Maptitude vs MapWindow GIS
Maptitude
caliper.comMapWindow GIS
mapwindow.orgSide by side
| Figure | Maptitude | MapWindow GIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $66.25/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 1 |
| Spec score · GIS Software | 8.9 (#2) | 7.8 (#27) |
| Documentation | The Online Help guide covers mapping spreadsheets, geocoding, territories, drive-time analysis, routing, demographics and sharing workflows. | MapWindow5 documentation is still under construction, while MapWinGIS has API documentation and C# code samples. |
| Founded | 1983 | 1998 |
| Support | Pricing information states complimentary phone and email support is provided for 60 days after purchase, with possible extensions at Caliper's discretion. | The project directs technical questions to its discussion forum and bug reports or feature requests to its issue tracker. |
Plans
Maptitude
- Maptitude Desktop No Subscription$1,095, paid once
- Maptitude Online$795 a year
- Desktop Subscription$795 a year
- Maptitude Desktop Subscription$795 a year
- Maptitude Online$795 a year
- Desktop (No Subscription)$1,095, paid once
- Enterprise Subscription$1,095 a year
- Maptitude Desktop (No Subscription)$1,095, paid once
- Maptitude Remote Desktop Subscription$1,095 a year
- Maptitude Remote Desktop (No Subscription)$1,395, paid once
In their own words
Maptitude
Maptitude maps and analyzes location data for business planning, including sales territories, routes, site selection, and deliveries. Its tools cover territory balancing, vehicle routing, drive-time rings, facility location analysis, and delivery planning. Users can build heat, thematic, cluster, radius, 3D, and customized maps, then create PDF or Excel reports. The desktop product supports two-way synchronization with Excel, Access, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and ODBC, along with more than 70 geospatial formats. Included GISDK provides more than 850 GIS functions callable from Windows applications written in.NET languages, R, and Python. Browser-based Maptitude Online supports interactive map sharing, team permissions, and real-time collaboration. Desktop Maptitude requires 64-bit Windows; Mac users can run Windows through virtualization or use Maptitude Online in a browser. Plans include Maptitude Online at $795 a year and desktop subscription at $795 a year. A no-credit-card 30-day trial is available.
MapWindow GIS
MapWindow GIS has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.