GIS Cloud vs QGIS Cloud
GIS Cloud
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| Figure | GIS Cloud | QGIS Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | 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 | 7 | 2 |
| Spec score · GIS Software | 8.7 (#3) | 7.8 (#28) |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Integrations | GIS Cloud offers QGIS and ArcMap publisher plugins, plus REST and JavaScript APIs for connecting to the platform or building GIS-enabled web applications. | The documentation describes database access using pgAdmin or QGIS Database Manager and background map layers from WMS, WMTS, XYZ, OpenStreetMap, Bing, and Google Maps. |
| Purpose | GIS Cloud provides web and mobile apps for managing and collecting data, with maps that teams can share privately, with collaborators, or publicly. | QGIS Cloud is a hosted Web-GIS platform for publishing QGIS maps, spatial data, and services online. |
| Security | GIS Cloud says it has been ISO 27001 certified since November 2025 and encrypts data in transit with role-based permissions. | The documentation says database access is password protected and encrypted, while QGIS Cloud Pro can restrict access to maps and services. |
| Support | GIS Cloud says its solution consultants reply to demo, question, or project inquiries within one business day. | QGIS Cloud links users to its documentation and Support and FAQ pages. |
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
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.
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.