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This is a '''comparison of notable [[geographic information system|GIS]] software.''' To be included on this list, the software must have a linked existing article.
The selection of GIS software is a non-trivial task typically undertaken at project commencement.  The use of appropriate selection criteria and methodology can be critical to a project's success, with considerations including outlay costs, ease of use, data and system harmonization and maintenance, incorporation of advances in technology, and downstream system integration.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Defining methodology for selecting most appropriate GIS software |journal=Survey Review |date=2014 |doi=10.1179/1752270614Y.0000000116 |last1=Idrizi |first1=B. |last2=Zhaku |first2=S. |last3=Izeiroski |first3=S. |last4=Kabashi |first4=I. |last5=Nikolli |first5=P. |volume=46 |issue=338 |pages=383–389 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Eldrandaly |first1=Khalid |title=GIS software selection: a multi criteria decision making approach |journal=Applied GIS |date=2007 |url=https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/3454564/58681_28928-libre.pdf?1390832568=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DGIS_software_selection_a_multi_criteria.pdf&Expires=1705169138&Signature=BwWcmtG1pzvZmwUBGlY5kCls0cNklVBtQrkEG3n79LJMc~-WkwN-B7HVrrl9rFws7Kzw3dphKXSyKahQNmF~4SebzPu9a-4ayGuAC2TRSvML6ivy4wQxmYmGK0y8DNHSjUUu5MSEe-jKtOlmrDKF85zi7PkMUmBi2UNp2yapM-TWmjVrHI7Rh6KvIV6nrMV5vpoZCag55VQujQ2CePAwrqDP-H1gFms~pnhEO5axIMq~OUZbvvU295Cc7MMZ-naNRA3We1NjVpVpANvJ~2aIrm8uiys0enQGZTnC8NFaPnwOHAOGSSmCnxxk85GZ2Yss63C72OcjNSyaVfHMpVbcvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA |issn=1832-5505}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Rural landscape visualisation from GIS databases: a comparison of approaches, options and problems |journal=Computers, Environment and Urban Systems |date=2002 |doi=10.1016/S0198-9715(01)00041-2 |last1=Appleton |first1=Katy |last2=Lovett |first2=Andrew |last3=Sünnenberg |first3=Gilla |last4=Dockerty |first4=Trudie |volume=26 |issue=2–3 |pages=141–162 }}</ref>
==License, source, & operating system support==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
|-
! style="width: 12em" | GIS software
! [[Free software]]
! [[Open-source software|Open source]]
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! [[Mac OS X]]
! [[Linux]]
! [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]]
! [[Unix]]
! Web
! Other
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ArcGIS]]
| Viewer(s)
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/3d-gis/3d-gis/arcgis-pro-in-mac-os-x/ |title=ArcGIS Pro in Mac OS X |publisher=esri.com |date= |accessdate=2022-07-07}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Google Earth|Google Earth Plugin]], [[Keyhole Markup Language|KML]], [[Web Map Service|WMS]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Autodesk]]
| Viewer(s)
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Cadcorp]]
| Viewer(s)
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Deegree]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Erdas Imagine]]
| Viewers & Plug-ins
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FME (software)|FME]]<ref name="safeOS">{{cite web |title=FME Downloads
|url=https://www.safe.com/support/downloads/ |website=Safe Software |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| FME Cloud<ref>{{cite web |title=Harness the Power of FME Server in the Cloud |url=https://www.safe.com/fme/fme-cloud/ |website=Safe Software |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref>
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GeoBase (Telogis GIS software)|GeoBase]] - Telogis
| Trial
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Traffic, [[Web Map Service|WMS]], ADAS, Routing
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GeoNetwork opensource|GeoNetwork]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GeoServer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GeoTools]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[GRASS GIS|GRASS]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| via pyWPS<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pywps.org/ |title=PyWPS |publisher=PyWPS.org |date= |accessdate=2018-07-24}}</ref>
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[gvSIG]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[IDRISI]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ILWIS]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Hexagon Geospatial|GeoMedia]]
| Viewer(s)
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| style="background:#dfd;"| CLIX
| {{yes}}
| [[Keyhole Markup Language|KML]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[JUMP GIS]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Kosmo (GIS)|Kosmo]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[LandSerf]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[MapDotNet]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Manifold System]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Microsoft MapPoint]]
| Discontinued
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[MapInfo Professional|Pitney Bowes MapInfo Pro]]
| Viewer(s)
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[MapServer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[LAMP (software bundle)|AMP]]
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Maptitude]] Caliper software
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[MapWindow GIS]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Oracle Spatial]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PostGIS]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[QGIS]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Google Earth|Google Earth Plugin]], [[Keyhole Markup Language|KML]], [[Web Map Service|WMS]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[RegioGraph]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[RemoteView]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[SAGA GIS]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|KLM
|-
! {{rh}} | [[SAP HANA]]
| Free Trial
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Smallworld]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Read-only
| OLE, XML, Multiuser, Utility Data Model, Data Translator export/import
|-
! {{rh}} | [[SPRING]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| style="background:#dfd;"|  [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[TerraLib]] [[TerraView]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[TNTmips]]
| Viewer(s)
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[TransModeler]] Caliper Software
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[uDig]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|[[Java (Sun)|Java]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="width: 12em" | GIS software
! Free software
! Open source
! Windows
! Mac OS X
! Linux
! BSD
! Unix
! Web
! Other
|}
==Pure server==
===Map servers===
{| class=wikitable
|-
!Name || Language || [[Web Map Service|WMS]] || [[Web Feature Service|WFS]] || WFS-T || [[Web Coverage Service|WCS]] || [[Web Map Context|WMC]] || [[Styled Layer Descriptor|SLD]] || [[Filter Encoding Specification|FES]] || Other
|-
|[[ArcGIS Server]]
|.NET/Java
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|SOAP, REST, [[Keyhole Markup Language|KML]]
|-
|[[MapServer]]
|C
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
| [[Deegree]]
|Java
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
|[[GeoServer]]
|Java
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
|[[MapDotNet]]
|C#/.NET
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|SOAP and REST feature and map services
|-
|[[Manifold System]]
|ASP C#
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|client and server
|-
|[[Hexagon Geospatial|GeoMedia WebMap]]
|ASP C#
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|?
|{{No}}
|
|}
===Map caches===
{| class=wikitable
|-
!Name || Language || WMS-C || Other
|-
|[[ArcGIS Server]]
|.NET/Java
|{{No}}
|
|-
| [[MapDotNet]]
|C#/.NET
|{{No}}
|File-based and SQL Server
|}
==Pure web client==
===Libraries===
{| class=wikitable
|-
!Name || Language || WMS || WFS || [[GeoRSS]] || Other
|-
|[[OpenLayers]]
|JavaScript
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
| support for navigation, icons, markers, and layer selection.
|-
|[[Leaflet (software)|Leaflet]]
|JavaScript
|{{Yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://leafletjs.com/reference.html#tilelayer-wms |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815055415/https://leafletjs.com/reference.html#tilelayer-wms |archive-date=2018-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
| support for navigation, icons, markers, layers, GeoJSON
|-
|[[MapDotNet]]
|JavaScript/HTML5
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
| digitizing, wkt rendering, draggable icons and content, geospatial queries (intersection, overlapping)
|}
==See also==
* [[Open Source Geospatial Foundation]] (OSGeo)
* [[Geographic information system software]]
* [[GIS Live DVD]]
==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Comparison Of Geographic Information Systems Software}}
[[Category:GIS software]]
[[Category:Software comparisons|GIS]]