Introduction to ArcGIS Insights

Insights in ArcGIS Online
Insights in ArcGIS Enterprise
Insights desktop

ArcGIS Insights combines data visualization and analysis to accelerate decision making.

Insights is available in three deployment options:

  • ArcGIS Insights in ArcGIS Online
  • ArcGIS Insights in ArcGIS Enterprise
  • ArcGIS Insights desktop

Insights in ArcGIS Online

Insights in ArcGIS Online is a browser-based deployment that is licensed through an ArcGIS Online organization. The Insights in ArcGIS Online deployment allows users to access data from their ArcGIS Online organization and share items with other members of their organization or with the public.

Use the following resources to set up ArcGIS Insights in ArcGIS Online:

Insights in ArcGIS Enterprise

Insights in ArcGIS Enterprise is a browser-based deployment that is installed and licensed through an ArcGIS Enterprise organization. The Insights in ArcGIS Enterprise deployment includes the same features as Insights in ArcGIS Online, with the added security of hosting your software and data on your own servers, along with access to database connections and a scripting environment.

Use the following resources to set up ArcGIS Insights in ArcGIS Enterprise:

Insights desktop

Insights desktop is installed locally on your Windows or macOS machine. The desktop deployment allows you to take Insights with you and use it without an internet connection. An Insights in ArcGIS Enterprise or Insights in ArcGIS Online account is required to activate Insights desktop.

The following Insights capabilities are only available in Insights desktop when you are connected to the internet and signed in to an Insights in ArcGIS Enterprise or Insights in ArcGIS Online account:

  • Publishing reports, models, themes, and workbooks to the primary ArcGIS connection.
  • Enable location by address using World Geocoding Service.
  • Use Enrich Data.
  • Use Buffer/Drive Times with a travel mode.

Feature layers from an ArcGIS organization are available through ArcGIS connections.

The following Insights capabilities are not currently available in Insights desktop:

  • Publishing data to an organization, groups, or the public
  • Creating OneDrive and SharePoint connections
  • Scheduling updates to published reports

Use the following resources to set up Insights desktop:

Insights capabilities and deployment options

Most of the capabilities in Insights—such as creating maps, charts, and tables, performing spatial and nonspatial analysis, enabling location, creating relationships, and calculating fields—are available in all Insights deployments. The following capabilities and features are not available in all deployments:

FeatureInsights in ArcGIS OnlineInsights in ArcGIS EnterpriseInsights desktop

Create database connections

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Create OneDrive connections

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Create SharePoint connections

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Use the scripting environment

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Publish data

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Schedule updates to published reports

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Save content

Not supported

Not supported

Supported

Access public workbooks, models, datasets, reports, and themes on the home page

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Use data engineering

Not supported

Not supported

Supported