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As of 4 November 2026, 39 gis software are named by companies instead of Esri: ArcGIS by 1,609 companies, QGIS by 997, ArcGIS Pro by 544.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Esri, companies in postings
517
Most used alternative
ArcGIS · 1,609
Fastest hiring, 90 days
ArcGIS
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

gis software companies choose instead of Esri

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Esripostings, 90 dCompare
1
ArcGISEsri
1,609311%5,240Esri vs ArcGIS →
2
QGISQGIS.org
997193%1,978Esri vs QGIS →
3
ArcGIS ProEsri
544105%1,264Esri vs ArcGIS Pro →
4
PostGISPostGIS Project
35368%534Esri vs PostGIS →
5
Google EarthGoogle
34867%726Esri vs Google Earth →
6
ArcGIS OnlineEsri
28255%670Esri vs ArcGIS Online →
7
ArcGIS Field MapsEsri
21441%497Esri vs ArcGIS Field Maps →
8
ArcGIS EnterpriseEsri
18235%584Esri vs ArcGIS Enterprise →
9
Leapfrog GeoSeequent
17233%444Esri vs Leapfrog Geo →
10
ArcMapEsri
14929%271Esri vs ArcMap →
11
GDALOSGeo
14428%203Esri vs GDAL →
12
ArcGIS Survey123Esri
12925%284soon
13
Maptek VulcanMaptek
11522%344soon
14
ArcPyEsri
9919%180soon
15
ArcGIS ModelBuilderEsri
9218%195soon
16
GeoJSONIETF
9218%130soon
17
ArcGIS DesktopEsri
8516%228soon
18
KMLOpen Geospatial Consortium
8516%187soon
19
ArcGIS Experience BuilderEsri
8216%198soon
20
ArcGIS ArcadeEsri
8015%149soon
21
Global MapperBlue Marble Geographics
7915%117soon
22
GEOVIA SurpacDassault Systèmes
7314%157soon
23
ArcGIS ServerEsri
7114%180soon
24
ShapefileEsri
7114%119soon
25
ArcSDEEsri
6913%246soon
26
MapInfo ProPrecisely
6412%147soon
27
PetrelSLB
6412%167soon
28
DatamineDatamine
6112%177soon
29
ATAKUS Department of Defense
5410%120soon
30
Google Earth EngineGoogle
5310%83soon
31
SmallworldGE Vernova
449%109soon
32
SurferGolden Software
418%80soon
33
GeoTIFFOGC
357%66soon
34
ArcGIS DashboardsEsri
347%53soon
35
ENVINV5 Geospatial
347%76soon
36
MineSightHexagon
347%79soon
37
MicromineMicromine
336%62soon
38
ArcGIS API for PythonEsri
204%40soon
39
SOCET GXPBAE Systems
183%87soon
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39 gis software are named by companies instead of Esri: ArcGIS by 1,609 companies, QGIS by 997, ArcGIS Pro by 544, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/esri/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Esri alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Esri?

ArcGIS: 1,609 companies name it in their own job postings, against 517 for Esri.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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