| Price from | — | $355/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · Location Intelligence Software | 8.1 (#8) | 7.1 (#26) |
| Founded | 2012 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | New York, United States | Boise, Idaho, United States |
| Integrations | CARTO connects to Google BigQuery, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, PostgreSQL, Databricks, and Oracle data warehouses. | Custom Analytics services include configuring APIs and integrating systems for connectivity and control. |
| Privacy | CARTO states that it complies with GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable data privacy laws. | SiteSeer says it does not sell user data and does not share it without explicit consent, subject to cases such as legal subpoenas. |
| Product | CARTO is an Agentic GIS platform that lets organizations build AI agents, geospatial workflows, and interactive maps inside their cloud data warehouse or lakehouse. | SiteSeer provides site selection and market intelligence software for data-driven location decisions. |
| Security | CARTO is SOC 2 Type II certified and undergoes annual audits by an independent third-party certified auditor. | The privacy policy describes least-privilege access, logging and encryption, backups, secure FTP, firewalls, and authenticated and logged remote connections. |
| Support | CARTO offers support options ranging from onboarding to ongoing platform guidance, plus professional services for spatial data science, app development, GIS, and cloud architecture. | SiteSeer says structured onboarding gets most users up and running within 24 hours and that ongoing support and guidance are available. |
