Esri ArcGIS vs. Surfer
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Esri ArcGIS | Surfer |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Review count | 540 | 126 |
| Ease of use | 7.7 | 8.9 |
| Ease of setup | 7.8 | 9.3 |
| Quality of support | 8.4 | 9.3 |
| Meets requirements | 9.0 | 8.8 |
| NPS | 65.697674 | 74.193548 |
| Small Business | 29.8% | 53.2% |
| Mid-Market | 38.7% | 26.2% |
| Enterprise | 31.5% | 20.6% |
| Total page views | 2,121 | 600 |
| Total LLM citations | 17,437 | 3,669 |
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
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.