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Aeris Weather vs Planet Labs

Aeris Weather logo

Aeris Weather

Weather & Environment

Powerful weather API with mapping solutions

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Planet Labs logo

Planet Labs

Weather & Environment

Daily satellite imagery for environmental monitoring

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Aeris Weather has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Aeris Weather aerisWeather now sells as Xweather under Vaisala; Planet Labs planet publishes no price for its monitoring subscriptions: no rate per square kilometre, no minimum area and no commitment length appears on the product page
  • They diverge on capability: Aeris Weather covers Weather API, Planet Labs covers Daily satellite imagery.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Aeris Weather and Planet Labs actually diverge.

Attributes where Aeris Weather and Planet Labs differ
AttributeAeris WeatherPlanet Labs
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsApi, Web, MobileWeb, Api
Founded20112010

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Weather & Environment).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Aeris Weather

  • Weather API
  • Interactive maps
  • Severe weather alerts
  • Tropical data
  • Historical records
  • REST API
  • Mapping SDKs
  • Mobile SDKs

Only in Planet Labs

  • Daily satellite imagery
  • Change detection
  • Agriculture monitoring
  • Forest tracking
  • Climate data
  • API access
  • GIS platforms
  • Cloud services

Both cover

  • Api support
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Aeris Weather

  • Adding weather data to an application through a REST APInot Planet Labs
  • Rendering weather map layers with the MapsGL SDKnot Planet Labs
  • High volume weather data feeds for commercial forecasting productsnot Planet Labs

Planet Labs

  • Daily satellite imagery monitoring of a defined area of interestnot Aeris Weather
  • Detecting change in land use, agriculture and infrastructure over timenot Aeris Weather
  • Feeding satellite imagery into analytics and machine learning pipelinesnot Aeris Weather

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Aeris Weather

  • AerisWeather now sells as Xweather under Vaisala
  • The free Developer tier is capped at 15,000 API accesses per month and the service pauses once the limit is reached
  • The Developer tier gets community support only
  • The self-serve paid subscription is EUR 300 per month for 1,000,000 accesses per month
  • Anything beyond 1,000,000 accesses per month requires contacting sales for a custom arrangement
  • Dedicated support and custom SLA guarantees are enterprise only
  • Free tier usage resets on the account creation date rather than the calendar month

Planet Labs

  • Planet publishes no price for its monitoring subscriptions: no rate per square kilometre, no minimum area and no commitment length appears on the product page
  • Access is sold only through a subscription scaled by sales to the customer's stated needs, so there is no self service purchase
  • Every pricing route on the page is a contact sales button

Pricing, plan by plan

Aeris Weather

Free
  • DeveloperFree
    • 1,000 calls/day
    • Basic data
    • Maps
  • Professional$100/month
    • Unlimited calls
    • All data
    • Premium support

Planet Labs

On request
  • ExplorerFree
    • Limited imagery
    • Basic tools
    • Entry tier
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Full archive
    • API access
    • Custom analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Aeris Weather if

  • You need weather api.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Api, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want interactive maps.
Aeris Weather review

Choose Planet Labs if

  • You need daily satellite imagery.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want change detection.
Planet Labs review

Questions people ask

Is Aeris Weather or Planet Labs better?
Neither clearly leads. Aeris Weather starts at Free and Planet Labs at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Aeris Weather or Planet Labs?
Aeris Weather has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Aeris Weather and On request for Planet Labs.
Does Aeris Weather or Planet Labs run on more platforms?
Aeris Weather runs on Api, Web, Mobile. Planet Labs runs on Web, Api.
Can I use Aeris Weather for free?
Yes. Aeris Weather has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Planet Labs starts at On request.
What is Aeris Weather best used for?
Aeris Weather is most often used for adding weather data to an application through a rest api, rendering weather map layers with the mapsgl sdk, high volume weather data feeds for commercial forecasting products. Of those, adding weather data to an application through a rest api and rendering weather map layers with the mapsgl sdk are not what Planet Labs is typically brought in for.
What can Aeris Weather do that Planet Labs cannot?
Aeris Weather covers Weather API, Interactive maps, Severe weather alerts, Tropical data. Planet Labs covers Daily satellite imagery, Change detection, Agriculture monitoring, Forest tracking. Both handle Api support, Web support.
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