MetaScan vs OpenReco

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.

OpenReco converts drone and camera imagery into dense point clouds, textured meshes, orthomosaics, and elevation models. Its node-based workspace can run a complete reconstruction graph or individual stages, while caching keeps results reproducible. Reconstruction uses COLMAP CUDA for GPU multi-view stereo and includes an automatic CPU fallback. Models can be georeferenced from EXIF GPS data or ground control points. Analysis tools measure volume, profile, area, and distance, and generate NDVI, ExG, and VARI vegetation maps. Listed exports include LAS, LAZ, PLY, OBJ, GeoTIFF, GeoJSON, DXF, CSV, 3D Tiles, and contour SHP. OpenReco is MIT licensed and open source. Desktop downloads are listed for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The site says no account or subscription is needed to download it, and the Free plan is free. Named target fields include surveying and mapping, agriculture and forestry, VFX and heritage, construction and earthworks, and robotics and research.