Instead of GIS Cloud
GIS Cloud alternatives
GIS Cloud combines web and mobile mapping with field data collection. Map Editor handles vector and raster layers, basemaps, and data from services and databases; Mobile Data Collection uses custom forms to capture points, lines, and polygons online or offline, then syncs when connectivity returns. Teams can share maps privately or publicly and connect through QGIS and ArcMap publisher plugins or APIs. AI Form Fill can suggest values from photos or voice, with users able to review and change suggestions before saving.
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Felt
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5Collaborative cloud mapping with spatial SQL and AI analysis — Felt adds spatial SQL, plain-language analysis with Felt AI, real-time collaboration, and an Android and iOS field app.
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QGIS
Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3Free desktop GIS with extensive analysis and print layouts — QGIS is free and offers hundreds of analysis tools, print layouts, and more than 2,000 community plugins.
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QGIS Cloud
Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+4Publishing QGIS Desktop maps as hosted web services — QGIS Cloud publishes QGIS Desktop projects online with matching styling, PostGIS databases, editable WFS-T services, and printing up to 1200 dpi.
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GPXSee
Free plan AndroidLinuxMac+1Viewing and analyzing GPS logs without full GIS software — GPXSee is a free GPS log viewer with track graphs and exports, and its makers say it is not full-featured GIS software.
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GRASS GIS
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Raster, terrain, hydrology, and geospatial processing — GRASS is a free computational engine with over 500 modules, including 3D voxel, hydrological, temporal, and image-processing tools.
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NASA WorldWind
Free plan Open source AndroidAPILinux+4Developers building interactive 3D globe applications — WorldWind is a free open-source 3D globe engine and SDK, with JavaScript and Java options and terrain and line-of-sight analysis.
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GeoNode
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 9
GeoServer
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+2 - 10
Google Earth Engine
Free plan APILinuxWeb - 11
Google Earth Pro
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 12
Mapbox Studio
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1 - 13
ALIGN
Free plan Web - 14
kepler.gl
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb - 15
MapServer
Free plan APILinuxMac+3 - 16
MapWindow GIS
Free plan APISelf-hostedWindows - 17
NextGIS Web
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 18
OpenJUMP GIS
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 19
SAGA GIS
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 20
spopt
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 21
DroneDeploy Aerial
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1 - 22
eSpatial
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+2 - 23
geemap
Free plan LinuxMacWeb+1 - 24
swisslandstats-geopy
Free plan Linux
A different tool may fit better if its focus matches your work more closely. GIS Cloud Geocoder is in beta for beta customers only, and several plans have storage limits. Its platforms are Android, iOS, API, self-hosted, and web; prices include Track at $5.00 per month and Map Editor at $75.00 per month, billed annually. When switching, weigh the alternative’s analysis, publishing, fieldwork, and collaboration against the GIS Cloud functions you need, along with price and platform fit.