Alternatives to RealityScan

Photogrammetry software from Epic Games that builds detailed 3D models from photos and laser scans. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as RealityScan.

  • COLMAP

    Photogrammetry pipeline that turns a set of photographs into camera poses and a dense 3D model.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    COLMAP is free, BSD-licensed photogrammetry on Windows, macOS and Linux with GUI and command-line tools, but it lacks laser scan input and a mobile capture app.

  • Meshroom

    Arrange image and 3D processing tasks as connected nodes.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Meshroom is free MPL-2.0 node-based image and 3D processing software for Windows and Linux that caches intermediate results, with capabilities depending on installed plugins.

  • KIRI Engine

    A 3D scanning app that builds models from phone photos, LiDAR and Gaussian splatting.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    KIRI Engine captures objects with phone photogrammetry, LiDAR and Gaussian splatting on Android, iOS and the web, with processing done by the service rather than your own machine.

  • Polycam

    A 3D scanning app that turns phone captures and drone footage into 3D models and floor plans.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Polycam captures objects, interiors and sites with a phone or drone footage and generates floor plans and measurements, as a proprietary service with paid plans.

  • WebODM

    Turn aerial photographs into maps and 3D reconstructions.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hostedWeb

    WebODM is free AGPL software aimed at aerial photographs, producing maps, point clouds, elevation data and textured models, self-hosted or on the web.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.