--- description: Review of QGIS Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: QGIS | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [GIS Software](/directory/3501/gis/software) > [QGIS](/software/290314/qgis) # QGIS Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/290314/qgis Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/290314/qgis?page=2) > QGIS is an open-source GIS solution that helps businesses streamline processes related to map creation, data exporting, map labeling, spatial analysis, and more on a centralized platform. It enables staff members to utilize a drag-and-drop interface to compose maps with multiple custom layers, such as roads, rivers, protected areas, water, buildings, and other elements. QGIS allows team members to create map labels with custom titles, descriptions, fonts, size, colors, opacity, and placement. The print layout option lets employees create multiple templates with specific item properties, add and edit maps, and export maps in multiple file formats, including SVG, PDF, or image. Additionally, with the vector analysis tool, supervisors can create projections, transform data, conduct network analysis, generate spatial statistics, build image histograms, calculate shortest paths, monitor overlapping areas, and more from within a unified platform. QGIS comes with an application programming interface (API), which allows businesses to integrate the platform with several third-party solutions. Administrators can configure the platform in multiple languages, such as English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian. It is available for free and support is extended via documentation, email, and other online measures. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 100 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 100 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: QGIS ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$0.00 - **Pricing model**: Other (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: QGIS is available free of cost. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - Activity Dashboard - Colour Codes/Icons - Data Capture and Transfer - Data Collection - Data Import/Export - Data Mapping - Data Visualisation - Geocoding - Geographic Maps - Geolocation - Interoperability - Labeling - Map Creation - Reporting & Statistics - Reporting/Analytics - Spatial Analysis - Third-Party Integrations ## Integrations (1 total) - GRASS GIS ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [GIS Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/3501/gis/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[LocationIQ](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/304670/locationiq) — 4.9/5 (131 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Excellent GIS tool" — 5.0/5 > **Alexis** | *22 February 2023* | Environmental Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: a quality software and it is also free for all users > > **Cons**: which is available to all users for free and has a large number of tools to work with > > a positive experience is easy to use and the elements are available to the user ----- ### "Review of QGIS" — 5.0/5 > **Chancy** | *21 June 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: QGIS is free and open-source software. QGIS supports all possible formats such as raster, vector, point clouds of GIS, and Remote Sensing. QGIS is highly customizable and the Developer can develop various plugins as per requirements. > > **Cons**: QGIS sometimes encounters a bug and immediate Support is not available. QGIS needs more tools for raster data processing. > > QGIS is very useful software in the Geoinformatics field. ----- ### "Not user friendly and extremely difficult to download" — 1.0/5 > **Werner Nell** | *6 March 2025* | E-Learning | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: There are sadly no pros. I will not be using this product under any circumstances ever again. > > **Cons**: It was extremely difficult to download. I am a newbie to GIS. All I got was a bunch of files that did not want to open on my computer and took unnecessary space. I cannot waste my time in this way. > > It was unfortunately a complete waste of time. ----- ### "Free and easy to use" — 5.0/5 > **Carlos** | *14 February 2022* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is an open access software with regular updates available to everyone. Its compatibility with various graphic and semantic information input formats make it a powerful tool for managing geographic information. The management of information in raster and vector formats make Qgis a versatile system, suitable for applications in many themes. The possibility of using web maps as a base or in the representation of the results allows a better visualization of the information. > > **Cons**: Some initial training is needed, once the first steps are taken it is easy to use. > > Qgis is one of the most complete geographic information processing software out there today. ----- ### "Best GIS software for beginners" — 5.0/5 > **Dilraj** | *25 July 2021* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Best software for beginners and easy to install. QGIS is a powerful tool for custom geoprocessing to identify trends within the spatial dataset and create professional looking maps, free of cost. Able to handle complicated datasets easily. Allows easy task automation to schedule jobs on a daily basis. > > **Cons**: The software can be a bit unstable and slow while performing heavy tasks, and fails to efficiently manage raster data unlike other GIS software available. > > A great GIS software that is available to download free of cost. It provides large number of third party tools and plugins for faster data manipulation and analysis. ----- Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/290314/qgis?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/290314/qgis) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data