Mergin Maps

What Mergin Maps does

Mergin Maps is a geospatial field data collection platform built on top of the open-source QGIS desktop GIS ecosystem. Developed by Lutra Consulting Limited, a UK-incorporated private company, the platform consists of a mobile application for iOS, Android, and Windows; a QGIS plugin for desktop project synchronization; and a server tier available as a managed cloud SaaS, a free open-source Community Edition (AGPL-3.0 / commercial dual license), and a commercial Enterprise Edition with on-premises and private-cloud deployment options. Its differentiating technical core is the Geodiff library, which applies Git-like version control and automatic merging to GeoPackage data, enabling true concurrent collaborative editing of geospatial layers. The platform supports offline-first field workflows, high-precision positioning via external GNSS receivers, multi-format GIS input (GeoPackage, Shapefile, PostGIS, GeoTIFF, MBTiles, OGC WMS/WMTS/WFS), customizable forms, and full project history with conflict resolution and reversion.

The company monetizes through tiered SaaS subscriptions (Individual at €11.90/month, Professional at €65.00/month, and Team at €149.00/month, with annual billing offering up to 25% savings), an Enterprise Edition with custom pricing, SSO at €150/month per connection, multi-year contracts up to three years, and optional volume discounts. Go-to-market is hybrid: a self-service, product-led motion via app stores and the QGIS Plugin Manager targets individual professionals and SMBs, while direct enterprise sales handle large deployments with compliance needs. The customer base spans agriculture (e.g., Farm Carbon Toolkit), ecology and environmental protection (e.g., Kent Wildlife Trust), telecommunications and fibre infrastructure (e.g., Pine Media, Broadband Academy), construction and engineering (e.g., Mick George), government and municipalities, forestry, water utilities, transportation, natural resources, and emerging EU Deforestation Regulation compliance use cases, with more than 100,000 users across 190+ countries.

Mergin Maps is independently operated with no disclosed outside funding, parent company, or M&A activity. Strategic emphasis is on open-source community adoption feeding enterprise conversion, deeper QGIS integration (including ArcGIS-to-QGIS migration partnerships with North Road/SLYR), and the development of a developer tools ecosystem (Python and C++ API clients, Media Sync, DB Sync, Work Packages). With a headcount of 11–50, the firm appears positioned as a capital-efficient niche leader in mobile geospatial data capture rather than as a high-velocity venture-backed scale-up.

Name

Mergin Maps

Legal name

Lutra Consulting Limited

Website

https://merginmaps.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mergin Maps is a UK-based (Lutra Consulting Limited) geospatial field data collection platform that enables mobile capture, offline sync, and collaborative editing of GIS data via QGIS-integrated mobile, cloud, and self-hosted deployments for survey, agriculture, ecology, telecom, construction, and government users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geospatial Field Data Collection Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

Keywords

• Geospatial data collection
• Mobile GIS mapping
• Field survey software
• QGIS integration platform
• Offline mapping tools

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (Cloud): Monthly or annual subscription plans for cloud-hosted service. Plans include Individual (€11.90/mo or €14.90/mo), Professional (€65.00/mo or €79.00/mo), and Team (€149.00/mo or €195.00/mo) tiers with varying features, storage, and user limits.
2. Enterprise Edition License: On-premises or private-cloud deployment of Mergin Maps Enterprise Edition with enhanced features including SSO (€150/month additional), dedicated SLA support, and volume-based pricing. Multi-year agreements up to 3 years available.
3. Community Edition (Self-hosted): Free and open-source Community Edition for self-hosting, dual licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Mergin Maps Commercial Licence
4. SSO Add-on: Single Sign-On capability available as add-on at €150 per month per SSO connection

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mergin Maps is a geospatial field data collection platform that enables mobile teams to capture, store, and share geospatial data on iOS, Android, and Windows devices, with real-time synchronization to QGIS desktop projects. It supports points, lines, polygons, photos, barcodes, and QR codes with GPS coordinates, full offline operation, and Git-like version control for collaborative editing. The product is delivered as a managed cloud SaaS, an open-source Community Edition for self-hosting, and a commercial Enterprise Edition for private-cloud or on-premises deployment with SSO and SLA support.

Product overview

Mergin Maps is a geospatial field data collection platform consisting of a mobile app (iOS, Android, Windows), QGIS plugin, and server solutions. The core offering includes the Mergin Maps Mobile App for field data collection with offline capability and QGIS synchronization, the Mergin Maps QGIS Plugin for desktop GIS integration and project management, and server deployments (Enterprise Edition for commercial deployments with SSO and SLA support, Community Edition for self-hosted open-source use). Supporting modules include Customisable Forms for data entry, Survey Features for advanced field capabilities, Maps Styling for cartographic customization, Project History for version control, and External GNSS Support for high-precision positioning. The platform also provides developer tools including Python and C++ client libraries, Media Sync, Work Packages, Database Synchronisation, and the Geodiff Library. The ecosystem is built around open standards including GeoPackage, QGIS, and various OGC protocols.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mergin Maps CE: Community Edition - open source self-hosted version of Mergin Maps server, dual licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Mergin Maps Commercial Licence
• Mergin Maps EE
• Mergin Maps Cloud

Products and services

• Mergin Maps Mobile App A mobile application for iOS, Android, and Windows that enables geospatial field data collection with offline capability, real-time synchronization with QGIS projects, and support for capturing points, lines, areas, photos, barcodes, and QR codes. Targeted at field surveyors, GIS professionals, and field teams in agriculture, ecology, construction, telecommunications, and government.
• Mergin Maps QGIS Plugin QGIS plugin that enables synchronization between QGIS desktop projects and the Mergin Maps cloud, project packaging, and management of collaborative workflows. Licensed under GPL-v3 and distributed via the official QGIS Plugin Manager. Used by GIS analysts and project managers to push QGIS projects to field teams and pull field data back into QGIS.
• Mergin Maps Enterprise Edition (EE) Enterprise-grade deployment of the Mergin Maps server with enhanced features including Single Sign-On (SSO) with Azure AD, Google Workspace, and Okta, flexible deployment options (Cloud, Private-Cloud, On-Premises), role-based permissions, dedicated SLA support, and advanced security compliance features. Targeted at large organizations and government agencies with compliance and data sovereignty requirements.
• Mergin Maps Community Edition (CE) Open-source self-hosted version of the Mergin Maps server, dual licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Mergin Maps Commercial Licence, allowing organizations to deploy their own server infrastructure via Docker. Full source code available on GitHub. Targeted at technical teams and organizations that prefer self-hosting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Users report revolutionizing field work efficiency and eliminating tedious manual data transcription processes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• QGIScoreTechnology or IntegrationQGIS is the recommended desktop GIS application for use with Mergin Maps. The platform is officially endorsed by QGIS.org as one of the recommended mobile field data collection solutions. Full integration through QGIS plugin, compatible with existing QGIS projects, symbology, and analysis workflows.
• OpenStreetMapcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenStreetMap data is used for base map layers in Mergin Maps, with attribution required for map displays.
• OpenMapTilessupportingTechnology or IntegrationOpenMapTiles provides background map data for Mergin Maps applications, with proper attribution.
• QGIS Crowdfunding CampaignssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMergin Maps contributes to QGIS crowdfunding campaigns and supports the broader QGIS open-source ecosystem.
• North Road (SLYR)supportingTechnology or IntegrationSLYR tool by North Road facilitates migration from ArcGIS to QGIS, enabling ArcGIS users to transition to Mergin Maps workflows.
• SLYR (North Road)supportingTechnology or IntegrationSLYR community version is open-sourced on GitHub and converts Esri .lyr and .style files to QGIS-compatible formats. Licensed version offers additional conversion capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CARTO: Location intelligence and spatial analytics platform. While more focused on analytics and visualization, it competes for the same geospatial buyer budgets in telecom, government, and environmental verticals.
• Esri ArcGIS Field Maps: Esri's flagship mobile field data collection app bundled with the ArcGIS ecosystem. Competes head-to-head in enterprise GIS field workflows and is the primary proprietary incumbent Mergin Maps differentiates against.
• Esri Survey123: Esri's form-based field data collection solution. Targets the same survey/form-driven use cases as Mergin Maps' Customisable Forms, particularly in government, utilities, and regulated industries.
• Trimble TerraFlex: Enterprise-grade mobile GIS data collection platform from Trimble, with strong positioning in utilities, telecom, and government — verticals Mergin Maps also targets.

Direct peers

• OpenDataKit (ODK): Open-source mobile data collection suite used globally by researchers, NGOs, and governments. Direct peer for offline form-based field data collection with similar free/open-source distribution.
• KoboToolbox: Open-source field data collection platform widely used in humanitarian, environmental, and research contexts — overlapping with Mergin Maps' ecology, agriculture, and government use cases.
• Fulcrum: SaaS mobile field data collection platform with offline capability and form customization. Closely comparable product, pricing model, and target customer base (field-services SMBs and enterprises).
• Mappt: Mobile GIS and field data collection app for agriculture, mining, and environmental sectors — directly overlapping with Mergin Maps' core vertical use cases and SMB/enterprise pricing model.
• QField: Open-source QGIS mobile field data collection app. The most direct peer, explicitly referenced by Mergin Maps customers in testimonials, targeting the same QGIS users with similar offline capture and sync capabilities.

Others

• North Road (SLYR): QGIS consultancy and creator of the SLYR tool that converts Esri styling files to QGIS. Named partner that helps drive ArcGIS-to-QGIS migrations — strategic ally rather than direct competitor, but adjacent in the same buyer workflow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/MerginMaps
• Facebookfacebook.com/lutraconsulting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mergin-maps
• Xx.com/merginmaps

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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