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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 tables below.

Note:

Individual features may vary in specific capabilities or appearance between ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online. Some features available in the ArcGIS Online version of ArcGIS StoryMaps are not yet available in ArcGIS Enterprise.

Beta:

Administrators can enable beta features from the ArcGIS StoryMaps organization settings.

Media

Feature 10.8.1 10.9 10.9.1 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 12.0
Audio ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Embed ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Image ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
360 image ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
Image gallery 1 ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Swipe 2 ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
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
Chart ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅
Infographic ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
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
Sidecar 3 ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Guided map tour ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Explorer map tour ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Categorized map tour ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ beta ✅

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
Choose a basemap ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Create a map tour by uploading photos ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Create a map tour from an ArcGIS feature service ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
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
Background audio ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Map actions 4 ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Media actions 5 ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

Themes

Feature 10.8.1 10.9 10.9.1 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 12.0
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 ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Create a theme by importing the organization's shared theme ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅
Customize additional theme elements ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅

Collections

Feature 10.8.1 10.9 10.9.1 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 12.0
Add stories and apps ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Add ArcGIS file items ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Navigation options ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Cover layouts ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Add images, videos, and PDFs ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Add web content via link ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Collection autoplay ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Display collection items on a map ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ 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
Create briefings ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ beta ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Add images, videos, maps, embeds, and swipes ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ beta ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Add code, table, and gallery blocks ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
Briefing autoplay ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
Configure offline media for embeds and maps ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
Analytics ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
Full cover ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅

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
Organization settings for administrators ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Coauthor ArcGIS StoryMaps items ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Share ArcGIS StoryMaps items through distributed collaboration ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Story autoplay ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Add code blocks ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Set story language ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Animate time-enabled maps ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Customize social metadata ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Image editor (crop and markup) ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ beta beta beta beta beta beta
Express map with image base layer ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ beta beta beta
Templates ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ beta beta ✅
Include closed captions for uploaded videos ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
Card, split, and top story covers ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅
Classification banner 6 ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅

  1. Filmstrip layout is available for image galleries starting at version 11.1.↩

  2. Swipe with express maps is available starting at version 11.0.↩

  3. Slideshow is available as a sidecar layout starting at version 11.1. Slideshow was available in beta as a stand-alone block at versions 10.9, 10.9.1, and 11.0.↩

  4. Map actions for web maps and web scenes are available starting at version 10.9. Map actions for express maps are available starting at version 11.0.↩

  5. Button-style media actions are available starting at version 11.3. Link-style media actions are available starting at version 11.4.↩

  6. Classification banner is not available in ArcGIS Online.↩

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