Best CARTO Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 apps from GIS software ranked against CARTO on the same published basis.

CARTO alternatives compared

#	App	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	Felt	6.7	Free plan	Free	Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2	QGIS	6.7	Free plan	Free	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3	QGIS Cloud	6.7	Free plan	Free	Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4	GIS Cloud	6.6	Free plan	$5/mo	Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
5	GPXSee	6.6	Free plan	Free	Android, Linux, Mac, Windows
6	GRASS GIS	6.6	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7	Google Earth Engine	6.5	Free plan	$0.40/mo	API, Linux, Web
8	Mapbox Studio	6.5	Free plan	Free	Android, API, iOS, Web
9	MapServer	6.5	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10	NextGIS Web	6.5	Free plan	€15/mo	API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11	spopt	6.5	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, Windows
12	swisslandstats-geopy	6.3	Free plan	Free	Linux
13	SuperMap GIS	5.7	No	—	Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14	StatSilk	5.6	No	$41.25/mo	Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
15	wdpar	5.5	No	—	Linux, Mac, Windows
16	earthpy	5.4	No	—	Linux, Mac, Windows
17	geemap	5.4	No	—	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18	HyperCoast	5.4	No	—	Linux, Mac, Windows
19	HyRiver	5.4	No	—	Linux, Mac, Windows
20	rmap	5.4	No	—	Linux, Mac, Windows

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What is the best alternative to CARTO?

Felt, number 1 in GIS software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: QGIS, QGIS Cloud, GIS Cloud and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to CARTO?

Felt is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.