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Head-to-head · Forestry Software

TigerWeb vs Open Foris

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score TigerWeb #5 in Forestry Software 7.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit FORECON
Open Foris #7 in Forestry Software 6.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Open Foris

TigerWeb leads on 2 checks, Open Foris on 1, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreTigerWeb · 7.4/10
  • Free planonly Open Foris
  • Most featuresTigerWeb · 3 of 3

TigerWeb scores higher on our rubric for forestry software: 7.4 against 6.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.

Open Foris offers free plan; TigerWeb doesn't publish it. TigerWeb offers harvest planning; Open Foris doesn't publish it. TigerWeb offers timber sales; Open Foris doesn't publish it. On mobile access, Open Foris gives you Offline where TigerWeb offers Online.

TigerWeb is the better fit for organizations managing timber sales and harvest planning. Open Foris is the better fit for teams needing free, flexible field inventory tools.

  • TigerWeb fits best

    Organizations managing timber sales and harvest planning

  • Open Foris fits best

    Teams needing free, flexible field inventory tools

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Side by side

Feature TigerWeb 7.4/10 Visit ↗ Open Foris 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.4 6.9
Ranking #5 in Forestry Software #7 in Forestry Software
Best for Organizations managing timber sales and harvest planning Teams needing free, flexible field inventory tools
Pricing model Paid Free
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan Not published ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms Web Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features TigerWeb 3/3 · Open Foris 1/3
Forest inventory ✓ ✓
Harvest planning ✓ (best) Not published
Timber sales ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Mobile access Online Offline
Mapping capabilities Advanced Advanced
Our review
Pros
  • GIS layers combine satellite, topographic, and other base maps.
  • Interactive inventory spans plot, stand, and tract levels.
  • Growth projections support user-drawn areas and harvest analysis.
  • 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
  • Contact-sales pricing does not provide self-serve plan selection.
  • No AI features are included.
  • Proprietary software is not open source.
  • 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

TigerWeb is a browser-based forestry system for managing and analyzing hardwood timberland data. It brings together GIS maps, field inventory and cruise data, growth and yield modeling, and reporting in a cloud deployment. FORECON…

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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. TigerWebForestry Software 7.4Pricing on request
  2. Open ForisForestry Software 6.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • TigerWeb — where it wins

    • GIS layers combine satellite, topographic, and other base maps.
    • Interactive inventory spans plot, stand, and tract levels.
    • Growth projections support user-drawn areas and harvest analysis.

    Where it doesn't

    • Contact-sales pricing does not provide self-serve plan selection.
    • No AI features are included.
    • Proprietary software is not open source.

  • 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.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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