are listed in this directory, led by Fulcrum, SW Maps, 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 Survey123?
- 13 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: SW Maps, QGIS, Fused, GRASS GIS, Cesium ion.
- Why do people look for an alternative to ArcGIS Survey123?
- 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 Survey123?
- ArcGIS Survey123 is most often brought in for a water utility recording hydrant inspections that must appear on the corporate asset map the moment they are submitted, not after a nightly import, a local authority running a public consultation where anyone can submit without a licence, while staff review responses in an arcgis dashboard, an environmental monitoring programme with complex conditional forms authored in xlsform and completed offline in areas with no signal, a field crew already licensed for arcgis field maps that needs structured forms alongside map-based editing without adding another vendor. 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 Survey123?
- 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 Survey123 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 Survey123 against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against ArcGIS Survey123 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 Survey123. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.