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DataSF
San Francisco Open Data Portal
As of 30 August 2026, DataSF is free to use. DataSF is San Francisco's open data portal that serves as a model for municipal data initiatives. Softwr lists it under Government. DataSF is made by City of San Francisco, launched in 2009, available on Web.
Overview
What DataSF does
DataSF is San Francisco's open data portal that serves as a model for municipal data initiatives. Built on Socrata, it provides public access to hundreds of city datasets including crime, transportation, permits, and demographic data for research and civic applications.
What people use it for
- Citizen Services
- Records Management
- Public Safety
- Civic Engagement
Related searches
Cross-shopped
What people choose instead of DataSF
Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.
- DataSFvsAccela
Accela: Civic Solutions for Modern Government
- DataSFvsGranicus
Granicus: Digital Government Experiences Platform
- DataSFvsDocuWare
DocuWare: Document Management and Workflow Automation
Pricing
What DataSF costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Public Access
Free
- Dataset Access
- API Access
- Visualizations
Capabilities
Features
Open Datasets
Data API
Visualizations
Data Catalog
Automated Updates
Socrata
Integration with Socrata
ArcGIS
Integration with ArcGIS
Analysis Tools
Integration with Analysis Tools
Web support
Available on web
Behind it
Who makes DataSF
- Company
- City of San Francisco
- Based in
- San Francisco, California
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Where to go from DataSF
- DataSF alternativesEvery product people weigh against it
- DataSF pricingPlans, floors and what the tiers exclude
- DataSF badgesWhich rules it meets, and the figure behind each
- All Government softwareThe full category
- Best Government softwareThe shortlist, and how it was cut
Best Government software for
Compare DataSF with
- Accela
- CivicPlus
- Granicus
- DocuWare
- Socrata
- VUEWorks
- CKAN
- Trimble Unity Maintain
- CityView
- RecDesk
- NEXGEN Asset Management
- CentralSquare Asset Management
- Citizen
- Clariti
- Google Cloud for Government
- CivicPlus Asset Management
- CKAN
- CivicPlus Asset Management
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Best Government software alternatives
GIS-centric public asset and work management, the product formerly sold as Cityworks
quoteCombined EAM and CMMS for utilities and municipalities with Esri GIS at the centre of the asset register
quoteLocal government asset and work order software, the former Beehive Industries platform
quotePublic sector enterprise asset management, sold for years as Lucity
quoteParks and recreation management for municipalities with published annual pricing and no per-seat fee
Per year, all inclusive with unlimited users
Cloud ERP built only for small and mid-sized local governments and utility districts
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Recreation management for small parks departments, priced on your annual revenue with no contract
Per year by department annual revenue