Alternatives to QField
An open-source mobile GIS app for collecting and editing field data in QGIS projects. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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QField
An open-source mobile GIS app for collecting and editing field data in QGIS projects.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as QField.
Mergin Maps
A mobile field data collection app that syncs QGIS projects between the office and the field.
Mergin Maps also collects field data for QGIS projects offline with automatic merging of edits, but is not open source and team use needs a plan.
Avenza Maps
A mobile map app that shows your position on georeferenced PDF and GeoTIFF maps without internet.
Avenza Maps shows your position on georeferenced PDF and GeoTIFF maps offline with field data collection, without QGIS project integration, and is closed source.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
QGIS
A free and open-source desktop GIS for making maps, editing spatial data and running analysis.
Vespucci
An OpenStreetMap editor for Android that supports the full data model and works offline.
Every Door
Mobile OpenStreetMap editor for quickly adding and checking shops, amenities, buildings and entrances.
GRASS
An open-source geospatial processing engine for raster, vector and imagery analysis.
Felt
A collaborative web mapping and GIS tool for making maps, apps and dashboards from uploaded data.
CalTopo
Backcountry mapping and trip planning tool with collaborative map editing, terrain layers and offline mobile use.
