| ArcPro | QGIS | GeoDa | SaTScan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Availability |
permanent license / annual subscription free to NU users* |
free and open source | free and open source | free |
| Platforms | Windows | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| Data storage options | local, cloud | local | local | local |
| Batch processing and scripting | -- | -- | ||
| Large datasets processing | ||||
| Statistical analysis | -- | |||
| Editing GIS data | -- | -- | ||
| Builds static maps | -- | |||
| Customize maps | -- | -- |
* To access ArcPro, first create an ArcGIS Online account through the ArcGIS Online homepage. Then, download ArcPro here.
| ArcOnline | StoryMap JS | MapLibre GL JS | Leaflet StoryMaps with Google Sheets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Availability |
permanent license / annual subscription free to NU users* |
free | free and open source | free |
| Access | browser-based | browser-based | code-editor needed | browser-based |
| Data storage options | cloud | local | local | local |
| Ingest real-time data | -- | -- | ||
| Interactive | ||||
| Scalable | -- | -- | ||
| Customization |
| Python | R | Google Earth Engine | spatial SQL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Availability | free and open source | free and open source | free | free |
| Access | code editor or IDE | code editor or IDE | code editor or IDE | code editor or IDE |
| Popular packages or databases | GeoPandas, Ipyleaflet, rasterio, plotly | sf, terra, tidycensus, ggplot2, tmap | -- | PostGIS, Carto |
| Automate tasks | ||||
| Predictive Modeling | -- | |||
| Data cleaning | ||||
| Builds static maps | -- | -- | ||
| Customize visualizations | -- |