Compare Esri ArcGIS and Global Mapper 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ per year/per user
Starting at $700.00 With One-Time Purchase
Esri ArcGIS
Star Rating
(536)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ per year/per user
Browse all 2 pricing plansGlobal Mapper
Star Rating
(30)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $700.00 With One-Time Purchase
Browse all 2 pricing plansEsri ArcGIS vs Global Mapper
- Reviewers felt that Esri ArcGIS meets the needs of their business better than Global Mapper.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Global Mapper is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Esri ArcGIS over Global Mapper.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Esri ArcGIS
ArcGIS Online Subscription Plan Information
$$$
per year/per user
- Plans are renewed on a yearly basis.
- Technical Support is included as part of the subscription.
- Service credits are consumed when you use certain services in Esri's cloud, such as geocoding, hosted feature or tile services, or spatial analysis.
Global Mapper
Global Mapper
Starting at $700.00
With One-Time Purchase
Perpetual license with annual Maintenance and Support
- Single User Node-Locked license
- Single User Floating license
- USB Dongle License
Free Trial
Esri ArcGIS
Free Trial is available
Global Mapper
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
444
8.5
26
Ease of Use
7.3
445
7.8
25
Ease of Setup
7.3
134
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
7.5
126
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.1
411
8.2
22
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
120
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
428
7.4
27
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
9.0
123
8.7
5
8.7
130
8.3
5
9.0
131
7.7
5
9.0
136
8.7
5
Map Creation
8.7
113
Not enough data
8.9
120
Not enough data
9.0
134
8.0
5
8.8
130
7.7
5
Analysis
9.2
128
8.0
5
8.5
111
Not enough data
7.9
73
Feature Not Available
Cartography
9.1
57
Not enough data
9.3
53
Not enough data
9.0
54
Not enough data
9.3
55
Not enough data
Analysis
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
9.3
53
Not enough data
8.7
37
Not enough data
Reporting
8.4
49
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Esri ArcGIS and Global Mapper are categorized as GIS
Unique Categories
Esri ArcGIS is categorized as Location Intelligence
Global Mapper is categorized as Drone Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Esri ArcGIS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Global Mapper
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Government Administration
15.4%
Environmental Services
9.6%
Higher Education
9.6%
Civil Engineering
9.4%
Utilities
6.3%
Other
49.8%
Oil & Energy
26.7%
Civil Engineering
23.3%
Information Technology and Services
6.7%
Environmental Services
6.7%
Wireless
3.3%
Other
33.3%
Discussions
what is price of the software
2 Comments
MG
This depends on the product you would like to purchase. For more information please refer to this product page....Read more
Where can I learn more about the technical details of ArcGIS Pro?
2 Comments
VN
Arcgis Pro has a stable platform to provide information by experts, belonging to ESRI and independent, who provide knowledge and good methodologies so that...Read more
If not already in place, when will there be a merger between AutoCAD and ESRI?
1 Comment
RB
AutoCAD is a publicly held company where as ESRI is private so unless one buys the other it won't happen ...Read more
Global Mapper has no discussions with answers
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