G2 Vendor Directory

Living Atlas of the World vs. CARTO

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

MetricLiving Atlas of the World

by Esri

CARTO

by CartoDB

Overall rating4.24.5
Review count1078
Ease of use8.38.9
Ease of setup9.49.3
Quality of support8.69.2
Meets requirements9.08.8
NPS3070.3125
Small Business40.0%47.4%
Mid-Market30.0%21.8%
Enterprise30.0%30.8%
Total page views41576
Total LLM citations106,361

Living Atlas of the World

Living Atlas of the World is the foremost collection of global geographic information from Esri and its partners, including maps, apps, and data layers used to support critical decision making.

Pros

  • Comprehensive Data

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.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Map Creation
  • 3D Visualization
  • Data Visualization
  • Visualization
  • Data Management