Pointerra3D vs Pointly Comparison
Compare Pointerra3D vs Pointly features, pricing, and more.
Last updated: November 2026
Pointerra3D
5.8/10
Cloud platform that stores, processes, analyses and shares large LiDAR and 3D point cloud datasets to build digital twins for utilities and infrastructure owners.
Pointly
6.8/10
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 | 6.8/10 |
| Integration | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Security | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Support | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Cost | 3/10 | 7/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Ease of Use | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Customization | 5/10 | 8/10 |
| Scalability | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| 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 | ||
| GIS and Mapping | Not listed | |
| Power Line Inspection | ||
| Digital Twin | ||
| Drone Inspection | ||
| LiDAR Processing | ||
| Asset Registry | Not listed | |
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Pointerra3D
- Higher Analytics score (7/10 vs 5/10)
Why choose Pointly
- Has a free plan (Pointerra3D does not)
- Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 3/10)
- Higher Customization score (8/10 vs 5/10)
Pros & Cons
Pointerra3D
Pros
- Handles very large LiDAR point cloud datasets in the browser without desktop software
- Has proven utility deployments with FPL, Avista, Western Power and the US DOE
- Utility Explorer adds pole inventory and span geometry tools for poles and wires programs
- Its API lets Esri ArcGIS Server and Online deployments add 3D point cloud viewing and analytics
- Avista's contract gives the customer perpetual ownership of the digital twin assets produced
Cons
- Has no public pricing, and deals are enterprise-sized
- Very few independent user reviews are available
- A G2 reviewer cited limited offline access
- It is a small vendor with roughly two dozen staff that has only recently approached cashflow breakeven
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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