DroneDeploy Aerial vs MetaScan
DroneDeploy Aerial
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MetaScan
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| Figure | DroneDeploy Aerial | MetaScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $159/mo | $9.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Photogrammetry Software | 8.3 (#11) | 8.2 (#12) |
| Audience | The product page describes use by project managers, site supervisors, survey professionals and operations teams across construction, mining, oil and gas, solar, agriculture and infrastructure. | The maker describes event services for sports and team days, weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, and corporate and brand events. |
| Security | The product page states data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2+ and at rest with AES-256, and reports SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 certification and ISO 27001 compliance. | The maker says face and depth data is transmitted over HTTPS/TLS and stored on secured servers in the United States with access controls. |
| Support | The Flight & Analysis plan includes email and live chat support; Ag Lite lists email-based support. | MetaScan offers support by phone, text, email, or website message and lists phone number 1-833-722-6331. |
Plans
DroneDeploy Aerial
- Ag Lite Plan$1,908 a year
- Flight & Analysis Plan$4,188 a year
- Advanced Flight & Analysis PlanPriced on request
- DroneDeploy AerialPriced on request
In their own words
DroneDeploy Aerial
DroneDeploy Aerial has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
MetaScan
MetaScan creates 3D models of people and objects through a mobile app or an event scanning service. Its app offers object, full-body and head-and-shoulders capture using photogrammetry on modern iPhone or Android cameras, without requiring LiDAR. Scans can be viewed in augmented reality and exported as GLB, USDZ or OBJ; MetaScan also says they can be auto-rigged and animated for use in its multiplayer game In The Real World. Browser-based converters support GLB, OBJ, STL, glTF, PLY, FBX and USDZ, processing files on the user's device without uploading them. Event services include a scanning station, portrait studio and 360 spin video booth for occasions such as weddings, team days and corporate events. The free plan allows up to five scans in a library and one HD reconstruction per month. Pro costs $9.99 a month, Studio costs $29.99 a month, and an HD credit costs 4.99 USD once. MetaScan says person scans require consent and source images for standard scans are deleted automatically about two hours after model generation. It offers support by phone, text, email or website message.