CloudCompare vs RadianceKit
| CloudCompare | RadianceKit | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows | macOS |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Supported inputs | BIN, ASCII point clouds, LAS, E57, PTX, FARO, DotProduct, PCD, PLY, OBJ, VTK, STL, OFF, FBX, DXF, SHP, raster and image formats | Photos (JPG/JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, BMP), video (MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI), 360° and panoramic media; RadianceCap scene bundles |
| Supported platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | macOS 26 Tahoe or later on Apple Silicon (M1 or later) |
| Point-cloud tools | Yes | No |
| Mesh reconstruction | Yes | No |
| Export formats | BIN, ASCII, LAS, E57, PCD, PLY, DRACO, VTK, OBJ, STL, OFF, FBX, DXF, SHP, raster formats | PLY, Compressed PLY, SPZ, glTF, .splat, SOG, HTML web viewer, MP4 orbit video, transforms.json, COLMAP workspace |
| API access | Yes | No |
| Real-time capture | — | No |
Both are listed in Best 3D Scanning Software. On Specifiction, CloudCompare scores higher on our published basis.