Align capabilities to team roles
User types provide role-based access to capabilities, apps, and content that equip users with essential capabilities for interactive collaboration, mapping, and analysis.
User Types
Access ArcGIS capabilities with user type licenses
Access geospatial capabilities and insights anywhere
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Start mapping, analyzing, and managing data
Enrich enterprise business data with spatial context. Create maps, develop apps, conduct analyses, and manage geospatial data with these user types. At least one of the following user types is required to get started with ArcGIS. Learn more about ArcGIS.
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Creator
Leverage essential capabilities for creating dynamic maps and sharing content with pre-built apps. Manage groups, members, content, and work assignments for smooth collaboration.
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Professional
Access advanced editing and data management capabilities across ArcGIS. Create and configure utility networks and parcel fabrics to manage a mission critical system of record. The Professional user type includes everything in the Creator user type.
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Professional Plus
Create production-ready cartography and perform comprehensive analysis that scales to big data. Develop your own models or utilize pre-built machine learning and deep learning models. The Professional Plus user type includes everything in the Professional user type.
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Boost collaboration across the organization
Enable more users to leverage the power of ArcGIS securely within your organization with these user types. Additionally, provide access to public viewing of maps and open data.
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Mobile Worker
Streamline office-to-field connectivity with secure field apps that help users efficiently receive work assignments, update data, navigate, and share their location. The Mobile Worker user type includes everything in the Contributor user type.
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Contributor
Ensure the organization operates with the most up-to-date information by empowering users to review, make simple edits, and collaborate on projects together using a variety of data. The Contributor user type includes everything in the Viewer user type.
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Viewer
Securely view the organization's maps, apps, and dashboards to inform, make better decisions, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs).
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What’s new with ArcGIS User Types in 2025
Following last year’s popular session, we’re back with an update!
In 2024, Esri streamlined its licensing model from seven to six role-based user types to simplify access and expand ArcGIS across organizations. Each updated user type - from Viewer to Professional Plus - now includes more apps and capabilities, aligned more closely with user roles.
In this new webinar, we dive into what’s changed, what’s improved, and what’s coming in 2025.
2023 to 2024 ArcGIS User Type Comparison Matrix
Summarizes the updates made to the user types from 2023 to 2024.
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