Formitize vs GIS Cloud
Formitize
formitize.com
GIS Cloud
giscloud.comSide by side
| Figure | Formitize | GIS Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $29.99/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 |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Mobile Forms Software | 8.2 (#16) | 8.4 (#12) |
| Audience | Formitize says it serves clients from sole traders to government agencies and large corporations, and its help guide says it works across more than 250 industries. | GIS Cloud describes solutions for water and pipeline management, electric utilities, telecommunications, roadworks, tree inventory and inspection, retail, smart cities, natural resources, and public city maps. |
| Founded | 2012 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | The company says it is based in Sydney, Australia, and identifies its head office as being in Gregory Hills. | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Integrations | The features page lists integrations with Zapier, Mailchimp, Stripe, QuickBooks, Xero and Power BI; Zapier can connect to services including Google Sheets, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Slack and Microsoft Excel. | GIS Cloud offers QGIS and ArcMap publisher plugins, plus REST and JavaScript APIs for connecting to the platform or building GIS-enabled web applications. |
| Purpose | Formitize is a mobile business platform for paperless workflows, combining flexible forms with CRM, job management, scheduling, document management, sales pipeline, quoting and invoicing. | GIS Cloud provides web and mobile apps for managing and collecting data, with maps that teams can share privately, with collaborators, or publicly. |
| Security | The maker lists Security Plus as an additional option with two-factor authentication, password controls, login tracking, URL and browser monitoring, and Microsoft SSO. | GIS Cloud says it has been ISO 27001 certified since November 2025 and encrypts data in transit with role-based permissions. |
| Support | Formitize offers email and regional phone support and says customers can book a five-minute chat or use the on-screen smart assistant. | GIS Cloud says its solution consultants reply to demo, question, or project inquiries within one business day. |
Plans
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
Formitize
Formitize is a mobile business platform for paperless workflows, combining forms with CRM, job management, scheduling, document management, sales pipeline, quoting, and invoicing. Smart Forms include a drag-and-drop builder, templates, automated actions, API access, and integrations, and can work offline. Operations features cover one-off and recurring jobs, routing, tracking, reminders, and real-time status updates. Smart Assist can handle appointment reminders, job-status updates, invoice creation, lead and quote follow-up, and invoice chasing. Listed integrations include Zapier, Mailchimp, Stripe, QuickBooks, Xero, and Power BI. The platform is available on web and through Apple and Android apps, with API access. The Formitize plan costs $29.99 a month per user; Australian prices exclude GST. A free 14-day trial is available, and the maker says it will build a customer's first form at no charge during the trial. Webforms is a separate paid add-on, priced at $19.99 per month for business clients and from $250 per month for enterprise clients; Australian prices exclude GST.
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.