Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Esri Targets Developers With New Pay-A-You-Go Plan For ArcGIS

Redland-based Esri, which develops the popular ArcGIS geographical information systems (GIS) tools, says it is looking to make the software more popular with developers with a relaunch of its ArcGIS For Developers products, and adding flexible, pay-as-you-go plans for the software. Esri said the changes to its service make the service "more accessible and affordable", and also include a decrease in pricing for routing transactions and a new commercial app deployment experience. Esri's ArcGIS tools are very popular with large organizations, particularly government organizations, but are fairly pricey for independent developers. According to Esri, the new "Builder" plan for ArcGIS now can be had for a monthly subscription rate of $125, rather than the prior, annual plan offered by the company; the company also says it will be offering a "pay-as-you-go" model to enable developers to pay only for services and transactions that they use.

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