CARTO
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VisitCARTO vs Felt
What both publish
| Fact | CARTO | Felt |
|---|---|---|
| Developer tools | CARTO provides framework-agnostic APIs and native deck.gl support for application development without ETL, backend APIs, or data replication. | The Enterprise plan lists a REST API and JavaScript SDK, and the app development page also describes a Python SDK and webhooks. |
| Founded | 2012 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | New York, United States | Oakland, California, United States |
| Product | CARTO is an Agentic GIS platform that lets organizations build AI agents, geospatial workflows, and interactive maps inside their cloud data warehouse or lakehouse. | Felt is an AI-native, cloud-based GIS platform for making maps, dashboards, and apps from spatial data. |
CARTO plans
- Custom—
- Enterprise—
- Pay As You Go—
- Strategic—
Felt plans
- PersonalFree
- FreeFree
- Team$199 a month
- Business$599 a month
- Platform$1,000 a month
- Enterprise$1,250 a month
Pick CARTO if…
CARTO may suit organizations and developers building geospatial workflows, applications, maps, or AI agents around cloud data warehouses. Its self-hosted option also supports organizations deploying on cloud, regional, sovereign, or on-premises infrastructure.
Pick Felt if…
Felt suits GIS, field operations, data science, analytics, product, and engineering teams. Its free Personal plan is for personal use rather than business, while organizations can consider annual Professional or Enterprise contracts.