ArcGIS vs. Xweather API

ArcGIS

ArcGIS

143 Reviews and Ratings

Xweather API

Xweather API

0 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
ArcGIS	Score 8.9 out of 10	N/A	Esri in Redlands, California offers ArcGIS, a geographic information system.	$100 per year
Xweather API	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	Vaisala Xweather is a weather information solution for weather-sensitive business. By combining local sensor data with AI predictions, it aims to deliver precise and actionable weather insights, helping to optimize safety and efficiency while improving resilience against severe weather and climate change. The global Xweather API streamlines user access to accurate and precise current, forecast, and historical data from a network…	$50 per month per installation

Pricing

ArcGIS

Xweather API

Editions & Modules

Viewer: $100
per year
ArcGIS for Personal Use: $100
per year
ArcGIS for Student Use: $100
per year
Editor: $200
per year
Field Worker: $350
per year
Creator: $500
per year
GIS Professional Basic: $700
per year
GIS Professional Basic: 2,750
per year
GIS Professional Advanced: 3,800
per year

Essential support package: $50
per month per installation
1 million monthly accesses: $300
per month Accesses
Business support package: $500
per month per installation
3 million monthly accesses: $600
per month Accesses
5 million monthly accesses: $700
per month Accesses
10 million monthly accesses: $950
per month Accesses

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
ArcGIS	Xweather API
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Listed prices based on the most basic subscription, additional features and data overages billed separately.

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Community Pulse
	ArcGIS	Xweather API
Considered Both Products	ArcGIS Ardath Dixon Stewardship Manager Chose ArcGIS QGIS, Leaflet, OpenStreetMap and Mapbox Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ArcGIS N/A, I have not used any other tools like ArcGIS. While I know Tableau does a lot of the same things, I cannot compare the two. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ArcGIS We would export circuit models used in Windmil to an Autocad drawing to print paper maps. This is nothing in comparison to what ArcGis is capable of. Incentivized Helpful? Deveshan Govender Civil Engineering Technician Chose ArcGIS I haven't used any other software similar to GIS. Incentivized Helpful? Rachel Piper Middle School Humanities Teacher Chose ArcGIS My students love the "drop" feature in Google Maps, but besides that it truly doesn't compare. I love that you can add, delete, or change layers to this map to better understand its larger affect. There are many more ways to manipulate maps on ArcGIS than on Google Maps. I can … Incentivized Helpful? FG Frank Goehner Supervisor- Business Solutions and Analytics Chose ArcGIS To be honest, there isn't really any competition to ArcGIS, while there are smaller applications such as QGIS, they are not enterprise. Meaning that they might do onething well, but not at a enterprise level. Other applications such as google maps api, and mapbox, is just … Incentivized Helpful? Charles Tremblay Biologist Chose ArcGIS I was working with this software fore more than 10 years. I learned ArcGIS at University and I believed this software to be essential in the management of GIS. It was before I tried QGIS. I regret my purchase by the expensive cost, the complex method to licencing and the weak … Incentivized Helpful? TY Thomas Young Economist Chose ArcGIS These alternatives to ArcGIS have one thing in common - they are all generally more user-friendly, and they all lack the capability of ArcGIS. ArcGIS can do most anything geographically-related, while these other products do one or two things very well. For instance, ArcGIS's … Incentivized Helpful? Yoni Dvorkis Lead Data Scientist Chose ArcGIS ArcGIS is the only tool we have the geocodes addressed on premises without sending data over the internet. We could have explored that option with Spotfire but it was out of our price range. I also tried to do this manually using PostgreSQL which also has a free implementation … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ArcGIS Much better than any other similar product in the market. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ArcGIS None of the competing products we use are listed - we use Hexagon Digital Cartography Studio, ENVI, and MapServer. These products fill gaps or are open source alternatives sought by clients. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ArcGIS I am more familiar with ArcGIS and therefore, in some ways, I find it more intuitive to use than Spotfire. ArcGIS is more of a fundamental GIS system where as Spotfire incorporates additional tools like data graphing. ArcGIS was best for our research projects because we were … Incentivized Helpful? Gabriella Lott Research Analyst Chose ArcGIS ArcGIS is way more useful, especially in terms of bringing in non-ACS data. However, if we are in a rush, sometimes our firm will just make Social Explorer maps to easily get the point across. It's not really a comparison, though, and ESRI definitely has the field on lock … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ArcGIS ESRI is really the only serious GIS software we have used in the last 27 years. AutoCAD did/does have some GIS capabilities. Less expensive versions of ACAD were available that could have in the past been used to do GIS on the cheap. Other than ACAD, we have seen other … Incentivized Helpful? Arron Davis GIS Technician Chose ArcGIS I have used other free use GIS programs and even some online apps but none can compare to the amount of functionality as ArcGIS. ArcGIS has all the features and ease of use to manage and look at data that most programs lack. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ArcGIS More powerful tool which has much more functionality Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ArcGIS There is a reason why ArcGIS and Esri is still a leader in the spatial data industry. Their tools are irreplaceable, though many other mapping companies are taking the technology further and enabling their maps to be better seen or used on a web-based platform or browser. … Incentivized Helpful? Scott McGee Information Technology Manager Chose ArcGIS ArcGIS and QGIS have a lot of similarities between their products. Where ArcGIS stands out is with their online version of their software. ArcGIS's online solution will pair up with your on-prem solution to offer a fully synchronized system. I wasn't able to duplicate the … Incentivized Helpful? John Michael Callen Geologist Chose ArcGIS ArcGIS does not have some of the geologic data mapping capabilities and tuning capabilities of Geographix, but in almost every other way, from map quality, manipulation of map properties, speed, and ease of use, I find ArcGIS far superior. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ArcGIS I find ArcGIS to be more consistent and reliable. Incentivized Helpful? FRANCO PIÑERO Ingeniero de proyecto Chose ArcGIS In my opinion ArcGIS is the most comprehensive geographic information system program in the world, select it over QGIS because it contains all the tools for a proper planning of the territory. arcgis offers the best geo-statistics tools, automated cartography, maps … Incentivized Helpful? Shelby Bowden Graduate Research Assistant Chose ArcGIS ArcGIS is overall a better program than most of the competitors. It is generally more user-friendly, has better displays, and more customization than other programs. It is especially useful in the geosciences and workplace settings, where data can be seamlessly shared among … Incentivized Helpful? Rafael Mejias Analista Chose ArcGIS I have used the GVSIG software, but I decided to stay with ArcGIS because it seems more complete and functional. With ArcGIS I have many more analysis tools, such as Arc toolbox. The management of statistics within the software seems great, as well as the possibility of … Incentivized Helpful? Andres Meza Ingeniero Chose ArcGIS Select ArcGIS because it is a work tool for professional recognition of experts linked to the geography and planning of the territory. It is a very complete program because it allows you to debug content, georeference, analyze content, and cartography design. It is the best … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ArcGIS ArcGIS is more robust than QGIS, but often slower and more memory intensive. QGIS is also free, while providing at least 90% of the functionality. Although it might be difficult to get used to the interface differences between the two programs, QGIS is a worthy competitor … Incentivized Helpful?	Xweather API No answer on this topic

Best Alternatives
	ArcGIS	Xweather API
Small Businesses	Google Maps API Score 8.3 out of 10	ArcGIS Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Google Maps API Score 8.3 out of 10	ArcGIS Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises	Google Maps API Score 8.3 out of 10	ArcGIS Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
	ArcGIS	Xweather API
Likelihood to Recommend	7.5 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	9.1 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	ArcGIS	Xweather API
Likelihood to Recommend	I'm very grateful to be able to use it, and I have a master's degree with a focus in Geospatial Analysis. There can be a bit of a learning curve, and I try to build user-friendly ways for volunteers to see & collect data. Meanwhile, if a colleague is less confident with building such a system, it may be more difficult for them to implement. Incentivized Ardath Dixon Stewardship Manager Read full review	No answers on this topic
Pros	ArcGIS Online simplifies complicated functions in ArcMap. Allows you to layer various data points on top of each other Enables for some spreadsheet calculations within the platform (instead of having to do every single step in Excel before bringing it in as a CSV.) Gabriella Lott Research Analyst Read full review	No answers on this topic
Cons	There is a steep learning curve for ArcGIS users. It takes a lot of computing power for ArcGIS, as it can't be installed on every computer. At times, tools can be outdated and there are many similar competitors making more web-based tools that can replace ArcGIS. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Likelihood to Renew	Simply because the program deserves it. It seems to me that it is a fundamental tool for the storage, analysis, and interpretation of medium and large-scale phenomena, unmanageable with traditional engineering software. Its versatility in the handling of the different "layers" with which the data is handled and interpolation tools, make this software a powerful ally both for companies and for the educational part of the universities. Rafael Becemberg Jefe del departamento de Oceanografia Read full review	No answers on this topic
Usability	Once set up, the tools are extremely easy to use. I had a staff member develop a tool for field data collection, that included an external and internal dashboards to monitor progress in days. The field workers that collected the data, barely knew how to use a computer, and within minutes they could use the application that was configured for them. Incentivized FG Frank Goehner Supervisor- Business Solutions and Analytics Read full review	No answers on this topic
Support Rating	ArcGIS' web support is quite good. They also have a broad user base that is active in answering community members' questions. For more sophisticated questions, ArcGIS technical support is good at answering questions, although answers usually are not instantaneously available. I'd also say that ArcGIS is working hard at making its technical support more reachable, at least it appears that way. Incentivized TY Thomas Young Economist Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	My students love the "drop" feature in Google Maps, but besides that it truly doesn't compare. I love that you can add, delete, or change layers to this map to better understand its larger affect. There are many more ways to manipulate maps on ArcGIS than on Google Maps. I can also add personal details and information if I want to create a specific map, something that I am unable to do with Google Incentivized Rachel Piper Middle School Humanities Teacher Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	The high availability of training exercises and materials available save valuable faculty time - we don't have to create those materials from scratch. The ability to use the software for a wide variety of application spaces gives us maximum flexibility in pursuing extramural funding Novel applications developed by our team help facilitate university success Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
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