# AO Prospect Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about AO Prospect Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other GIS products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/10005629/AO-Prospect --- # AO Prospect Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) AO Prospect ## What is AO Prospect? Introducing Anderson Optimization - an advanced software designed to simplify the land siting and injection study processes, while streamlining your solar development projects. With its powerful search capabilities, Anderson Optimization allows you to locate the best sites for your new projects in just minutes, with land parcels situated near substations or transmission lines. ## What is AO Prospect used for? [GIS](https://www.capterra.com/gis-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 10 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price $600 Usage Based, Per Month Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for AO Prospect?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=http://andersonoptimization.com&name=AO Prospect) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### AO Prospect 4.8 (10) VS. [4.6 (80)](https://www.capterra.com/p/180765/PropertyIntel/reviews/) Starting Price $600 Usage Based, Per Month Starting Price $199 Flat Rate, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.6 (10) Ease Of Use 4.7 (80) Value For Money 4.8 (8) Value For Money 4.6 (75) Customer Service 4.9 (10) Customer Service 4.7 (71) ## AO Prospect alternatives [Google Maps](https://www.capterra.com/p/227511/Google-Maps/) [4.7 (1,836)](https://www.capterra.com/p/227511/Google-Maps/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 96% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/227511/Google-Maps/) [QGIS](https://www.capterra.com/p/185949/QGIS/) [4.5 (100)](https://www.capterra.com/p/185949/QGIS/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 94% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/185949/QGIS/) [Google Earth Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/248994/Google-Earth-Pro/) [4.7 (97)](https://www.capterra.com/p/248994/Google-Earth-Pro/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 98% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/248994/Google-Earth-Pro/) Highest Rated [PolicyMap](https://www.capterra.com/p/165945/PolicyMap/) [4.8 (53)](https://www.capterra.com/p/165945/PolicyMap/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/165945/PolicyMap/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/10005629/AO-Prospect/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Data Import/Export 4.7 (10) 30.00% of 10 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Import and export data to and from software applications Data Mapping 4.6 (9) 22.22% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track the management and flow of data throughout the organization Geographic Maps 4.3 (9) 22.22% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Visualize locations on a map Geolocation 4.9 (8) 12.50% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Determines the location of a device using GPS or an IP address Map Creation 4.6 (8) 25.00% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Create custom maps Map Sharing 4.6 (8) 12.50% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Share maps with internal and external stakeholders AO Prospect 15 features Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases A way to visually represent data where different categories of items are marked with different colors Process of gathering, measuring, and analyzing accurate data Import and export data to and from software applications Track the management and flow of data throughout the organization Graphical representation of data Visualize locations on a map Determines the location of a device using GPS or an IP address Create custom maps Share maps with internal and external stakeholders Manage and support multiple locations Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data A study of entities based on topological, geographic and geometric attributes. Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.5 (10) 4.5 Based on 10 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.8 (8) Basic $600.00 Usage Based,Per Month Value for money 4.8 (8) 4.8 Based on 8 reviews Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.9 (10) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.9 (10) 4.9 Based on 10 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.8 Based on 10 reviews Filter by rating 5(8) 4(2) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent Jonathan C. Project Development Operations Manager Renewables & Environment ### "Powerful tool with excellent customer support!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 December 6, 2023 Pros AO has become our primary tool for quickly screening-out parcels that don't meet our criteria for buildable area, etc. The customer support we've received has been fantastic, as the AO team has helped us to build a custom solution to interface with our Salesforce CRM to track status of different opportunities. There are many small details that make the software more intuitive and useable, including opacity sliders and a deep bench of default layers available. Cons For particularly large projects with 500+ parcels, AO tends to slow down quite significantly which can make it difficult to navigate within the project or run buildable area analyses. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. DB Derrick B. Associate Renewables & Environment ### "Anderson Optimization is vital for the success of my team!" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 December 6, 2023 I really enjoy the product because nothing in the industry compares to it. It is easy to use, and our team does understand that mapping software are very delicate and difficult to produce. AO has come a long way and has a very good support and tech team to answer any questions or resolve any issues we have in a timely manner. All of the data is very important to us, and we appreciate AO's discretion in our company produced data imported into our own layers. Pros The functionality and interface of AO is very easy to use. I have trained a couple of new employees on how to use AO to generate parcel lists efficiently and the ease of the product makes my job easier. Exporting the data that pertains to the parcel list is extremely vital, and AO's export functionality is seamless and easy to use. Cons Exporting parcel images functionality has not worked for quite some time and has not been able to be replicated on AO's end even though it is happening on multiple computers and accounts on our end. Also, exported parcel images come in individual zip files which is time consuming when I am working on a parcel list of 200 or more because I have to create a new folder, unzip the export and drage the images into the new folder. The colors of some layers seem to be the same shade if not the same color which can be time consuming to verify. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. NU Nicholas U. Director Renewables & Environment ### "Cenergy Power AO analysis" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 March 27, 2023 AO Prospect has made our company's site search and analysis processes much more robust. It is easy to learn so new team members can quickly get up to speed. Pros The ability to add new feature layers and customize templates for data work and export is very useful. Cons There are some default layers which cannot be turned off or modified, this causes unnecessary clutter. It is not possible to create exported images with a legend. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JL John L. Director of Projects Renewables & Environment ### "Great initial constraints and project development software" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 March 22, 2023 AO has been great at reviewing prospective parcels and determining if you have a potential project. Pros The ability to do initial constraints and project development Cons The 10 meter topography vs 1 meter on Lidar Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KE Katie E. Site Finding Specialist Renewables & Environment ### "The best Site Finding tool out there" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 22, 2023 We have been sooo happy with how AO has taken every suggestion or request that we made and made those things happen, quickly. We were also a small family company when we started working together years ago and their culture is the same as ours. Pros All features contribute to the end product and are useful, but the accuracy of all of the information and the constant updates to ensure accuracy is most impactful for us. What I like the most is how easy and fast it is to use and we can customize our user profile and setting to have the exports exactly how we want them. Cons The only negative that I think someone might have, and this doesn't apply to us, is that you don't have access to every state at once. Maybe that has changed or maybe that's available, but costly? Other than that, no negatives for us! Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. BC Brett C. Managing Partner Renewables & Environment ### "Great product, needs more functionality" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 March 22, 2023 Great Pros Overall great UI, automates lots of basic GIS needs Cons Sometimes very slow or have to refresh which can be frustrating. Needs more maps integration (power plant retirements, etc). I have given lots of feedback to the team via email Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. LW Lesley W. Development Manager Renewables & Environment ### "Anderson is the BEST!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 22, 2023 I love Anderson and use it everyday. I would make it our primary GIS resource if the decision were mine alone to make. Pros I love the quick ease of use in quickly being able to build, load, and analyze maps for my work in prospecting . Cons I wish there was a function to pull in all of one landowner's parcels and add them to my map. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KK Kevin K. Owner Renewables & Environment ### "Solar GIS" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 22, 2023 Fantastic. Pros The ease of use and power of the product to prospect for land parcels for my solar developers is exceptional. This coupled with the CS team at AO makes for a great business relationship. Cons This is probably on us on needing a more powerful computer but running the system on my laptop can cause it to crash when running other applications at the same time. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. DF Darryl F. Senior GIS Analyst Renewables & Environment ### "AO Review" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 22, 2023 Pros Great wat to prospect with an app that has everything centralized. Cons At first navigating through various functions can be a little confusing but it was a learning curve. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MF Michael F. President Renewables & Environment ### "Great software. Can run a little slow on occasion but overall, very satisfied" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 March 22, 2023 Great experience. Always quick to respond. Pros It limits how much research I have to do. There is an abundance of layers. If there isn't a layer I am looking for, I can ask for it and it gets added. Cons On occasion, the software can run very slow. Not often but it happens. Also, the printable maps could be better, more customizable. Alternatives considered [Latapult](https://www.capterra.com/p/209946/Latapult/) Reasons for choosing AO Prospect Much better software overall. Easier to use. Better layer selection Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. [View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/10005629/AO-Prospect/reviews/) ## Top-rated software of 2026 ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox. Independent research methodology Capterra's researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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