ArcGIS vs. Google Maps API

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ArcGIS
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Esri in Redlands, California offers ArcGIS, a geographic information system.
$100
per year
Google Maps API
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Google Maps APIs allow developers to integrate Google Maps into a website or retrieve information from Google Maps.N/A
Pricing
ArcGISGoogle Maps API
Editions & Modules
Viewer
$100
per year
ArcGIS for Personal Use
$100
per year
ArcGIS for Student Use
$100
per year
Editor
$200
per year
Field Worker
$350
per year
Creator
$500
per year
GIS Professional Basic
$700
per year
GIS Professional Basic
2,750
per year
GIS Professional Advanced
3,800
per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ArcGISGoogle Maps API
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Small Businesses
Google Maps API
Google Maps API
Score 8.3 out of 10
ArcGIS
ArcGIS
Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Google Maps API
Google Maps API
Score 8.3 out of 10
ArcGIS
ArcGIS
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises
Google Maps API
Google Maps API
Score 8.3 out of 10
ArcGIS
ArcGIS
Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
ArcGISGoogle Maps API
Likelihood to Recommend
7.5
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7.0
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Likelihood to Renew
8.0
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Usability
10.0
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8.0
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Support Rating
9.1
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10.0
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User Testimonials
ArcGISGoogle Maps API
Likelihood to Recommend
I'm very grateful to be able to use it, and I have a master's degree with a focus in Geospatial Analysis. There can be a bit of a learning curve, and I try to build user-friendly ways for volunteers to see & collect data. Meanwhile, if a colleague is less confident with building such a system, it may be more difficult for them to implement.
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If you love travelling [Google Maps API is] a must app for you it will guide you to the places. You can search pub, restaurant and places to stay easily in the locations where you never been before. With the live location sharing you'll never get lost. It is fit for every scenarios it will save your time in finding the exact location.
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Pros
  • ArcGIS Online simplifies complicated functions in ArcMap.
  • Allows you to layer various data points on top of each other
  • Enables for some spreadsheet calculations within the platform (instead of having to do every single step in Excel before bringing it in as a CSV.)
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  • Location accuracy application we used to for displaying current location.
  • Easiest way to guide the map from one location to another.
  • Building the scenerio based application which requires accessibility.
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Cons
  • There is a steep learning curve for ArcGIS users.
  • It takes a lot of computing power for ArcGIS, as it can't be installed on every computer.
  • At times, tools can be outdated and there are many similar competitors making more web-based tools that can replace ArcGIS.
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  • It is an easy application and it is difficult to find any problems or observations for it as it is a giant company that is always developing on its own.
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Likelihood to Renew
Simply because the program deserves it. It seems to me that it is a fundamental tool for the storage, analysis, and interpretation of medium and large-scale phenomena, unmanageable with traditional engineering software. Its versatility in the handling of the different "layers" with which the data is handled and interpolation tools, make this software a powerful ally both for companies and for the educational part of the universities.
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Usability
Once set up, the tools are extremely easy to use. I had a staff member develop a tool for field data collection, that included an external and internal dashboards to monitor progress in days. The field workers that collected the data, barely knew how to use a computer, and within minutes they could use the application that was configured for them.
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Google Maps API is easy to use. Map visibility is good and accurate. Easy to search routes, distance, and travel time based on actual address to address locations or when quoting a zip code to zip code rate. The user interface is friendly and make usage easy and quick to obtain all the information I need to properly quote and plan my driver's routes.
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Support Rating
ArcGIS' web support is quite good. They also have a broad user base that is active in answering community members' questions. For more sophisticated questions, ArcGIS technical support is good at answering questions, although answers usually are not instantaneously available. I'd also say that ArcGIS is working hard at making its technical support more reachable, at least it appears that way.
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It does everything I need it to do and hasn't let me down yet. It has been a lifesaver for my roofing accounts. Most of my clients for the roofing belong to an Amish community with no computers and so forth. So being able to search the maps and look at the rooftops is imperative for those campaigns.
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Alternatives Considered
My students love the "drop" feature in Google Maps, but besides that it truly doesn't compare. I love that you can add, delete, or change layers to this map to better understand its larger affect. There are many more ways to manipulate maps on ArcGIS than on Google Maps. I can also add personal details and information if I want to create a specific map, something that I am unable to do with Google
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Though Mapbox is cheaper than Google Maps API Google map is more accurate, has a good database, and has more maps in it. It has excellent language support and a better view than Mapbox. One can personalize Google Maps more than we can do in Mapbox. Lastly, Google Map API is more reliable than Mapbox.
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Return on Investment
  • The high availability of training exercises and materials available save valuable faculty time - we don't have to create those materials from scratch.
  • The ability to use the software for a wide variety of application spaces gives us maximum flexibility in pursuing extramural funding
  • Novel applications developed by our team help facilitate university success
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  • Positive: Helped me maximize rate accuracy when quoting new lanes
  • Negative: Driver will use an alternate route due to my Maps route not being the best truck route
  • Positive: Traffic and incident updates on real time lanes to help the drivers plan their route.
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