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QGIS - Geographic Information System Software

QGIS Reviews in June 2025: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

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QGIS Reviews & Ratings

4.4

Very Good

Based on 151 ratings & 142 reviews

Rating Distribution

Excellent

(91)

Very Good

(46)

Good

(4)

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Expert's Review

QGIS, an open-source GIS platform, shines brightly in the realm of geospatial analysis and mapping. Users laud its user-friendly interface and the ability to seamlessly integrate plugins, making tasks more efficient. The direct connection to platforms like Google Earth and OpenStreetMap simplifies data importation. Its strong suit as a free software with a ...Read more

QGIS pros and cons

  • QGIS is an open-source GIS platform with a wide array of features and plugins that make work easier and more efficient.

  • The software has a user-friendly interface, making it easy to navigate and access tools, especially for those new to GIS applications.

  • QGIS provides powerful geoprocessing and digitizing tools, simplifying the process of creating valuable geographic analysis.

  • It allows for spatial analysis and manipulation of data formats, offering advanced features for visualizing, analyzing, and editing geographic data.

  • Output templates are not readily available, requiring additional time for configuring settings when doing layout.

  • Some features, like the search feature, need improvement to be on par with other GIS applications.

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User in Research

03/06/18

5 out of 5

QGIS rocks

What do you like best? Adding different data types with different extensions is very easy. QGIS provides various basemaps with the OpenLayers plugin. What do you dislike? Vector analysis tools processing takes very long compared to other GIS softwares. On Recommendations to others considering the product: If you haven't use QGIS until now, you are missing lots of opportunities. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Spatial database ...

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Cooper S

02/22/18

4.5 out of 5

Very easy to use, free!

What do you like best? The open source aspect, and the fact that it's free! What do you dislike? Because of the fact that it's open source, it has a little less support, and crashes a bit more than ArcMap. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Mapping, helping clients view problems in an illustrated fashion

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User in Research

02/13/18

5 out of 5

My experience in QGIS, an excellent route

What do you like best? The Open Source Geographical Information System that has evolved the most, has more compatibility, adaptability and better output design. GRASS, SAGA, OPENLAYER and OPENSTREETMAP are compatible with QGIS QGIS presents a set of very complete vector and raster analysis tools and gives identical results to the analysis packages of the private software, with the difference that QGIS allows to see and manipulate the mathematical models that support these formulas. ...

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User in Government Administration

01/31/18

5 out of 5

QGIS Review

What do you like best? QGIS is more user-friendly than its map making competitors. It's much easier to learn and navigate and allows for the creation of complex maps. I opted to use QGIS for my final project instead of the popular GIS software even though I had to learn most of the features on my own. What do you dislike? The one thing I dislike about QGIS is not the software itself but the fact that I had to learn much of it on my own. Because it's not the popular map making ...

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Yemsi P

01/30/18

4.5 out of 5

Un Programa SIG Libre en Auge

What do you like best? Lo que me más me gusta del Qgis, es que es un software libre en crecimiento y desarrollo rápido, que le está haciendo la competencia a grandes programas líderes del mundo SIG. Además, posee características amigables al usuario en su plataforma, para gestionar y manipular data geográfica para los usuarios y administradores de un SIG. Por otro lado, hay elementos interesantes en este software como es la herramienta de complementos, en la cual se puede descargar ...

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Jhon B

01/30/18

4 out of 5

Buena opción opción GIS para principiantes

What do you like best? En lo que llevo usando el programa, me parece que posee muchas ventajas. Es un programa gratuito, muy sencillo de descargar e instalar. En caso de dudas sobre las herramientas, puedes encontrar orientaciones de otros usuarios en la comunidad en lìnea. Tiene una amplia gama de herramientas, desde las más sencillas hasta las más avanzadas. Presenta facilidades para vincular bases de datos de postGIS. What do you dislike? Es un buen software, pero tiene muchas ...

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Isabel H

01/30/18

4 out of 5

Excelente herramienta SIG de código abierto

What do you like best? QGIS es una excelente herramienta SIG que ha venido fortaleciéndose con el paso de los años. No es necesario pagar una costosa licencia para utilizar todas las opciones que nos ofrece y que resultan de gran provecho, en especial a los profesionales que nos valemos del uso de los SIG para el desarrollo de nuestros trabajos e investigaciones. Además es amigable, es decir, es muy fácil de usar, sobretodo si ya previamente has manejado una herramienta SIG. También me ...

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Maryalba G

01/25/18

3.5 out of 5

Una buena opción para un SIG (GIS) gratuito

What do you like best? La posibilidad de utilizar un SIG robusto, con múltiples aplicaciones y opciones la presenta Qgis. Este se ha convertido en la principal herramienta de análisis espacial para todos aquellos que no pueden optar a un SIG de pago. Qgis soporta casi cualquier tipo de archivo geoespacial, como un shapefile, .tab, raster file, entre otros, además de ello cuenta con múltiples extensiones que producen que el usuario pueda adaptar la herramienta a su estilo de trabajo. Qgis ...

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User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

01/23/18

4 out of 5

Great substitute for Arc

What do you like best? Very easy to create and export simple maps and perform spatial analyses What do you dislike? Interface is harder to learn than Arc and lacks the robust analysis features What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Creating maps to visualize important spatial data for diverse audiences

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Cesar A S

01/19/18

3.5 out of 5

Una buena opcion para los usuarios de los SIG (GIS)

What do you like best? Qgis tiene la capacidad de utilizar prácticamente cualquier formato de datos con el que pueda manipularse data espacial, el programa permite utilizar shapefiles, tab files, cad files, raster files, y muchas otras extensiones de archivos que le permiten tener compatibilidad con cualquier software que exista en el mercado, y permite al usuario realizar tareas en Qgis y poder manipularlas o modificarías en otros programas. Qgis tiene una gran capacidad de adaptación, ...

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