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Tools · gis software · Alternatives

PostGIS alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 gis software are named by companies instead of PostGIS: 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.

PostGIS, companies in postings
353
Most used alternative
ArcGIS · 1,609
Fastest hiring, 90 days
ArcGIS
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

gis software companies choose instead of PostGIS

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs PostGISpostings, 90 dCompare
1
ArcGISEsri
1,609456%5,240PostGIS vs ArcGIS →
2
QGISQGIS.org
997282%1,978PostGIS vs QGIS →
3
ArcGIS ProEsri
544154%1,264PostGIS vs ArcGIS Pro →
4
EsriEsri
517146%1,145PostGIS vs Esri →
5
Google EarthGoogle
34899%726PostGIS vs Google Earth →
6
ArcGIS OnlineEsri
28280%670PostGIS vs ArcGIS Online →
7
ArcGIS Field MapsEsri
21461%497PostGIS vs ArcGIS Field Maps →
8
ArcGIS EnterpriseEsri
18252%584PostGIS vs ArcGIS Enterprise →
9
Leapfrog GeoSeequent
17249%444PostGIS vs Leapfrog Geo →
10
ArcMapEsri
14942%271PostGIS vs ArcMap →
11
GDALOSGeo
14441%203PostGIS vs GDAL →
12
ArcGIS Survey123Esri
12937%284soon
13
Maptek VulcanMaptek
11533%344soon
14
ArcPyEsri
9928%180soon
15
ArcGIS ModelBuilderEsri
9226%195soon
16
GeoJSONIETF
9226%130soon
17
ArcGIS DesktopEsri
8524%228soon
18
KMLOpen Geospatial Consortium
8524%187soon
19
ArcGIS Experience BuilderEsri
8223%198soon
20
ArcGIS ArcadeEsri
8023%149soon
21
Global MapperBlue Marble Geographics
7922%117soon
22
GEOVIA SurpacDassault Systèmes
7321%157soon
23
ArcGIS ServerEsri
7120%180soon
24
ShapefileEsri
7120%119soon
25
ArcSDEEsri
6920%246soon
26
MapInfo ProPrecisely
6418%147soon
27
PetrelSLB
6418%167soon
28
DatamineDatamine
6117%177soon
29
ATAKUS Department of Defense
5415%120soon
30
Google Earth EngineGoogle
5315%83soon
31
SmallworldGE Vernova
4412%109soon
32
SurferGolden Software
4112%80soon
33
GeoTIFFOGC
3510%66soon
34
ArcGIS DashboardsEsri
3410%53soon
35
ENVINV5 Geospatial
3410%76soon
36
MineSightHexagon
3410%79soon
37
MicromineMicromine
339%62soon
38
ArcGIS API for PythonEsri
206%40soon
39
SOCET GXPBAE Systems
185%87soon
7,322 companies name a gis software in their postings.

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39 gis software are named by companies instead of PostGIS: 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/postgis/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

PostGIS alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to PostGIS?

ArcGIS: 1,609 companies name it in their own job postings, against 353 for PostGIS.

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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