G2 Vendor Directory

GRASS vs. Surfer

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricGRASS

by OSGeo

Surfer

by Golden Software

Overall rating4.24.6
Review count17126
Ease of use7.68.9
Ease of setup8.69.3
Quality of support8.09.3
Meets requirements9.08.8
NPS37.574.193548
Small Business29.4%53.2%
Mid-Market58.8%26.2%
Enterprise11.8%20.6%
Total page views135600
Total LLM citations1343,669

GRASS

GRASS is an open-source GIS package that provides tools and programs that can be sued for data management, image processing, graphic production, spatial modelling, and visualization of GIS data.

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    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.

    Pros