eSpatial vs QGIS Cloud
eSpatial
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| Figure | eSpatial | QGIS Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $41.58/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · GIS Software | 8.5 (#7) | 7.8 (#28) |
| Integrations | eSpatial offers two-way Salesforce integration and APIs for custom integrations with cloud ERP or business intelligence systems. | The documentation describes database access using pgAdmin or QGIS Database Manager and background map layers from WMS, WMTS, XYZ, OpenStreetMap, Bing, and Google Maps. |
| Security | eSpatial states that it is ISO 27001:2022 certified and uses controls including firewalls, intrusion detection, and change management. | The documentation says database access is password protected and encrypted, while QGIS Cloud Pro can restrict access to maps and services. |
| Support | The company describes live support from mapping experts by phone, chat, or screen-share. | QGIS Cloud links users to its documentation and Support and FAQ pages. |
Plans
eSpatial
- Mapping Pro$499 a year
- Professional Territory Manager$2,665 a year
- Advanced Territory Manager$4,999 a year
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.
QGIS Cloud
QGIS Cloud is a hosted Web-GIS platform for publishing QGIS maps, spatial data, and services online. Users install its plugin in QGIS Desktop, upload data, and publish maps served with QGIS Server; the maps retain the styling of their desktop projects. The service provides PostgreSQL databases extended with PostGIS, manageable through tools such as pgAdmin and QGIS Database Manager. Maps and data can be shared through WMS, WFS, and WFS-T services, with WFS-T supporting edits. QGIS Cloud also includes web and mobile clients and map printing at resolutions up to 1200 dpi. Database access is password protected and encrypted; Pro can restrict access to maps and services. Maps and services under Free accounts are public, and Free use is limited to non-commercial and non-government activity. QGIS Cloud Free costs nothing and includes unlimited public maps, one PostGIS 3.1 database, 50 MB total, and 10 concurrent database connections. QGIS Cloud Pro is billed at 65 Euro/month.