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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (38.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$$$ per year/per user
ArcGIS Online
Star Rating
(188)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ArcGIS OnlineEsri ArcGIS
Star Rating
(534)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ per year/per user
Browse all 2 pricing plansArcGIS Online vs Esri ArcGIS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ArcGIS Online easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with ArcGIS Online overall.
- Reviewers felt that Esri ArcGIS meets the needs of their business better than ArcGIS Online.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ArcGIS Online is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ArcGIS Online over Esri ArcGIS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ArcGIS Online
No pricing availableEsri 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.
Free Trial
ArcGIS Online
No trial information availableEsri ArcGIS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
135
8.8
442
Ease of Use
8.4
135
7.3
443
Ease of Setup
8.5
58
7.4
132
Ease of Admin
7.9
57
7.5
125
Quality of Support
8.5
128
8.1
409
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
56
8.3
119
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
134
8.4
426
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
8.3
52
9.0
122
8.1
57
8.7
129
8.0
54
9.0
130
8.9
59
9.0
134
Map Creation
9.0
43
8.7
112
8.7
45
8.9
119
8.9
52
9.0
132
8.8
56
8.8
129
Analysis
8.5
55
9.2
127
8.0
49
8.5
110
7.9
41
7.9
72
Cartography
9.1
30
9.1
57
9.0
28
9.3
53
9.1
30
9.0
54
9.0
29
9.3
55
Analysis
8.4
24
8.4
48
9.1
26
8.8
52
9.1
27
9.3
53
7.8
22
8.7
37
Reporting
8.6
23
8.4
49
Feature Not Available
8.4
34
Feature Not Available
8.2
37
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ArcGIS Online and Esri ArcGIS are categorized as Location Intelligence and GIS
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ArcGIS Online
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Esri ArcGIS
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
20.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.9%
Civil Engineering
6.3%
Utilities
5.7%
Environmental Services
5.7%
Other
55.2%
Government Administration
15.5%
Higher Education
9.6%
Environmental Services
9.6%
Civil Engineering
9.4%
Utilities
6.3%
Other
49.6%
Discussions
What is the difference between ArcGIS online and Arcgis portal?
2 Comments
SJ
Check out the below Esri documentation to understand the relationship and difference between ArcGIS Online and Portal for ArcGIS....Read more
Can you find farthest Point
1 Comment
AS
https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/commonly-used-tools/proximity-analysis.htm
may have the answers you're looking for I'm assuming you're...Read more
ArcGIS Online has no more discussions with answers
Where can I learn more about the technical details of ArcGIS Pro?
2 Comments
Official Response from Esri ArcGIS
Please visit: http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/ for more technical information on ArcGIS Pro.Read more
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 options for software developers?
1 Comment
Official Response from Esri ArcGIS
Please visit: https://developers.arcgis.com/ for information about the software development tools that Esri has to offer. Read more
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