MapLarge vs QGIS
MapLarge
maplarge.comQGIS
qgis.orgSide by side
| Figure | MapLarge | QGIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · GIS Software | 8.5 (#8) | 7.9 (#24) |
| License | Terms identify Map Large, Inc. and restrict copying, modification, commercial use and decompilation; the product is proprietary. | QGIS is free and open source software licensed under GNU GPL version 2 or later. |
| Security | The security page describes role-based access control, granular resource sharing, and permissions for data and applications, including row- or cell-level controls. | 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 security page describes monitoring and customer-support options delivered through service-level agreements. | QGIS provides community support through its Discourse forum, GIS StackExchange, chat channels, and local user groups. |
Plans
In their own words
MapLarge
MapLarge Application Fabric is a platform for building governed operational AI applications from live satellite, sensor, and enterprise data. It combines dashboards, task management, alerting, sharing and collaboration, and a mapping engine. Its analytics toolkit supports GIS and track analytics across land, sea, air, space, indoor, and logical graph data. Deployments can run in cloud, on-premises, edge, mobile, or disconnected environments. Hosting options include SaaS or managed cloud, hybrid cloud, AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform; supported systems include Linux, Windows, Kubernetes, Docker, and OpenShift. The platform lists REST, JavaScript, and TypeScript APIs, SDKs for Java, Python, Node.js, C#, TypeScript, and JavaScript, OGC services, and major database support. Integrations include mapping, GIS, analytics, Salesforce, Dropbox, SharePoint, and Amazon connectors. Security includes role-based access, granular sharing, row- or cell-level permissions, and authentication through SAML, OAuth, Active Directory, PKI, or tokens. Pricing is on request.
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.