Mining & Resources · head to head
EQuIS Enterprise vs acQuire GIM Suite

EQuIS Enterprise
Mining & Resources
Environmental data management and compliance platform
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -

acQuire GIM Suite
Mining & Resources
Geoscientific information management platform
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: EQuIS Enterprise no price, licence type or term is published on the product or hosting pages; the site directs buyers to a demo request or a phone call; acQuire GIM Suite pricing is not published
- They diverge on capability: EQuIS Enterprise covers Environmental data management, acQuire GIM Suite covers Drill hole data management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which EQuIS Enterprise and acQuire GIM Suite actually diverge.
| Attribute | EQuIS Enterprise | acQuire GIM Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 | 1996 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Windows, Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Mining & Resources).
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 EQuIS Enterprise
- Environmental data management
- Compliance tracking
- Water quality monitoring
- Air quality data
- Regulatory reporting
- LIMS systems
- SAP
- Oracle
Only in acQuire GIM Suite
- Drill hole data management
- Sample tracking
- QAQC management
- Data validation
- Reporting tools
- Leapfrog
- Surpac
- Vulcan
Both cover
- ArcGIS
- Windows support
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
EQuIS Enterprise
- Managing environmental and analytical laboratory data for mining and industrial sitesnot acQuire GIM Suite
- Automating data workflows and validation on import with Enterprise EDPnot acQuire GIM Suite
- Publishing dashboards and widgets to stakeholders and streaming sensor data through EQuIS Livenot acQuire GIM Suite
- Integrating environmental data with other systems through a REST APInot acQuire GIM Suite
acQuire GIM Suite
- Capturing and validating drillhole and geological datanot EQuIS Enterprise
- Maintaining a single source of truth for geoscientific recordsnot EQuIS Enterprise
- Field data capture on mobile with offline workingnot EQuIS Enterprise
- Delivering geological data to modelling and reporting toolsnot EQuIS Enterprise
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
EQuIS Enterprise
- No price, licence type or term is published on the product or hosting pages; the site directs buyers to a demo request or a phone call
- On premises deployment requires Microsoft SQL Server, which is licensed separately
- Viewer access for non licensees and subcontractors requires a separate third party agreement
- Sandbox environment access under software maintenance is subject to additional fees
- Upgrade pricing is discounted only for customers holding software maintenance
acQuire GIM Suite
- Pricing is not published
- Built specifically for mining geology rather than general data management
Pricing, plan by plan
EQuIS Enterprise
On request- EQuIS Professional$15000/year
- Data management
- Compliance tracking
- Reporting tools
- EQuIS Enterprise$35000/year
- Web-based access
- Multi-site management
- Advanced analytics
acQuire GIM Suite
On request- GIM Suite Standard$8000/year
- Data management
- QAQC tools
- Validation rules
- GIM Suite Enterprise$18000/year
- Multi-site deployment
- Advanced workflows
- Integration APIs
Which should you pick?
Choose EQuIS Enterprise if
- You need environmental data management.
- You work on Windows, Web.
- You also want compliance tracking.
Choose acQuire GIM Suite if
- You need drill hole data management.
- You work on Windows, Web.
- You also want sample tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is EQuIS Enterprise or acQuire GIM Suite better?
- Neither clearly leads. EQuIS Enterprise starts at On request and acQuire GIM Suite at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, EQuIS Enterprise or acQuire GIM Suite?
- EQuIS Enterprise starts at On request and acQuire GIM Suite at On request.
- Does EQuIS Enterprise or acQuire GIM Suite run on more platforms?
- Both run on Windows, Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is EQuIS Enterprise best used for?
- EQuIS Enterprise is most often used for managing environmental and analytical laboratory data for mining and industrial sites, automating data workflows and validation on import with enterprise edp, publishing dashboards and widgets to stakeholders and streaming sensor data through equis live, integrating environmental data with other systems through a rest api. Of those, managing environmental and analytical laboratory data for mining and industrial sites and automating data workflows and validation on import with enterprise edp are not what acQuire GIM Suite is typically brought in for.
- What can EQuIS Enterprise do that acQuire GIM Suite cannot?
- EQuIS Enterprise covers Environmental data management, Compliance tracking, Water quality monitoring, Air quality data. acQuire GIM Suite covers Drill hole data management, Sample tracking, QAQC management, Data validation. Both handle ArcGIS, Windows support, Web support.
Related pages
More on EQuIS Enterprise
More on acQuire GIM Suite
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