GDAL alternatives
As of 4 November 2026, 39 gis software are named by companies instead of GDAL: 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.
- GDAL, companies in postings
- 144
- Most used alternative
- ArcGIS · 1,609
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- ArcGIS
- Alternatives ranked
- 39
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- T-1.0.1-prov
gis software companies choose instead of GDAL
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs GDAL | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ArcGISEsri | 1,609 | 1117% | 5,240 | GDAL vs ArcGIS → | |
| 2 | QGISQGIS.org | 997 | 692% | 1,978 | GDAL vs QGIS → | |
| 3 | ArcGIS ProEsri | 544 | 378% | 1,264 | GDAL vs ArcGIS Pro → | |
| 4 | EsriEsri | 517 | 359% | 1,145 | GDAL vs Esri → | |
| 5 | PostGISPostGIS Project | 353 | 245% | 534 | GDAL vs PostGIS → | |
| 6 | Google EarthGoogle | 348 | 242% | 726 | GDAL vs Google Earth → | |
| 7 | ArcGIS OnlineEsri | 282 | 196% | 670 | GDAL vs ArcGIS Online → | |
| 8 | 214 | 149% | 497 | GDAL vs ArcGIS Field Maps → | ||
| 9 | 182 | 126% | 584 | GDAL vs ArcGIS Enterprise → | ||
| 10 | Leapfrog GeoSeequent | 172 | 119% | 444 | GDAL vs Leapfrog Geo → | |
| 11 | ArcMapEsri | 149 | 103% | 271 | GDAL vs ArcMap → | |
| 12 | ArcGIS Survey123Esri | 129 | 90% | 284 | soon | |
| 13 | Maptek VulcanMaptek | 115 | 80% | 344 | soon | |
| 14 | ArcPyEsri | 99 | 69% | 180 | soon | |
| 15 | 92 | 64% | 195 | soon | ||
| 16 | GeoJSONIETF | 92 | 64% | 130 | soon | |
| 17 | ArcGIS DesktopEsri | 85 | 59% | 228 | soon | |
| 18 | KMLOpen Geospatial Consortium | 85 | 59% | 187 | soon | |
| 19 | 82 | 57% | 198 | soon | ||
| 20 | ArcGIS ArcadeEsri | 80 | 56% | 149 | soon | |
| 21 | Global MapperBlue Marble Geographics | 79 | 55% | 117 | soon | |
| 22 | GEOVIA SurpacDassault Systèmes | 73 | 51% | 157 | soon | |
| 23 | ArcGIS ServerEsri | 71 | 49% | 180 | soon | |
| 24 | ShapefileEsri | 71 | 49% | 119 | soon | |
| 25 | ArcSDEEsri | 69 | 48% | 246 | soon | |
| 26 | MapInfo ProPrecisely | 64 | 44% | 147 | soon | |
| 27 | PetrelSLB | 64 | 44% | 167 | soon | |
| 28 | DatamineDatamine | 61 | 42% | 177 | soon | |
| 29 | ATAKUS Department of Defense | 54 | 38% | 120 | soon | |
| 30 | Google Earth EngineGoogle | 53 | 37% | 83 | soon | |
| 31 | SmallworldGE Vernova | 44 | 31% | 109 | soon | |
| 32 | SurferGolden Software | 41 | 28% | 80 | soon | |
| 33 | GeoTIFFOGC | 35 | 24% | 66 | soon | |
| 34 | ArcGIS DashboardsEsri | 34 | 24% | 53 | soon | |
| 35 | ENVINV5 Geospatial | 34 | 24% | 76 | soon | |
| 36 | MineSightHexagon | 34 | 24% | 79 | soon | |
| 37 | MicromineMicromine | 33 | 23% | 62 | soon | |
| 38 | ArcGIS API for PythonEsri | 20 | 14% | 40 | soon | |
| 39 | SOCET GXPBAE Systems | 18 | 13% | 87 | soon |
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39 gis software are named by companies instead of GDAL: 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/gdal/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.
GDAL alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to GDAL?
ArcGIS: 1,609 companies name it in their own job postings, against 144 for GDAL.
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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