Felt
Collaborative web GIS for making, analysing and sharing maps in the browser.
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Is Felt free?
Free plan, plus paid plans
- Starting price:
- $199/month billed yearly (Team)
- Free plan:
- Yes, 3 seats and 25 viewers
Checked on Felt's site Nov 8, 2026
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- 5 of 5
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- 4
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About Felt
Felt is a browser-based mapping platform built around collaboration. Several people can edit the same map at once, drop annotations and comments, and share it publicly or with logged-in viewers, much like a shared document. Paid plans let you upload common GIS formats such as Shapefile, GeoPackage, GeoJSON, KML and GeoTIFF, connect live sources like Google Sheets, ArcGIS services, databases and cloud buckets, and run analysis such as SQL queries and drive-time areas. It also offers dashboards, field data collection with forms and photos, an AI assistant, a REST API and a JavaScript SDK for building map apps, and a QGIS plugin for pushing desktop work to the web. It suits teams in government, utilities, real estate and similar fields that need to share maps beyond GIS specialists. A free plan covers basic map making; paid plans are priced per workspace with extra seats, and viewers are free.
Best for: Teams that need to share and edit maps with non-GIS colleagues in the browser.
Felt pricing (checked Nov 8, 2026)
Each line is quoted from Felt's own site, with the page it came from.
| Plan or term | What it says | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes, 3 seats and 25 viewers | Nov 8, 2026 | felt.com |
| Starting price | $199/month billed yearly (Team) | Nov 8, 2026 | felt.com |
| Extra seat | $49/month yearly or $59 monthly | Nov 8, 2026 | felt.com |
| Free trial | 7 days of Business | Nov 8, 2026 | felt.com |
Pros and cons
What works
- Real-time co-editing and commenting with free viewers
- Imports common GIS formats and live data sources on paid plans
- QGIS plugin and REST API connect it to existing workflows
Why people leave
- Free plan can't upload your own data or export
- Paid plans are costly for individuals
- Far less analysis depth than a desktop GIS
Felt vs QGIS, ArcGIS Pro and GRASS
From each app's listing and the prices verified on its own site. A dash means we haven't verified it yet.
| Attribute | Felt | QGIS | ArcGIS Pro | GRASS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan + paid | Open source | Paid | Open source |
| Verified price | $199/month billed yearly (Team) | — | — | — |
| Free plan | Yes, 3 seats and 25 viewers | Free app | No | Free app |
| Open source | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Self-hostable | No | No | No | No |
| Platforms | Web | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Top Felt alternatives
See all 4- 1QGIS68.8
Free open-source desktop GIS with far deeper analysis, if you don't need live co-editing.
- 2ArcGIS Pro64.8
Esri's desktop GIS with ArcGIS Online for sharing, the enterprise standard for analysis and publishing.
- 3GRASS59.4
Free open-source engine for heavy raster and terrain analysis that a web map can't do.
- 4
CARTO42.3Enterprise spatial analytics that runs directly on BigQuery, Snowflake or Databricks data.
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Felt: common questions
What is Felt?
Felt: Collaborative web GIS for making, analysing and sharing maps in the browser. Best for teams that need to share and edit maps with non-GIS colleagues in the browser. Available for Web.
Is Felt free?
Felt has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: Yes, 3 seats and 25 viewers (checked on Felt's own site).
How much does Felt cost?
Felt is free with paid plans. Free plan: Yes, 3 seats and 25 viewers; Starting price: $199/month billed yearly (Team); Extra seat: $49/month yearly or $59 monthly; Free trial: 7 days of Business. Checked on Felt's own site, November 2026.
Does Felt have a free trial or refund?
Free trial: 7 days of Business. Source: Felt's own site.
Is Felt open source?
No, Felt is not open source. Open-source alternatives include QGIS and GRASS.
What platforms does Felt run on?
Felt is available for Web.
What are the best alternatives to Felt?
The highest-ranked Felt alternatives right now are QGIS, ArcGIS Pro and GRASS. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.
Felt vs QGIS: what's the difference?
Felt is free with paid plans; QGIS is free and open source. QGIS is open source and Felt is not. Only Felt runs on Web. Only QGIS runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.