--- description: Review of Google Earth Pro 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: Google Earth Pro | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [GIS Software](/directory/3501/gis/software) > [Google Earth Pro](/software/347355/google-earth-pro) # Google Earth Pro Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/347355/google-earth-pro Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/347355/google-earth-pro?page=2) > Google Earth Pro is a free desktop tool with advanced GIS and mapping features. It can be downloaded on PC, Mac, and Linux devices. With this tool, users can create maps, import and export GIS data, and access historical images. A mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 97 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 97 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | 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**: Google ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) - **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), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Data Import/Export - Data Visualisation - Geographic Maps - Map Creation - Spatial Analysis ## Support Options - Knowledge Base ## Category - [GIS Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/3501/gis/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Further, this software is having a facility to generate elevation profiles by adding two points to a path. Currently, some countries are having 3D building facilities too. My very first experience was identifying the locations using the search option. With time, I have used Google Earth Pro for various purposes. As a planner, I’m doing land use and landform mapping to identify hazard-prone locations. In that case, I’m using Google Earth Pro to identify land use categories and their changes using historical imageries. For landform mapping also I’m using this software to identify some physical features like escarpments, ridges, isolated hillocks, and slope types using the terrain option. This supports to import of various types of data formats including ESRI shapefile, Geo TIFF, kml, and images that are commonly used by spatial analysts. Further, this software is integrated with other spatial mapping software like ArcGIS \& QGIS. For example, QGIS provides a plugin called ‘Send2GE’, which is linked with Google Earth Pro. > > **Cons**: Saving more placemarks, polygons, and paths to my places, directly affect the performance of the software. > > This software is a really good platform to understand the places. We can have virtual visits to places where we have never been before. ----- ### "Google Earth Pro Review" — 5.0/5 > **Jackie** | *4 April 2025* | Security & Investigations | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ability to provide users with to see the land and properties within a specified area physically. > > **Cons**: Will not always have the most recent up to date data for a specific area. > > Amazing. It is my go-to free mapping software. ----- ### "What is the point of support." — 1.0/5 > **Ian** | *22 January 2024* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: None. > > **Cons**: Completely unusable for the task required due to incompetent support instructions > > A waste of time and something that I will never get back. Ensure that support menus match the instructions. ----- ### "It's Great\!" — 5.0/5 > **Jennifer** | *2 February 2026* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I like most about google Earth Pro is how it's very detailed. You have many options when searching. > > **Cons**: What I like least about Google Earth Pro is not being able to see some things clearly sometimes but not always. > > My overall experience with Google Earth Pro has been really good. It makes planning so much easier for me. ----- ### "Google Earth Pro Review" — 4.0/5 > **Marcia** | *19 November 2025* | Architecture & Planning | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I liked the tool that allows you to toggle between the street view and the birds eye view on Google Earth Pro. It > > **Cons**: I wish there was a way to navigate better from the street view by panning and orbiting around the place you are looking at. > > My experience with Google Earth is great. It helps me with multiple jobs - architectural drafting as well as paintings of people's homes and other special addresses. ----- Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/347355/google-earth-pro?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/347355/google-earth-pro) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data