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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (34.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$2,135.00 Per Year
ArcGIS Pro
Star Rating
(186)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ArcGIS ProMicroStation
Star Rating
(370)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2,135.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansArcGIS Pro vs MicroStation
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found MicroStation easier to use. However, ArcGIS Pro is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with ArcGIS Pro overall.
- Reviewers felt that ArcGIS Pro meets the needs of their business better than MicroStation.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ArcGIS Pro is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ArcGIS Pro over MicroStation.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ArcGIS Pro
No pricing availableMicroStation
MicroStation 12-month Subscription
$2,135.00
Per Year
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- Training via Virtuosity Keys
- Flexible for your project needs
- Named-User license
Free Trial
ArcGIS Pro
No trial information availableMicroStation
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
136
8.2
334
Ease of Use
7.5
135
7.8
340
Ease of Setup
8.0
53
7.6
143
Ease of Admin
8.0
48
7.0
81
Quality of Support
8.1
121
7.7
304
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
46
7.7
82
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
124
7.2
328
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
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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
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
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Plan
Not enough data
8.0
53
Not enough data
7.5
45
Not enough data
8.1
52
Not enough data
7.5
48
Design
Not enough data
7.1
46
Not enough data
7.0
43
Not enough data
8.5
54
Not enough data
8.5
54
Construction
Not enough data
7.3
40
Not enough data
7.3
39
Not enough data
7.1
37
Not enough data
7.6
41
Not enough data
7.5
42
Engineering
Not enough data
7.2
36
Not enough data
6.9
36
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
7.1
35
Design
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.1
84
Not enough data
7.6
80
Edit
Not enough data
8.1
85
Not enough data
7.9
80
Not enough data
8.2
85
Not enough data
8.1
83
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.1
84
Not enough data
8.0
81
Data Management
8.4
56
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.1
65
Not enough data
9.0
65
Not enough data
Map Creation
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
8.7
59
Not enough data
8.7
58
Not enough data
Analysis
8.9
60
Not enough data
8.0
46
Not enough data
7.4
29
Not enough data
Cartography
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
Analysis
8.3
13
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
Reporting
7.4
14
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ArcGIS Pro and MicroStation share no categories
Unique Categories
ArcGIS Pro is categorized as Location Intelligence and GIS
MicroStation is categorized as Civil Engineering Design and General-Purpose CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ArcGIS Pro
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
MicroStation
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
25.1%
Environmental Services
11.4%
Utilities
7.2%
Higher Education
7.2%
Information Technology and Services
4.2%
Other
44.9%
Civil Engineering
40.7%
Architecture & Planning
11.6%
Construction
8.5%
Design
6.8%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
3.7%
Other
28.8%
Discussions
How are business solutions partnering to use ArcGIS Pro?
2 Comments
AM
That is an open ended question.
You can search through the Esri site for partners, to start:
http://partners.esri.com/Read more
What more can I do with this software?
2 Comments
AM
There are several "suites" that Esri has for specialized capabilities.
For example, "Pro" is the foundation piece for the entire 'Smart Cities"...Read more
how can i track credit usage during use
1 Comment
AM
I believe this will help you:
https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/administer/credits.htmRead more
MicroStation has no more discussions with answers
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