ArcGIS Pro vs. Surfer
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | ArcGIS Pro | Surfer |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| Review count | 190 | 126 |
| Ease of use | 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Ease of setup | 8.3 | 9.3 |
| Quality of support | 8.4 | 9.3 |
| Meets requirements | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| NPS | 48.554913 | 74.193548 |
| Small Business | 25.5% | 53.2% |
| Mid-Market | 37.8% | 26.2% |
| Enterprise | 36.7% | 20.6% |
| Total page views | 631 | 600 |
| Total LLM citations | 2,598 | 3,669 |
ArcGIS Pro
ArcGIS Pro is Esri’s powerful, single desktop GIS application. Technologically ahead of everything else on the market, ArcGIS Pro supports data visualization, advanced analysis and authoritative data maintenance in both 2D and 3D. ArcGIS Pro is tightly coupled with the ArcGIS platform supporting data sharing across ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise through Web GIS.
- User-Friendly
- Tool Variety
- Powerful Tools
- 3D Visualization
- Ease of Use
- User Interface
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.