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Esri ArcGIS
Esri ArcGIS
(531)
4.5 out of 5
Esri ArcGIS
By Esri
TransCAD
TransCAD
(6)
4.8 out of 5
TransCAD
By Caliper
At a Glance
Esri ArcGIS
Esri ArcGIS
Star Rating
(531)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ per year/per user
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TransCAD
TransCAD
Star Rating
(6)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (33.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Esri ArcGIS vs TransCAD

  • Reviewers felt that TransCAD meets the needs of their business better than Esri ArcGIS.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Esri ArcGIS is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Esri ArcGIS over TransCAD.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Esri ArcGIS
ArcGIS Online Subscription Plan Information
$$$
per year/per user
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TransCAD
No pricing available
Free Trial
Esri ArcGIS
Free Trial is available
TransCAD
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
439
9.2
6
Ease of Use
7.3
440
8.6
6
Ease of Setup
7.3
128
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
7.5
125
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.1
406
7.8
6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
119
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
423
7.7
5
Features by Category
Business IntelligenceHide 25 FeaturesShow 25 Features
Not enough data
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Reports
Not enough data
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Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
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Platform
Not enough data
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GISHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.8
1,283
Not enough data
Data Management
9.0
119
Not enough data
8.7
126
Not enough data
9.0
127
Not enough data
9.0
131
Not enough data
Map Creation
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.9
116
Not enough data
9.0
129
Not enough data
8.8
126
Not enough data
Analysis
9.2
124
Not enough data
8.5
107
Not enough data
7.9
69
Not enough data
Location IntelligenceHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.8
529
Not enough data
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
Route PlanningHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Routing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scheduling
Not enough data
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Optimization
Not enough data
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Analytics
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Public TransportationHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Transit Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Rider Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Esri ArcGIS
Esri ArcGIS
TransCAD
TransCAD
Esri ArcGIS and TransCAD are categorized as GIS
Unique Categories
Esri ArcGIS
Esri ArcGIS is categorized as Location Intelligence
TransCAD
TransCAD is categorized as Route Planning and Public Transportation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Esri ArcGIS
Esri ArcGIS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
30.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
38.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
31.6%
TransCAD
TransCAD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
33.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Esri ArcGIS
Esri ArcGIS
Government Administration
15.6%
Higher Education
9.7%
Environmental Services
9.7%
Civil Engineering
9.5%
Utilities
6.1%
Other
49.5%
TransCAD
TransCAD
Civil Engineering
33.3%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
16.7%
Research
16.7%
Computer Software
16.7%
Architecture & Planning
16.7%
Other
0.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Esri ArcGIS
Esri ArcGIS
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Shannon H.
SH
Shannon H.
Verified User in Higher Education

I like that I can use ArcGIS to communicate with fellow scientist all over the world about a specific area I am researching. We can share updated updated maps and data instantly. I like that Esri also makes softwares such as Collector and Survey123 to work...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Samuel S.
SS
Samuel S.
Verified User in Design

To use GIS, you need to take a class with Dana Tomlin to get it (lucky that I did). Also without the use of Arcpy, running complex tasks with Model Builder is awful.

TransCAD
TransCAD
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Rudy B.
RB
Rudy B.
Verified User in Computer Software

Although aimed at transportation Transcad excels as a GIS. So powerful is its data structure that one can use matrix operations in the industry standard matrix model. None of the GIS software are capable of matrix modeling --- the foundation of mathematical...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Justin V.
JV
Justin V.
Verified User in Architecture & Planning

I think some of the maps should be updating

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Discussions
Esri ArcGIS
Esri ArcGIS Discussions
Where can I learn more about the technical details of ArcGIS Pro?
2 comments
Official Response from Esri ArcGIS
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
The software development tools that Esri has to offer.Read more
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TransCAD
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