Trimble Inpho vs WebODM

Trimble Inpho is a Windows desktop aerial photogrammetry suite for producing dense point clouds, true orthophotos, orthomosaics, and 3D meshes. It accepts aerial imagery from single-camera or multi-camera systems with low or high overlap and can combine image and lidar data. Workflows cover city modeling, rural mapping, and topographic mapping for projects of any size. Buyers can select one module or the full suite, spanning aerial triangulation through final deliverables. MATCH-AT handles aerial triangulation and camera calibration; MATCH-3DX and MATCH-T generate dense point clouds for high- and low-overlap imagery. OrthoMaster and OrthoVista support orthophoto and orthomosaic generation, while DTMaster Stereo and SCOP++ provide point-cloud editing, interpolation, filtering, and analysis. Interactive and automatic quality tools assess imagery and results and create a project report. High-performance engines and distributed processing tools support production scaling. Pricing is paid and available on request. Licensed customers can request the latest version; demo mode has output restrictions.

WebODM turns aerial images into georeferenced maps, point clouds, digital elevation models, textured 3D models, and Gaussian splats. It accepts photos or videos from any drone, including JPG, TIFF, video files, and multispectral imagery, and can run on a user's computer while offline. Exports include GeoTIFF, PNG, LAS/LAZ, OBJ, and OGC 3D Tiles. Mapping tools cover measurements, plant-health indexes, ground-control points, elevation contours, rolling-shutter correction, and sharing links. WebODM uses ODX, a free, open-source photogrammetry engine that developers can run from the command line or integrate into software. It can also connect to processing nodes that speak the NodeODX API. The API uses token authentication through the /api/token-auth/ endpoint, with tokens expiring after six hours by default. Model-level and row-level permissions govern whether users can view, add, edit, or delete objects. WebODM is free to install and use locally; optional cloud plans are listed at $24 a month billed yearly for Starter, $35 a month billed yearly for Pro, and $99 a month billed yearly for Business. Minimum requirements are 8 GB RAM and 20 GB disk space; larger datasets have higher recommended requirements.