Esri

The company operates an enterprise software and cloud platform model centred on professional GIS and location services. It develops and maintains a portfolio of desktop applications, cloud-hosted SaaS, self-hosted server software and APIs that enable organisations to manage spatial data, perform analysis and build mapping applications. Value is created by consolidating complex geospatial workflows into integrated tooling, providing managed cloud infrastructure for hosting maps and data, and exposing location services to developers via APIs. Revenue is generated through a mix of term and perpetual software licensing, user-based and organisation-level subscriptions, enterprise agreements that bundle products and maintenance, and metered usage charges for cloud-based location services. Additional value and revenue come from premium extensions, industry-specific solutions, commercial data products, and professional services such as training and support.

Esri is a United States-based geospatial software company best known for its ArcGIS product family. It provides desktop, cloud and server-based geographic information systems (GIS), location services and spatial analytics used to store, visualise, analyse and share location data. The company also offers developer-focused platforms and tools for embedding mapping and location capabilities into applications. Esri generates revenue primarily from software licences and subscriptions, maintenance and support, consumption-based platform usage, and paid data and solution add-ons. Its paying customers are organisations such as governments, utilities, logistics and transport providers, environmental and engineering firms, and other enterprises that require professional GIS, mapping and spatial analysis capabilities at scale.