Alternatives to Planet
Other GIS and mapping vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Planet does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 34 that differ from Planet on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Planet has 6 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Public pricing, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116). The column “publishes and Planet does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Planet does not | Planet publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIS Cloudgiscloud.com | 55/100 | 3 Data location stated, Public pricing, No third-party tracking before consent | 3 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Bentley Systemsbentley.com | 52/100 | 3 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Uptime SLA with a figure | 3 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Alteryx Spatialalteryx.com | 39/100 | 3 Data location stated, Public pricing, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 4 Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Notice before subprocessors change, +1 | Compare |
| Geoapifygeoapify.com | 30/100 | 3 Data processing agreement, Public pricing, No third-party tracking before consent | 6 Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Certifications named, +3 | Compare |
| Mapmemapme.com | 26/100 | 3 Data location stated, Public pricing, Uptime SLA with a figure | 6 Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Certifications named, +3 | Compare |
| Mapboxmapbox.com | 61/100 | 2 Public pricing, Uptime SLA with a figure | nothing | Compare |
| Safe Software FMEsafe.com | 52/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Data location stated | 2 Subprocessor list, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| LightBoxlightboxre.com | 48/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Data location stated | 4 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | Compare |
| UP42up42.com | 38/100 | 2 Data location stated, Public pricing | 3 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Atlasatlas.co | 35/100 | 2 Data location stated, Public pricing | 4 Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Certifications named, +1 | Compare |
| eSpatialespatial.com | 35/100 | 2 Data location stated, Public pricing | 4 Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Notice before subprocessors change, +1 | Compare |
| Nearmapnearmap.com | 35/100 | 2 Data location stated, Uptime SLA with a figure | 4 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, Notice before subprocessors change, +1 | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.