27 Differences Between ArcGIS and QGIS – The Most Epic GIS Software Battle in GIS History

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ArcGIS

Wonderful write up. It would really go a along way to introduce new users to the two softwares. My view however is that Arcgis has more capabilities, i am not saying arcmap now, i mean arcgis(Arcmap, Arc Scene, Arc Catalog, ArcPro and Arcgis Online all of which you could get for 100 dollars. (Arcgis for Personal Use). But looking at the cost means if it would have been free then QGIS would not have come close. there might even be no QGIS today. That been said for an open source software, the developers have done a great job in getting it to where it is now. Sadly, even Arcgis is no longer in that competition. This century has seen a shift in Arcgis concentrating on delivering their software as a service (SAAS) think AGOL…..which means all you need nowadays is just a laptop with internet access and of course a license.

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QGIS

6. QGIS have another plugin called QuickMapServices that along side with Open Layers gives you a variety of base maps. Still won’t win ESRI Online; 14. A huge advantage of QGIS is to allow several print compositions in one single project. Also, since version 2.8, each layer can have more than one style, and you can choose what style to use in a particular map; 19. On QGIS side it would be interesting to mention QGIS Cloud, CartoDB and Leaflet integration; 24. Don’t forget all the QGIS edit widget. One can inforce data quality in any kind of data format

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