DroneDeploy Aerial vs QGIS
DroneDeploy Aerial
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QGIS
qgis.orgSide by side
| Figure | DroneDeploy Aerial | QGIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $159/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · GIS Software | 8.5 (#6) | 7.9 (#24) |
| Audience | The product page describes use by project managers, site supervisors, survey professionals and operations teams across construction, mining, oil and gas, solar, agriculture and infrastructure. | QGIS describes itself as a tool for everyone and invites organizations to find local user groups and support providers. |
| Purpose | DroneDeploy Aerial lets teams fly drones, capture site data and turn it into automated insights. | QGIS provides spatial visualization and decision-making tools, including tools to create, edit, analyze, and publish geospatial information. |
| Security | The product page states data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2+ and at rest with AES-256, and reports SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 certification and ISO 27001 compliance. | QGIS says desktop and server are written to limit SQL injections and other known security vectors, and QGIS Server has been hardened against SQL injections. |
| Support | The Flight & Analysis plan includes email and live chat support; Ag Lite lists email-based support. | QGIS provides community support through its Discourse forum, GIS StackExchange, chat channels, and local user groups. |
Plans
DroneDeploy Aerial
- Ag Lite Plan$1,908 a year
- Flight & Analysis Plan$4,188 a year
- Advanced Flight & Analysis PlanPriced on request
- DroneDeploy AerialPriced on request
In their own words
DroneDeploy Aerial
DroneDeploy Aerial has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
QGIS
QGIS is free, open-source software for creating, editing, analyzing, visualizing, and publishing geospatial information. Its layout designer produces print maps, while reporting tools can assemble atlases and reports containing maps and tabular material. It includes hundreds of analysis tools and supports visual workflows that can be reproduced. QGIS works with many data sources and formats and can use or create web services based on industry standards. More than 2,000 community-developed plugins add capabilities. QGIS Server publishes projects and layers through OGC-compatible WMS, WMTS, WFS, and WCS services. The download page offers a Long Term Release for users who prefer stability over the latest features. The project lists third-party mobile field apps, including QField, Mergin Maps, and IntraMaps Roam; these are separate from QGIS mobile apps. QGIS is licensed under GNU GPL version 2 or later and has community support through forums, GIS StackExchange, chat channels, and local user groups. The free plan costs nothing.