Felt
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What is Felt
Felt is a web-based GIS mapping tool for creating, styling, and sharing interactive maps. It targets teams that need lightweight spatial analysis and collaboration for planning, operations, research, or communication. The product emphasizes an easy-to-use map editor, data import from common formats, and shareable map links/embeds for internal or external audiences.
Fast collaborative map creation
Felt focuses on a browser-first workflow that reduces setup compared with many traditional GIS stacks. Teams can build maps, annotate, and iterate quickly without requiring specialized desktop installations. This can be useful for cross-functional collaboration where not all users are GIS specialists.
Simple sharing and publishing
Felt supports sharing maps via links and publishing for viewing by others, which fits communication and stakeholder-update use cases. This approach can reduce friction versus exporting static files or requiring viewers to have GIS accounts. It is well-suited to lightweight web map distribution and embedding in documentation or web pages.
Accessible data import workflow
Felt is designed to bring in common geospatial datasets and tabular data for visualization on a map. This makes it practical for teams that work with spreadsheets, boundary files, or other standard GIS formats. The emphasis is on getting data onto a map quickly for exploration and presentation.
Limited advanced GIS tooling
Compared with full-featured enterprise GIS platforms, Felt typically offers fewer advanced geoprocessing, network analysis, and cartographic automation capabilities. Organizations that require complex spatial modeling or large-scale geoprocessing may need additional tools. This can introduce workflow handoffs between Felt and other GIS systems.
Governance and admin depth varies
Enterprises often require granular role-based access control, auditing, data lineage, and centralized administration across many teams. Felt’s governance features may not match the depth found in long-established enterprise GIS ecosystems. Buyers should validate SSO options, permission models, and audit requirements for regulated environments.
Integrations and extensibility constraints
Some GIS programs provide extensive APIs, SDKs, and marketplace ecosystems for custom apps and deep system integration. Felt may offer fewer options for building highly customized geospatial applications or embedding advanced GIS functions into other products. Integration needs (data pipelines, CRM/BI, ETL) should be confirmed during evaluation.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Create unlimited maps; draw, annotate, add photos; share via link and collaborate in real time; collect feedback with comments. |
| Team | $200 per month (billed annually) — (blog notes: $250/month if billed monthly) | Everything in Free, plus: upload any vector, raster or spreadsheet format; connect to Esri and OGC services; advanced visualizations (heatmaps, choropleths, raster styling); customizable popups; export to GeoJSON, GeoPackage & GeoTIFF. Includes ~25 GB data hosting and team collaboration features. |
| Enterprise | Contact sales / Custom pricing | Everything in Team, plus: live sync from Postgres, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, S3; dashboards, H3 analytics; mobile data collection; Felt AI & developer tools (API, JS SDK); SSO/SAML; regional hosting/private cloud; dedicated onboarding and support. A 7‑day trial is offered for Enterprise. |
Notes: Felt offers discounts for non-profits and is free for education/classroom use.
Seller details
Felt Maps, Inc.
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https://felt.com
https://x.com/feltmaps
https://www.linkedin.com/company/feltmaps/
