Matterport vs Zillow 3D Home

Matterport is a spatial data platform that creates digital twins of spaces for designing, building, operating, promoting, and understanding them. Capture options include phones, compatible 360 cameras, Leica BLK360, Matterport Pro cameras, and Capture Services technicians. The platform offers remote sharing, guided tours, tags, views, trim and blur tools, and measurement mode. Cortex AI automates face blurring, image selection, measurements, and object identification. Users can export MatterPak, e57, CAD, BIM, Sketch, and TruePlan files, and connect workflows with Autodesk Forma, Revit, AutoCAD, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and other integrations. The mobile app supports capture, customization, viewing, editing, publishing, and restoration on iOS and Android. Matterport encrypts data in transit and at rest, and undergoes annual independent SOC 2 Type II audits. Free costs nothing and includes one active space, two users, and limited camera support. Starter is $12 a month billed annually; Professional is $58 a month billed annually.

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 Users can manage published and unpublished tours from a computer dashboard or the mobile app, and grant others editing access through dashboard sharing controls.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.