Asteroom vs Zillow 3D Home

Asteroom creates smartphone-based 3D virtual tours for real estate agents and photographers, using an app, hardware and an online photo editor. Users can capture panoramas in the app or upload an album to generate a tour. Tours pair a 3D dollhouse with 360-degree navigation and a bird’s-eye view, and interactive 2D floor plans show room dimensions. Asteroom names Ricoh Theta S, SC, V and Z1 and Insta360 ONE X as integrated cameras; other 360-degree photos can be imported if they have a 2:1 aspect ratio. Tours can sync with realtor.com and Zillow, and the workflow includes MLS and Realtor.com integration. Android, iOS and web access are listed. The free Basic Plan requires an Asteroom Pano Kit or 360 camera. Professional costs $39.90 a month, while the Imaging Package costs $59 and includes up to 30 panoramas and 180 days of hosting. When a subscription expires, tours are archived and no longer public until renewal.

Zillow 3D Home is a free mobile app for creating virtual home tours and publishing them to a listing’s Zillow home details page. Users can capture tours with a supported iPhone or Android smartphone, or with a compatible 360-degree camera. The app can also create interactive floor plans, but these require a compatible 360-degree camera. Tours can be shared through social media, email, text, MLS links, and website embeds. Zillow says a tour linked on the MLS automatically syndicates to most major real estate sites. Users can manage published and unpublished tours from a computer dashboard or the mobile app, and grant others editing access through dashboard sharing controls. Tablets, including iPads, require a compatible 360-degree camera for tour capture. Zillow may distribute submitted tours and floor plans to MLSs and other real estate sites; certain sharing preferences are available in the Distribution tab. Users need permission to upload property panoramas and must not include people, pets, or private information. The free plan is listed at free, with no per-home, service, or hosting fees and uploads to as many listings as desired.