Pointly
Pointly is software for classifying and vectorizing large LiDAR point clouds collected from airborne, mobile and terrestrial sources.
What Pointly is
Pointly is software for classifying and vectorizing large LiDAR point clouds collected from airborne, mobile and terrestrial sources. It accepts LAS and LAZ files and can return classified point clouds in those formats, along with vectors in DXF, Shapefile, CSV or GeoJSON. Its workflows can pair AI classification with rule-based checks using geometry, semantic rules and reference data, with quality control where required. A free account allows three uploads of up to 15 MPoints each for testing standard classifiers; Pointly says the limit can be raised on request. Paid choices include API and usage-based options, monthly workspace packages, and Pointly Box licensing. Professional S costs 99.00 € per month, net and excluding VAT, for 500 MPoints per month and unlimited projects. Hosting is on Microsoft Azure in the EU by default, while Pointly Box can run within a customer network, including air-gapped environments. The company identifies its certification as ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
Good
- Accepts LAS and LAZ point clouds.
- Exports vectors in four listed formats.
- Combines AI classification with rule-based validation.
- Free account supports three file uploads.
- Pointly Box can run air-gapped.
Watch out
- Free uploads are limited to 15 MPoints each.
- Monthly workspace prices exclude VAT.
- Custom classifier training is quoted per project.
Who it suits
Pointly suits teams working with large LiDAR datasets that need classification, vector outputs or rule-based validation. Its API, web and self-hosted options support different deployment needs.
Verdict
Pointly combines LiDAR classification and vectorization with validation workflows and multiple deployment choices. Check its upload limits, point-volume pricing and deployment requirements against your project before choosing a plan.
Plans and prices
From Pointly's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pointly Box usage based | 0.03 €, paid once | Unlimited parallel jobs · from 0.03 € per million points; volume booked in advance |
| API standard classifiers | 0.15 € a month | No upload ceiling · airborne, mobile and terrestrial LiDAR · LAS/LAZ input · Billed monthly on points processed; 0.15 € / million points |
| API own class catalog | 0.20 € a month | Usage based · volume discounts for larger projects quoted individually · 0.20 € / million points |
| Professional S | 99 € a month | 500 MPoints per month · all standard classifiers · unlimited projects · 99 € / month; net, excluding VAT |
| Professional M | 490 € a month | 5,000 MPoints per month · all standard classifiers · unlimited projects · 490 € / month; net, excluding VAT |
| Professional M+ | 790 € a month | 5,000 MPoints per month · one classifier trained on your class catalog · tailored post processing · 790 € / month; net, excluding VAT |
| Pointly Box annual license | 19,000 € a year | Up to three parallel jobs; larger license lifts the ceiling · from 19,000 € per year |
| Managed service | Priced on request | Workflow tuned to project data · delivery date agreed up front · Fixed quote per km² or running kilometre |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Volume set to projects · annual advance volume booking · packages can be combined · reviewer annotator seats 49 € per month · Let's talk |
The facts
Each one read from Pointly's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Company
- Pointly GmbH lists its address as Saarbrücker Straße 20, 10405 Berlin, Germany, and says the product has been in production since 2019.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2001
What it does
- Custom models
- Pointly says it can adapt an existing classifier to a customer's class catalog within a day; training is quoted per project.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Data volume handling
- For workspace packages, upload is blocked when the included point volume is reached and Pointly says no overage is billed.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Hosting
- The hosted platform runs on Microsoft Azure in the EU by default, with separate tenants available in other requested Azure regions.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Input and output
- It accepts LAS and LAZ point clouds and returns classified LAS or LAZ plus vectors in DXF, Shapefile, CSV or GeoJSON.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- The pricing page names ArcGIS Pro and Bentley MicroStation as extension integrations; the MicroStation extension is available by request.checked 4 Oct 2001
- On-premise
- Pointly Box runs the full stack inside the customer's network and can be air gapped; its license uses a hardware key.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Product
- Pointly classifies and vectorizes large airborne, mobile and terrestrial LiDAR point clouds using AI workflows.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Security
- Pointly describes itself as ISO 27001 certified and identifies its certification as ISO/IEC 27001:2022.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Support
- Pointly says it usually answers contact enquiries within one business day.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Supported users
- The pricing page says workspace packages are sold to companies; Enterprise can include annotator seats for reviewers at 49 € per month.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Workflow
- Workflows can combine AI classification with rule-based validation against geometry, semantic rules and reference data, with QC where required.checked 4 Oct 2001
Money
- Free account limit
- The free account lets users upload three files of up to 15 MPoints each and test standard classifiers; Pointly says the limit can be raised on request.checked 4 Oct 2001
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