Felt vs uMap

Felt8.8Visit uMap8.3Visit

Higher score Felt #1 in Map Creation Software 8.8/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Felt

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uMap #5 in Map Creation Software 8.3/10 Open source ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit uMap

• Felt fits best

  Collaborative teams needing advanced mapping

• uMap fits best

  Open-source self-hosted map publishing

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Side by side

Feature	Felt 8.8/10 Visit ↗	uMap 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.3
Ranking	#1 in Map Creation Software	#5 in Map Creation Software
Best for	Collaborative teams needing advanced mapping	Open-source self-hosted map publishing
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	—	Open source
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	7 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	10 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Felt 0/4 · uMap 0/4
Custom data import	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Built-in location data	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Web embedding	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Brand customization	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Map output types	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Export formats	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Collaboration level	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Real-time editing, threaded comments, dashboards, and spatial analysis Live data, field capture, offline support, embeds, APIs, and SDK access Free Personal plan with unlimited maps and sharing	Supports layers, imports, embeds, and configurable sharing permissions Offers role-based editing and optional real-time collaboration Allows self-hosted templates, styles, and logos for custom branding
Cons	Personal plan is limited to non-business mapping Professional and Enterprise use annual contracts Founded in 2021, with a shorter operating history	Data refresh is manual Embedding is provided through iframes Platform coverage is limited to web and self-hosted deployment
Our verdict	Felt is a cloud-native GIS platform for GIS, operations, field, data science, product, and modernization teams. It combines interactive web maps for vector and raster data with dashboards, spatial analysis, live data connections,… Read the review →	uMap is an open-source interactive mapping application for creating and publishing maps with OpenStreetMap layers. It suits organizations, teams, developers, and administrators that need to draw map features, organize data into layers,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Felt — where it wins

  • Real-time editing, threaded comments, dashboards, and spatial analysis
  • Live data, field capture, offline support, embeds, APIs, and SDK access
  • Free Personal plan with unlimited maps and sharing

  Where it doesn't

  • Personal plan is limited to non-business mapping
  • Professional and Enterprise use annual contracts
  • Founded in 2021, with a shorter operating history

• uMap — where it wins

  • Supports layers, imports, embeds, and configurable sharing permissions
  • Offers role-based editing and optional real-time collaboration
  • Allows self-hosted templates, styles, and logos for custom branding

  Where it doesn't

  • Data refresh is manual
  • Embedding is provided through iframes
  • Platform coverage is limited to web and self-hosted deployment

• Felt8.8/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial

  A broad collaborative GIS workspace for teams that need advanced mapping and live data.

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• uMap8.3/10 · Open source

  A flexible open-source map publisher for web and self-hosted projects.

  Visit uMapFull verdict →