Esri ArcGIS vs. CARTO
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Esri ArcGIS | CARTO |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Review count | 540 | 78 |
| Ease of use | 7.7 | 8.9 |
| Ease of setup | 7.8 | 9.3 |
| Quality of support | 8.4 | 9.2 |
| Meets requirements | 9.0 | 8.8 |
| NPS | 65.697674 | 70.3125 |
| Small Business | 29.8% | 47.4% |
| Mid-Market | 38.7% | 21.8% |
| Enterprise | 31.5% | 30.8% |
| Total page views | 2,121 | 576 |
| Total LLM citations | 17,437 | 6,361 |
Esri ArcGIS
ArcGIS is a comprehensive suite of mapping and location intelligence tools and capabilities. ArcGIS can be deployed on local machines (ArcGIS Pro), on your remote or on-premises servers (ArcGIS Enterprise), or as SaaS hosted by Esri (ArcGIS Online). ArcGIS includes focused apps to deliver complete solutions for your business or organization. Along with software, Esri provides a comprehensive collection of data and content to geo-enrich your own data. ArcGIS also provides rich software development tools for you to configure and create your own mapping and location intelligence products.
- Ease of Use
- Visualization
- User-Friendly
- Data Visualization
- 3D Visualization
- Easy Integration
CARTO
CARTO is the leading Agentic GIS platform. Unlike other GIS systems, CARTO removes data fragmentation and technical bottlenecks by letting you build AI Agents, geospatial workflows, and interactive maps directly inside your cloud data warehouse or lakehouse. With CARTO for Agents, those same capabilities extend into the agentic platforms your teams already use, so spatial analysis and reports run at scale without manual effort.
- Ease of Use
- Map Creation
- 3D Visualization
- Data Visualization
- Visualization
- Data Management