ArcGIS StoryMaps on ArcGIS Enterprise feature comparison
A summary of the main ArcGIS StoryMaps features included in each version of ArcGIS Enterprise is provided in the table below.
Note:
Some features available in the ArcGIS Online version of ArcGIS StoryMaps are not yet available in ArcGIS Enterprise.
| Feature |
10.8.1 |
10.9 |
10.9.1 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
ArcGIS Online |
| Audio |
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Embed |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Image |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| 360 image |
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|
|
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|
|
✅ |
✅ |
| Image gallery (dynamic squares and jigsaw) |
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|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Image gallery (filmstrip) |
|
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|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Swipe (web maps or images) |
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Swipe (express maps) |
|
|
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Timeline |
|
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Video |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Data visualization
| Feature |
10.8.1 |
10.9 |
10.9.1 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
ArcGIS Online |
| Chart |
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|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Infographic |
|
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|
|
✅ |
✅ |
| Map (web map, web scene, or express map) |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Table |
|
|
|
|
|
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Immersive
| Feature |
10.8.1 |
10.9 |
10.9.1 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
ArcGIS Online |
| Guided map tour |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Explorer map tour |
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Categorized map tour |
|
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|
beta |
✅ |
✅ |
| Sidecar |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Slideshow |
|
beta |
beta |
beta |
|
|
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|
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| Slideshow (sidecar layout) |
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|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Map tour
| Feature |
10.8.1 |
10.9 |
10.9.1 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
ArcGIS Online |
| Choose a basemap |
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Create a map tour by uploading photos |
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Create a map tour from an ArcGIS feature service |
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|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Add audio and buttons to place descriptions |
|
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| 3D map tour |
|
|
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Sidecar
| Feature |
10.8.1 |
10.9 |
10.9.1 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
ArcGIS Online |
| Background audio |
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Map actions (web maps and scenes) |
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Map actions (express maps) |
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Media actions |
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Themes
| Feature |
10.8.1 |
10.9 |
10.9.1 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
ArcGIS Online |
| Create and use custom themes |
|
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Set approved themes for the organization |
|
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Use Google Fonts in themes |
|
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Keep published themes private or share them to groups or your organization |
|
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|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Create a theme by importing the organization's shared theme |
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Customize additional theme elements |
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Collections
| Feature |
10.8.1 |
10.9 |
10.9.1 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
ArcGIS Online |
| Add stories and apps |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Add ArcGIS file items |
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Navigation options |
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Cover layouts |
|
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Add images, videos, and PDFs |
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Add web content via link |
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|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Collection autoplay |
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Display collection items on a map |
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beta |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Briefings
| Feature |
10.8.1 |
10.9 |
10.9.1 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
ArcGIS Online |
| Create briefings |
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beta |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Add images, videos, maps, embeds, and swipes |
|
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beta |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Add code, table, and gallery blocks |
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Briefing autoplay |
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Configure offline media for embeds and maps |
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Analytics |
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Full cover |
|
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Other features
| Feature |
10.8.1 |
10.9 |
10.9.1 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
ArcGIS Online |
| Add code blocks |
|
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Story autoplay |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Organization settings for administrators |
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Collaborate on a story, collection, or theme |
|
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Set story language |
|
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Animate time-enabled maps |
|
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Customize social metadata |
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Share stories, collections, and themes through distributed collaboration |
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Image editor (crop and markup) |
|
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|
beta |
beta |
beta |
beta |
beta |
beta |
✅ |
| Express map with image base layer |
|
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|
|
beta |
beta |
beta |
✅ |
| Templates |
|
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|
beta |
beta |
✅ |
✅ |
| Include closed captions for uploaded videos |
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Card, split, and top story covers |
|
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✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Classification banners |
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✅ |
✅ |
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