Percepto vs Pointly: Complete Comparison (2026)
An in-depth comparison of Percepto and Pointly to help you choose the right tool for your business.
Last updated: November 2026
Percepto
5.8/10
Percepto provides autonomous drone-in-a-box hardware and the AXION and AIM AI software for remote inspection and monitoring of utilities, oil and gas, mining and heavy industrial sites.
Pointly
7/10
Pointly is AI software from Berlin that classifies large LiDAR point clouds and extracts vector objects for utilities, railways, mapping agencies and surveyors.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 5.8/10 | 7/10 |
| Integration | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Analytics | 8/10 | 5/10 |
| Customization | 5/10 | 8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Support | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Cost | 3/10 | 7/10 |
| Scalability | 7/10 | 9/10 |
| Security | 5/10 | 8/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | Contact for pricing | €99/mo Professional S |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Contact for pricing | Free Free |
| Features | ||
| Power Line Inspection | ||
| Drone Inspection | ||
| Inspection Automation | Not listed | |
| Condition Monitoring | Not listed | |
| Asset Registry | Not listed | |
| Digital Twin | Not listed | |
| LiDAR Processing | Not listed | |
Percepto vs Pointly cost by team size
| Team size | Percepto | Pointly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | Contact for pricing | FreeFree |
| 5 users | Contact for pricing | FreeFree |
| 10 users | Contact for pricing | FreeFree |
| 25 users | Contact for pricing | FreeFree |
| 50 users | Contact for pricing | FreeFree |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Percepto
- Higher Analytics score (8/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Ease of Use score (7/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for energy companies (9/10 vs 7/10)
Why choose Pointly
- Has a free plan (Percepto does not)
- Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 3/10)
- Higher Customization score (8/10 vs 5/10)
Pros & Cons
Percepto
Pros
- The EPA approved its autonomous OGI system as an Alternative Test Method under OOOOa and OOOOb, so oil and gas operators can run remote methane surveys for compliance.
- The Ranger and Harbor stations stay permanently on site and recharge themselves, and the base-hopping feature lets one drone fly frequent missions without a pilot on location.
- AXION accepts data from third-party drones, sensors and existing archives, so buyers are not tied to Percepto hardware.
- Percepto reports operational results such as one upstream deployment that found more than 130 potential emission events in three months.
Cons
- There is no public pricing, and on-site hardware deployments are aimed at enterprise budgets.
- AXION launched only in October 2026, so it has little independent track record.
- The vendor's site barely documents named integrations with CMMS, EAM or GIS systems, or its security certifications.
- Leadership changed in 2026, including the departure of the co-founders, which may concern buyers committing to a long-term vendor.
Pointly
Pros
- Monthly prices are published, from 99 euros for 500 million points, and there is a free tier for testing
- Pointly Box allows on-premise and air-gapped processing for data-sensitive operators
- It holds ISO 27001 certification, and cloud processing defaults to EU data centers on Azure
- Custom classifiers can be trained on a customer's own class catalog
- There are extensions for Esri ArcGIS and Bentley MicroStation, and it exports in many formats
Cons
- It only covers classification, with no asset management, work orders or maintenance tools
- Vectorization and custom classifier training are quoted per project, not list-price items
- There are few independent user reviews on G2, Capterra or Reddit
- The pricing page has a yearly billing toggle but shows no annual prices
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pointly scores higher on our AI Software criteria: 7/10 against 5.8/10 for Percepto. The largest gap is in Cost: 3/10 for Percepto and 7/10 for Pointly.
Pointly has a free plan; Percepto does not list one.
Percepto is the better fit for energy companies: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 7/10 for Pointly.
