eSpatial vs GIS Cloud
eSpatial
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GIS Cloud
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| Figure | eSpatial | GIS Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $41.58/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 7 |
| Spec score · GIS Software | 8.5 (#7) | 8.7 (#3) |
| Founded | 1997 | 2007 |
| Integrations | eSpatial offers two-way Salesforce integration and APIs for custom integrations with cloud ERP or business intelligence systems. | GIS Cloud offers QGIS and ArcMap publisher plugins, plus REST and JavaScript APIs for connecting to the platform or building GIS-enabled web applications. |
| Mapping | Mapping features include heat maps, pin maps, proximity and radius analysis, distance measurement, and filtering. | Map Editor supports vector and raster formats, multiple layers and basemaps, and drawing points, lines, and polygons. |
| Security | eSpatial states that it is ISO 27001:2022 certified and uses controls including firewalls, intrusion detection, and change management. | GIS Cloud says it has been ISO 27001 certified since November 2025 and encrypts data in transit with role-based permissions. |
| Support | The company describes live support from mapping experts by phone, chat, or screen-share. | GIS Cloud says its solution consultants reply to demo, question, or project inquiries within one business day. |
Plans
eSpatial
- Mapping Pro$499 a year
- Professional Territory Manager$2,665 a year
- Advanced Territory Manager$4,999 a year
GIS Cloud
- Publisher pluginsFree
- Track$5 a month
- Map Viewer$12 a month
- Mobile Data Collection$25 a month
- Map Editor$75 a month
- Map Portal$79 a month
- On-premises & CrowdsourcingPriced on request
In their own words
eSpatial
eSpatial turns location data from spreadsheets and CRM systems into interactive maps for analyzing business patterns and opportunities. Its mapping tools include heat maps, pin maps, filtering, distance measurement, and proximity or radius analysis. Teams can design territories around workload, travel time, revenue, or account count, model scenarios, and manage hierarchies. Route planning optimizes routes and schedules, and the company describes turn-by-turn mobile navigation. Data can be imported from Excel or CSV, and Salesforce integration is two-way; APIs support custom links to cloud ERP and business intelligence systems. eSpatial also offers iSMART, an on-premise server-based GIS accessed through a browser, with web and Java APIs. The company says it is ISO 27001:2022 certified and describes controls including firewalls, intrusion detection, and change management. Application data is stored in Virginia, with backups in California, and is not copied outside the USA. Live mapping-expert support is available by phone, chat, or screen-share. Mapping Pro costs $499 a year per user, with a three-user minimum. A seven-day trial is listed and there is no free plan.
GIS Cloud
GIS Cloud provides web and mobile tools for mapping, data management and field collection, with maps that teams can share privately, with collaborators or publicly. Map Editor supports vector and raster formats, multiple layers and basemaps, and drawing points, lines and polygons. Listed data sources include WMS, WFS, WMTS, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Excel, CSV, Bing, OpenStreetMap and Mapbox. Mobile Data Collection uses custom forms to gather points, lines and polygons online or offline on Android and iOS; offline records stay on the device and sync when connectivity returns. QGIS and ArcMap publisher plugins, REST and JavaScript APIs provide additional connections. AI Form Fill can suggest form values from photos or voice, which users can review, edit or revert before saving. GIS Cloud says data is hosted on AWS in the US by default, with EU and Australia regions and on-premises deployment available. Plans include Track at $5 a month per asset, Map Viewer at $12 a month billed annually, Mobile Data Collection at $25 a month billed annually, Map Editor at $75 a month billed annually and Map Portal at $79 a month billed annually. The Geocoder is in beta for beta customers only.