FLEXIBLE licensing options

GIS for Small Businesses and Municipalities

ArcGIS gives organizations of every size the capabilities, licensing, and support to innovate, adapt, and thrive.

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The world’s leading GIS, built around how you work

Small businesses, municipalities, and nonprofits create high-impact work with limited resources. That’s why thousands of small organizations around the world rely on ArcGIS for a complete set of mapping and analytics tools to manage data, visualize patterns, and answer key business questions.

Access to the full capabilities of ArcGIS

Get the ArcGIS technology that organizations around the world trust. Use it across desktop, web, and mobile environments.

Flexible licensing options reflect your operations

Access the capabilities you need without a large upfront commitment. New offerings will be added to this page as they launch.

Expert support helps you get more from ArcGIS

Save time with proven workflows, industry-specific apps, training that fits any schedule, and world-class support.

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Creating opportunities for businesses and communities

The City of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, uses ArcGIS to identify investment opportunities, attract businesses, and support long-term economic growth.

Two ways to get started with ArcGIS

Access a complete suite of powerful mapping and analytics tools in the cloud and on your desktop–or stick to desktop only.

Deliver the power of mapping and location analytics across your organization

Small businesses and municipalities can use the Creator user type to meet evolving needs or explore additional ArcGIS user types.

Use the most comprehensive GIS platform for small businesses and municipalities with the tools, apps, templates, and data needed to get up and running quickly.
Access an extensive collection of geographic information from around the globe with ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.
Use AI assistants to enhance productivity.

World-class GIS, for the desktop

Create visually compelling maps that provide insights and align stakeholders.
Enrich your data with spatial context and location-based analytics to enhance asset management, community planning, business expansion, operations, and decision-making.
Access GIS in disconnected environments.

Are you migrating from ArcGIS Desktop?

If you are migrating from ArcGIS Desktop software and are not ready to move to user types, you are eligible for exclusive migration offers to maintain ArcGIS access.

My Esri administrators can explore these options in the My Esri Migration Center.

Administrators: View offers Learn more about migration

Offerings tailored to industry needs

Esri offers ArcGIS software packages designed for small and mid-sized organizations. These offerings provide access to the ArcGIS platform through simplified technology procurement and management.

Local government

Small local governments serving populations of 250,000 or fewer.

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Utilities

Commercial utilities with meter counts of 100,000 or fewer.

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Public safety

Public safety agencies serving populations of 250,000 or fewer.

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Education

Accredited colleges and universities, K–12 school districts, and nonprofit research institutions.

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Nonprofit

Eligibility determined based on status and activities. For US NPOs 501(c)(3) status is required.

Explore this nonprofit offering