ALIGN vs Felt
ALIGN
aligngeo.com
Felt
felt.comSide by side
| Figure | ALIGN | Felt |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €39/mo | $199/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · GIS Software | 8.1 (#16) | 9.4 (#1) |
| Data formats | The Map Builder supports vector and raster data, WMS, WFS, GeoParquet, and other geospatial formats. | Felt accepts spatial files including CSV, Excel, GeoJSON, GeoPackage, Shapefile, File Geodatabase, KML/KMZ and GeoTIFF. |
| Intended users | ALIGN describes its documentation as built for GIS-savvy people who are not developers, with no code required. | Felt lists GIS teams, field and operations teams, data science and analytics teams, product and engineering teams, and large GIS organizations as audiences. |
| Security | The maker states that traffic is encrypted via TLS, credentials are encrypted at rest with a key ALIGN does not hold, and uptime is monitored 24/7. | Felt states that it is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant, encrypts web traffic and credentials, and monitors its systems 24/7. |
| Support | The pricing comparison includes community support and a feedback board on Free, Pro, and Team plans. | Professional includes priority email and chat support and a one-hour onboarding session; Enterprise includes a dedicated customer success manager, technical support, and custom onboarding. |
Plans
ALIGN
- Pro€39 a month
- Team€79 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- FreePrice not published
Felt
- FreeFree
- PersonalFree
- Team$199 a month
- Business$599 a month
- Platform$1,000 a month
- Enterprise$1,250 a month
- ProfessionalPrice not published
In their own words
Felt
Felt is a cloud-based GIS platform for building maps, dashboards, and apps from spatial data. It combines spatial SQL and cross-table analysis with plain-language analysis through Felt AI. Connections include Amazon S3, BigQuery, Databricks, Esri, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, MS SQL, Postgres, Snowflake, STAC, WFS, WMTS, Wherobots, and Amazon Redshift. A QGIS plugin carries styling, symbology, and layer structure into Felt when publishing. Its iOS and Android Field App supports surveys, GPS capture, geotagged photos, offline work, and later syncing. Teams can collaborate on maps in real time, share them, use threaded comments, and manage permissions. The Personal plan is free forever and allows unlimited maps and sharing, but it is for personal use and excludes uploads of your own data files. Professional and Enterprise are annual contracts with prices not published; Professional lists 25 GB monthly data processing and 100K monthly map views. A seven-day trial is listed. Felt supports web, desktop, mobile, API, and self-hosted platforms.