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Agisoft MetashapeCOLMAP

Best for: Surveyors, GIS specialists and VFX artists turning photos into 3D models

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

Paid

Commercial licenses with a 30-day trial available.

 Free

The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Builds 3D models and spatial data from ordinary photos
  • Used for GIS, heritage documentation and VFX work
All 4 strengths
  • Builds 3D models and spatial data from ordinary photos
  • Used for GIS, heritage documentation and VFX work
  • Optional cloud platform for Professional users
  • Sample data and manuals provided
  • It covers the whole structure-from-motion and multi-view stereo path in one program, with both a graphical interface…
Full strengths
  • It covers the whole structure-from-motion and multi-view stereo path in one program, with both a graphical interface and command-line tools, and it works on ordered and unordered image collections.
  • Commercial license required after the trial
  • Photogrammetry processing is demanding on hardware
  • Reconstruction is slow and wants a capable GPU, and the quality of the result depends heavily on how…
Full limitations
  • Reconstruction is slow and wants a capable GPU, and the quality of the result depends heavily on how carefully the source photographs were shot.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Not open source Open source
License not stated License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available Not stated if it works offline
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Catalog checked October 1, 2026
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Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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