Best GIS Software in 2026
Updated
63 GIS software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
63ranked
0free plans on this page
5 Oct 2026last checked
GIS Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 13 on this page have a public API.
- 51 MapInfo Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 52 MapReader API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 53 SAGA GIS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 54 Spatial Commander API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 55 uDig API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 56 Manifold GIS (Release 9) API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 57 NetMap API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 58 spaghetti API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 59 Google Earth Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 60 MapLarge API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 61 NASA WorldWind API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 62 DroneDeploy Aerial API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.7
- 63 kepler.gl API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.6
Compare all 13 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment | Spatial analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | MapInfo Pro | 5.0 | No | No | — | desktop | advanced |
| 52 | MapReader | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | desktop | — |
| 53 | SAGA GIS | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | desktop | advanced |
| 54 | Spatial Commander | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | desktop | basic |
| 55 | uDig | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | desktop | advanced |
| 56 | Manifold GIS (Release 9) | 4.9 | No | No | — | desktop | advanced |
| 57 | NetMap | 4.9 | No | No | — | hybrid | advanced |
| 58 | spaghetti | 4.9 | No | Yes | — | desktop | advanced |
| 59 | Google Earth Pro | 4.8 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 60 | MapLarge | 4.8 | No | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | NASA WorldWind | 4.8 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 62 | DroneDeploy Aerial | 4.7 | No | No | — | — | — |
| 63 | kepler.gl | 4.6 | No | — | — | — | — |
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