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Head-to-head · Forestry Software

Integral Forestry Product Suite vs Open Foris

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Integral Forestry Product Suite #1 in Forestry Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 3 features Contact Integral
Open Foris #7 in Forestry Software 6.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Open Foris

Integral Forestry Product Suite leads on 1 check, Open Foris on 1, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreIntegral Forestry Product Suite · 9.0/10
  • Free planonly Open Foris
  • Most featuresIntegral Forestry Product Suite · 2 of 3

Integral Forestry Product Suite scores higher on our rubric for forestry software: 9.0 against 6.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #7.

Open Foris offers free plan; Integral Forestry Product Suite doesn't. Integral Forestry Product Suite offers harvest planning; Open Foris doesn't publish it.

Integral Forestry Product Suite is the better fit for forestry estates needing end-to-end management. Open Foris is the better fit for teams needing free, flexible field inventory tools.

  • Integral Forestry Product Suite fits best

    Forestry estates needing end-to-end management

  • Open Foris fits best

    Teams needing free, flexible field inventory tools

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Side by side

Feature Integral Forestry Product Suite 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Open Foris 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 6.9
Ranking #1 in Forestry Software #7 in Forestry Software
Best for Forestry estates needing end-to-end management Teams needing free, flexible field inventory tools
Pricing model Paid Free
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Desktop, Mobile Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms Windows, iOS, Android Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support Docs Community, Docs
Integrations 4 integrations 3 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Integral Forestry Product Suite 2/3 · Open Foris 1/3
Forest inventory ✓ ✓
Harvest planning ✓ (best) Not published
Timber sales Not published Not published
Specs
Mobile access Offline Offline
Mapping capabilities Advanced Advanced
Our review
Pros
  • Connects inventory, growth analysis and harvest scheduling workflows
  • GIS map production includes templates and batch printing
  • Offline mobile maps and stand details support field data collection
  • Offline mobile collection supports GPS, images, audio, video, and text.
  • Survey validation, satellite interpretation, and geospatial analysis are included.
  • Open-source tools span cloud, desktop, and mobile platforms.
Cons
  • Pricing requires contacting Integral; Forecaster licensing is per hectare
  • Forestry applications span multiple modules rather than one focused workflow
  • Support channels listed are documentation only
  • A portfolio of tools, not a single forestry-management application.
  • No verified harvest-planning or timber-sales features.
  • Support is through documentation and community channels.
Our verdict

Integral Forestry Product Suite, also called ATLAS, brings forest information, inventory, planning and harvest management into a collection of applications. It is aimed at forest owners, managers, planners and field crews who need to…

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Open Foris is a FAO-developed portfolio of free, open-source tools for forest and land monitoring. It serves governments, communities, researchers, and practitioners working on national forest inventories, field data collection, land-use…

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  1. Integral Forestry Product SuiteForestry Software 9.0Pricing on request
  2. Open ForisForestry Software 6.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Integral Forestry Product Suite — where it wins

    • Connects inventory, growth analysis and harvest scheduling workflows
    • GIS map production includes templates and batch printing
    • Offline mobile maps and stand details support field data collection

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting Integral; Forecaster licensing is per hectare
    • Forestry applications span multiple modules rather than one focused workflow
    • Support channels listed are documentation only

  • Open Foris — where it wins

    • Offline mobile collection supports GPS, images, audio, video, and text.
    • Survey validation, satellite interpretation, and geospatial analysis are included.
    • Open-source tools span cloud, desktop, and mobile platforms.

    Where it doesn't

    • A portfolio of tools, not a single forestry-management application.
    • No verified harvest-planning or timber-sales features.
    • Support is through documentation and community channels.
  • Integral Forestry Product Suite9.0/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad forestry suite for coordinating estate data, fieldwork, mapping and harvests.

    Contact IntegralFull verdict →
  • Open Foris6.9/10 · Free plan

    A flexible tool portfolio for forest inventories, field surveys, and geospatial monitoring.

    Visit Open ForisFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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