| Software | Source Type | Manufacturer | Known For |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArcGIS | Proprietary | ESRI | General GIS |
| ERDAS Imagine | Proprietary | Hexagonal Geospatial | Spatial image analysis |
| ENVI | Proprietary | Exelis Visual Information Systems | Spatial image analysis |
| QGIS | Open Source | QGIS Project | General GIS |
| GRASS | Open Source | OSGeo Project | General GIS |