Best 3D Scanning Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Structure is ranked #1 of 29 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of MeshInspector and RealityScan. The best-ranked option with a free plan is MeshInspector. The lowest first paid tier on this page is 3D Scanner App at $5.83/mo.
A 3D scanning workflow can depend on the inputs a tool accepts, how it captures data, and what it can produce. Compare supported inputs and platforms with real-time capture, mesh reconstruction, and point-cloud tools. Export formats and API access matter when considering how results may be used elsewhere; free plans and paid-from prices help with cost comparisons. Structure, MeshInspector, and RealityScan are options to examine against those criteria. Consider the capture methods and processing capabilities you need, then check whether the listed input support and export formats fit the rest of your workflow.
29 3D scanning software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
29ranked
9free plans on this page
$5.83/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list 3D Scanning Software 25 channels on this page · 148 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromSupported inputsSupported platformsPoint-cloud toolsMesh reconstructionReal-time captureExport formats Spec sheet Score
01 Structure Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsStructure Sensor ST01, ST02, ST03; Apple TrueDepth; Apple LiDARSupported platformsiOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, AndroidPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureYesExport formatsOBJ, STL, PLY, GLB, GLTF, 3MF 7/8spec lines stated 8.3
02 MeshInspector Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsLiDAR, laser scanners, structured-light scanners, photogrammetry, meshes, point clouds, CT/MRI, voxels, polylines, G-codeSupported platformsWeb, Windows, macOS, LinuxPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time capturenot statedExport formatsSTL, OBJ, PLY, OFF, CTM, 3MF, E57, LAS, LAZ 6/8spec lines stated 7.9
03 RealityScan Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsnot statedSupported platformsnot statedPoint-cloud toolsnot statedMesh reconstructionnot statedReal-time capturenot statedExport formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.7
04 Polycam Free planYesPaid from$12.5/moSupported inputsnot statedSupported platformsnot statedPoint-cloud toolsnot statedMesh reconstructionnot statedReal-time capturenot statedExport formatsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.6
05 JMStudio Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputs3DMakerpro Fox, Toucan, Moose, Seal, Mole, Lynx, and Whale scannersSupported platformsWindows 10/11 64-bit; macOS 12/13/14; Android; iOSPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureYesExport formatsSTL, OBJ, PLY, ASC, RSCAN 7/8spec lines stated 7.4
06 Revo Scan 6 Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsRevopoint INSPIRE, INSPIRE 2, RANGE 2, MINI 2, POP 3, POP 3 Plus, POP 4, MIRACO, MIRACO Pro, MIRACO Plus, and compatible mobile scanning workflowsSupported platformsWindows, macOS, Android, iOSPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureYesExport formatsPLY, OBJ, STL, ASC, 3MF, GLTF, FBX, Splat 7/8spec lines stated 7.4
07 MeshLab Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsPTX point-cloud and range-map filesSupported platformsWindows, macOS, LinuxPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureNoExport formatsPLY, STL, OBJ, OFF, WRL, DXF 7/8spec lines stated 7.3
08 3D Scanner App Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsLiDAR, TrueDepth, camera photos, Apple Object Capture photogrammetrySupported platformsiPhone, iPad, MacPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureYesExport formatsUSDZ, GLB, GLTF, OBJ, DAE, STL, PTS, PCD, PLY, XYZ, LAS, DXF 7/8spec lines stated 7.2
09 Open3D Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsIntel RealSense cameras, Azure Kinect, RGB-D image sequences, RealSense bag files, point-cloud files, and mesh filesSupported platformsLinux, macOS, WindowsPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureYesExport formatsXYZ, XYZN, XYZRGB, PTS, PLY, PCD, STL, OBJ, OFF, GLTF, GLB, FBX 7/8spec lines stated 7.1
10 Polyga PointKit Free planYesPaid from$99/moSupported inputsDesktop 3D scanners, laser scanners, 3D cameras, photogrammetry, LiDAR, and other 3D capture devicesSupported platformsWindows desktop application, cross-platform web viewer, cross-platform SDKPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureYesExport formatsPLY, STL, OBJ, PBN, ASC, E57, LAS, LAZ 8/8spec lines stated 7.1
11 Artec Studio Free planNoPaid from$48/moSupported inputsArtec structured-light scanners, Artec LiDAR scanners, Artec target-based laser scanners, photos, videos, and camera-equipped devicesSupported platformsWindows 10 x64, Windows 11Point-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureYesExport formatsOBJ, PLY, WRL, STL, AOP, ASC, Disney PTEX, E57, XYZRGB, USD, USDZ, PTX, BTX, XYZ, RCP, CSV, DXF, XML, STEP, IGES, X T 8/8spec lines stated 6.9
12 Polyga FlexScan3D Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsPolyga 3D scanners; Basler and FLIR monochrome global-shutter machine-vision cameras; color machine-vision cameras; standard DLP projectors via HDMISupported platformsWindows 10 64-bitPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureYesExport formatsPLY, OBJ, STL, ASC, FBX 7/8spec lines stated 6.9
13 Qlone Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsnot statedSupported platformsnot statedPoint-cloud toolsnot statedMesh reconstructionnot statedReal-time capturenot statedExport formatsOBJ, STL, FBX, GLB, USDZ, PLY, X3D 2/8spec lines stated 6.9
14 CloudCompare Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsBIN, ASCII point clouds, LAS, E57, PTX, FARO, DotProduct, PCD, PLY, OBJ, VTK, STL, OFF, FBX, DXF, SHP, raster and image formatsSupported platformsWindows, macOS, LinuxPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time capturenot statedExport formatsBIN, ASCII, LAS, E57, PCD, PLY, DRACO, VTK, OBJ, STL, OFF, FBX, DXF, SHP, raster formats 6/8spec lines stated 6.3
15 Dot3D Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsiPhone Pro/Pro Max 12+, iPad Pro 2020+, Orbbec Gemini 336L, Intel RealSense D455f/D455/D456/D415/L515, DPI-10, DPI-XSupported platformsWindows, Android, iOSPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionnot statedReal-time captureYesExport formatsDP, E57, LAS, LAZ, RCS, POD, PTS, PTX, PLY, PTG 6/8spec lines stated 6.3
16 QUICKSURFACE Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsSTL, OBJ, PLY meshes; PTX point cloudsSupported platformsWindows 10 64-bitPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time capturenot statedExport formatsSTEP, IGES, Parasolid, STL 6/8spec lines stated 6.2
17 Autodesk ReCap Pro Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsTerrestrial laser scanners; handheld/SLAM scanners; wearable/SLAM scanners; vehicle/SLAM scanners; aerial LiDAR/photogrammetry; UAV imagerySupported platformsWindows desktop; web/cloud workflowsPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureNoExport formatsE57; PTS; RCP/RCS; FBX; OBJ; RCM; GeoTIFF; NWC; DAE; GLTF/GLB; IFC4.0; RCMR; STL; USD/USDZ 7/8spec lines stated 6.1
18 EXScan Pro Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsEinScan Pro, EinScan Pro Plus, EinScan Pro 2X, EinScan Pro 2X Plus, EinScan Pro 2X V2, EinScan Pro HDSupported platformsWindows 10/11 64-bitPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureYesExport formatsSTL, OBJ, PLY, ASC, 3MF, P3 7/8spec lines stated 6.0
19 RadianceKit Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsPhotos (JPG/JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, BMP), video (MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI), 360° and panoramic media; RadianceCap scene bundlesSupported platformsmacOS 26 Tahoe or later on Apple Silicon (M1 or later)Point-cloud toolsNoMesh reconstructionNoReal-time captureNoExport formatsPLY, Compressed PLY, SPZ, glTF, .splat, SOG, HTML web viewer, MP4 orbit video, transforms.json, COLMAP workspace 7/8spec lines stated 6.0
20 ReconstructMe Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsIntel RealSense R200 and F200; Orbbec Astra and Astra L; ASUS Xtion Pro and Xtion Pro Live; Microsoft Kinect v1 for Windows and Xbox 360; PrimeSense 1.08 and 1.09; Structure.io; File Sensor; Network Sensor; External SensorSupported platformsWindowsPoint-cloud toolsnot statedMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureYesExport formatsSTL, OBJ, 3DS, PLY 6/8spec lines stated 6.0
21 RIEGL RiSCAN PRO Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsRIEGL VZ-Line terrestrial laser scanners; RIEGL VZ-i series scanners; external camerasSupported platformsWindows 11Point-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureYesExport formats.3pf, .asc, .csv, .dm, .dtm, .dxf, .e57, .las, .laz, .obj, .pdf, .tif, .jpg, .pod, .pol, .pts, .ptx, .rqx, .stl, .wrl 6/8spec lines stated 6.0
22 Scaniverse Free planYesPaid from$20/moSupported inputsnot statedSupported platformsnot statedPoint-cloud toolsnot statedMesh reconstructionnot statedReal-time capturenot statedExport formatsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.0
23 3DUNDERWORLD-SLS Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsTwo or more cameras, patterned-light projector, camera image sequencesSupported platformsnot statedPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionNoReal-time captureNoExport formatsPLY, OBJ 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
24 Creaform.OS Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsCreaform 3D scanners; optical CMMs; probe and photogrammetry workflowsSupported platformsWindows 11Point-cloud toolsnot statedMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureYesExport formatsIGES, STEP, DXF 6/8spec lines stated 5.8
25 Peel.CAD Pro Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported inputsPeel 3 3D scannerSupported platformsWindows 10 64-bitPoint-cloud toolsYesMesh reconstructionYesReal-time captureYesExport formatsSTL, STEP, IGES 7/8spec lines stated 5.8
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported inputs | Supported platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Structure | 8.3 | No | $16.58/mo | No | — | Structure Sensor ST01, ST02, ST03; Apple TrueDepth; Apple LiDAR | iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android |
| 2 | MeshInspector | 7.9 | Free plan | $25/mo | Yes | — | LiDAR, laser scanners, structured-light scanners, photogrammetry, meshes, point clouds, CT/MRI, voxels, polylines, G-code | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 3 | RealityScan | 7.7 | Free plan | $104.17/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 4 | Polycam | 7.6 | Free plan | $12.50/mo | Yes | 12.5 /mo | — | — |
| 5 | JMStudio | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | 3DMakerpro Fox, Toucan, Moose, Seal, Mole, Lynx, and Whale scanners | Windows 10/11 64-bit; macOS 12/13/14; Android; iOS |
| 6 | Revo Scan 6 | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Revopoint INSPIRE, INSPIRE 2, RANGE 2, MINI 2, POP 3, POP 3 Plus, POP 4, MIRACO, MIRACO Pro, MIRACO Plus, and compatible mobile scanning workflows | Windows, macOS, Android, iOS |
| 7 | MeshLab | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | PTX point-cloud and range-map files | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 8 | 3D Scanner App | 7.2 | Free plan | $5.83/mo | Yes | — | LiDAR, TrueDepth, camera photos, Apple Object Capture photogrammetry | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| 9 | Open3D | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Intel RealSense cameras, Azure Kinect, RGB-D image sequences, RealSense bag files, point-cloud files, and mesh files | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| 10 | Polyga PointKit | 7.1 | No | $74.92/mo | Yes | 99 /mo | Desktop 3D scanners, laser scanners, 3D cameras, photogrammetry, LiDAR, and other 3D capture devices | Windows desktop application, cross-platform web viewer, cross-platform SDK |
| 11 | Artec Studio | 6.9 | No | $40/mo | No | 48 /mo | Artec structured-light scanners, Artec LiDAR scanners, Artec target-based laser scanners, photos, videos, and camera-equipped devices | Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 |
| 12 | Polyga FlexScan3D | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Polyga 3D scanners; Basler and FLIR monochrome global-shutter machine-vision cameras; color machine-vision cameras; standard DLP projectors via HDMI | Windows 10 64-bit |
| 13 | Qlone | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 14 | CloudCompare | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | BIN, ASCII point clouds, LAS, E57, PTX, FARO, DotProduct, PCD, PLY, OBJ, VTK, STL, OFF, FBX, DXF, SHP, raster and image formats | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 15 | Dot3D | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | iPhone Pro/Pro Max 12+, iPad Pro 2020+, Orbbec Gemini 336L, Intel RealSense D455f/D455/D456/D415/L515, DPI-10, DPI-X | Windows, Android, iOS |
| 16 | QUICKSURFACE | 6.2 | No | €40/mo | No | — | STL, OBJ, PLY meshes; PTX point clouds | Windows 10 64-bit |
| 17 | Autodesk ReCap Pro | 6.1 | No | — | No | — | Terrestrial laser scanners; handheld/SLAM scanners; wearable/SLAM scanners; vehicle/SLAM scanners; aerial LiDAR/photogrammetry; UAV imagery | Windows desktop; web/cloud workflows |
| 18 | EXScan Pro | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | EinScan Pro, EinScan Pro Plus, EinScan Pro 2X, EinScan Pro 2X Plus, EinScan Pro 2X V2, EinScan Pro HD | Windows 10/11 64-bit |
| 19 | RadianceKit | 6.0 | No | — | No | — | Photos (JPG/JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, BMP), video (MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI), 360° and panoramic media; RadianceCap scene bundles | macOS 26 Tahoe or later on Apple Silicon (M1 or later) |
| 20 | ReconstructMe | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Intel RealSense R200 and F200; Orbbec Astra and Astra L; ASUS Xtion Pro and Xtion Pro Live; Microsoft Kinect v1 for Windows and Xbox 360; PrimeSense 1.08 and 1.09; Structure.io; File Sensor; Network Sensor; External Sensor | Windows |
| 21 | RIEGL RiSCAN PRO | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | RIEGL VZ-Line terrestrial laser scanners; RIEGL VZ-i series scanners; external cameras | Windows 11 |
| 22 | Scaniverse | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | 20 /mo | — | — |
| 23 | 3DUNDERWORLD-SLS | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Two or more cameras, patterned-light projector, camera image sequences | — |
| 24 | Creaform.OS | 5.8 | No | — | No | — | Creaform 3D scanners; optical CMMs; probe and photogrammetry workflows | Windows 11 |
| 25 | Peel.CAD Pro | 5.8 | No | — | No | — | Peel 3 3D scanner | Windows 10 64-bit |
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Questions about this list
Which 3D scanning software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Structure is ranked #1 of 29 with a score of 8.3. MeshInspector is second and RealityScan third.
How many of these have a free plan?
9 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, 3D Scanner App has the lowest first paid tier we found: $5.83/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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