Agisoft Metashape

B tier on 3D modeling softwareScore 7.7 · #34 of 148

Android app: Not listed
Free plan: Trial only
Runs on: Linux, Mac, Web, Windows

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Summary

Agisoft Metashape processes digital images photogrammetrically to produce 3D spatial data for GIS, cultural heritage documentation, visual effects, and indirect measurement. It works with aerial, close-range, and satellite imagery, including automatic camera calibration and multi-camera projects. Professional Edition can create and edit digital surface and terrain models and georeferenced orthomosaics, and supports coordinate systems using EPSG codes. Its surveying tools include aerial LiDAR point attributes, laser scan registration, ground control points, targets, and scale bars. Professional Edition also handles RGB, NIR, thermal, multispectral, and satellite imagery, and can calculate user-defined vegetation indices such as NDVI. Python scripting, Java bindings, network-distributed calculations, and a cloud processing interface are available in Professional Edition. Installers for Standard and Professional editions are offered for Windows, macOS, and Linux. New users can access a 30-day full-function trial; demo mode blocks saving and exporting. Standard costs $179.00 USD once, and Professional costs $3499.00 USD once. A regular license is not time-limited and includes 12 months of email technical support and updates up to version 2.x.x.

Who it is for

Metashape suits people creating 3D spatial data from aerial, close-range, or satellite images. Professional Edition is relevant to GIS, surveying, imagery analysis, and users automating or distributing processing workflows.

What is good

Processes aerial, close-range, and satellite imagery.
Professional Edition supports georeferenced orthomosaics.
Supports LiDAR attributes and ground control points.
Professional Edition offers Python scripting and Java bindings.
A 30-day full-function trial is available.

What to know first

There is no free plan.
Standard costs $179.00 USD once.
Professional costs $3499.00 USD once.
Demo mode blocks saving and exporting.

Verdict

Metashape covers photogrammetry and mapping workflows, with surveying, imagery-analysis, and automation capabilities in Professional Edition. Check the edition and license terms against the intended workflow before choosing between the trial and paid licenses.

Agisoft Metashape plans and pricing

All plans

Standard Edition $179/mo Node-locked license agisoft.com · 20 Sept 2026

Professional Edition Not published Node-locked license agisoft.com · 20 Sept 2026

Professional Edition Service Provider License — pay-per-use $155.90/mo Monthly for usage in the preceding month; one-year minimum contract Below 100 machine hours per month, invoice equals minimum monthly price · Hourly price decreases with usage agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026

Agisoft Metashape Standard Edition $179 once Node-locked license; not time-limited One machine at a time agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026

Agisoft Metashape Professional Edition $3,499 once Node-locked license; not time-limited One machine at a time · Floating license available through resellers agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026

Professional Edition Service Provider License — annual renting $6,736/yr Annual rental per license One machine at a time · Volume discounts for packages of 3 or more licenses agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026

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Facts

Purpose: Metashape processes digital images photogrammetrically and generates 3D spatial data for GIS, cultural heritage documentation, visual effects, and indirect measurement.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026
Image processing: It supports aerial, close-range, and satellite imagery, with automatic camera calibration and multi-camera projects.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026
Mapping outputs: Professional Edition generates and edits digital surface and terrain models and georeferenced orthomosaics, with support for EPSG coordinate systems.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026
LiDAR and surveying: Professional Edition supports aerial LiDAR point attributes, laser scan registration, ground control points, coded and non-coded targets, and scale bars.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026
Imagery support: Professional Edition processes RGB, NIR, thermal, multispectral, and satellite imagery, and can calculate user-defined vegetation indices such as NDVI.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026
Automation: Professional Edition offers Python scripting and Java bindings for automation and integration into Python or Java pipelines.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026
Distributed processing: Professional Edition supports distributed calculations across a local computer network and offers a cloud processing interface.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026
Cloud companion: Agisoft Cloud is an online platform for site inspection, annotation, and documentation integrated with cloud processing for Metashape Professional users.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026
Operating systems: Metashape Standard and Professional installers are offered for Windows, macOS, and Linux.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026
Trial and demo: New users can use a free 30-day full-function trial or demo mode, where export and save functions are blocked.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026
License and support: A regular license is not time-limited and includes 12 months of email-based technical support and free updates up to version 2.x.x.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026
License restriction: A regular node-locked or floating license does not permit providing third parties access over the Internet or using the software for a service bureau; service-provider licensing is offered for processing services.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026
Security and privacy: Agisoft says most personal data is kept on a password-protected local-network server without Internet access and that safeguards are used when data is transferred.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026
Company: Agisoft LLC lists its address in St. Petersburg, Russia, and says it was founded in 2006.agisoft.com · 29 Sept 2026