MetaScan vs Postshot

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.

Postshot is a Windows application from Jawset for reconstructing photorealistic 3D scenes and objects from photos or video with radiance field technology. Its workflow covers tracking, training, editing, and rendering, with image masking, region-of-interest training, scene merging, and model sequence rendering. Inputs include JPG, PNG, TIF, EXR, DNG, and RAW images plus MOV, MP4, and MKV video. Exports are PLY, SPZ, and HTML, and integrations include Unreal Engine and After Effects. Free supports COLMAP and RealityScan camera and point imports. The Free plan allows unlimited image count, video length, and model size, with output up to 4K SDR (8-bit) for non-commercial use. Indie adds watermark-free renders, commercial use, floating licensing, and PLY/SPZ export. Studio adds further formats, above-4K and HDR output, command-line use, and AprilTag alignment. Free costs nothing; Indie and Studio are also listed at free.