| Functionality | Explorer | Explorer+ | PlanetGIS |
| Standard mapping functions | |||
| Navigation: zoom, pan, locate |  | | |
| Interrogation: identify feature, view attributes | | | |
| Attributes: Modify database information | | | |
| Locate: feature/component by id or attribute | | | |
| Selection: by attribute, containment, proximity | | | |
| Printing: preview, print frames, hardcopy, map book | | | |
| Customize: styles, displays, views | | | |
| Location: current, capture movements | | | |
| Import: SHP, GPX, KML, KMZ, DXF, CSV, JPG, OSM | | | |
| Export: SHP, GPX, KML, KMZ, DXF, XYZ | | | |
| Raster: import JPEG, TIFF, GeoTIFF, ECW, SID | 1000 | | |
| Capture: new features, modify features, delete | 1000 | | |
| Structure: organize feature classes (rename/copy/etc) | | | |
| Thematic mapping | |||
| Select queries | | | |
| Group queries | | | |
| Range queries | | | |
| Advanced feature manipulation | |||
| Copy / move features to other classes | | | |
| Duplicate / replace features with same class | | | |
| Join, clip, union, divide, subtract, buffer | | ||
| Translate, flip, rotate, transform | | ||
| Attributes & forms | |||
| Add attributes / restructure | | | |
| Create & manage lookup lists | | | |
| Add items to lookup lists | | | |
| Create input forms | | ||
| Input information using forms | | | |
| Scripting & reporting | |||
| Execute (authorised) scripts | | | |
| View reports | | | |
| Create & edit SQL scripts | | ||
| Create & edit reports | | ||
| Database connectivity | |||
| Access, MariaDB/MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite | | | |
| Oracle, SQL Server | | | |
| Export features and attributes to databases | | | |
| Import features and attributes from databases | | | |
| Execute SQL statements | | | |
| Pricing | |||
| Solo user (each) | free | R3000 | R9000 |
| Team (per user) | - | R3000 | R12000 |
| Software updates - solo (one year, per user) | - | R1000 | R3000 |
| Software updates - solo (two years, per user) | - | R1500 | R4500 |
| Software updates - team (one year, per user) | - | R1000 | R4000 |
| Software updates - team (two years, per user) | - | R1500 | R6000 |
| Explorer | Explorer+ | PlanetGIS |
Explorer+ is PlanetGIS Explorer that has been registered with a license key.