ArcGIS Earth vs. Surfer
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | ArcGIS Earth | Surfer |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| Review count | 29 | 126 |
| Ease of use | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Ease of setup | 9.0 | 9.3 |
| Quality of support | 8.9 | 9.3 |
| Meets requirements | 9.1 | 8.8 |
| NPS | 50 | 74.193548 |
| Small Business | 41.4% | 53.2% |
| Mid-Market | 51.7% | 26.2% |
| Enterprise | 6.9% | 20.6% |
| Total page views | 155 | 600 |
| Total LLM citations | 357 | 3,669 |
ArcGIS Earth
ArcGIS Earth is a simple, lightweight, easy-to-use desktop application that allows you to display and explore a variety of 3D and 2D map data for any part of the world.
Surfer
Surfer® is a full-function 2D and 3D mapping, modeling, and analysis software package for scientists and engineers. Surfer's sophisticated interpolation engine quickly transforms XYZ and XYZC data into publication-quality maps. Virtually every aspect of the map is customizable. Enhance maps with profiles, legends, titles and labels, faults and breaklines, or external maps from any web mapping service. Surfer is used extensively by geologists, geophysicists, hydrologists, archaeologists, oceanographers, biologists, consultants, engineers, and many others across the globe.