Pointly
6.0#9 in point cloud softwareFrom 0.15 € a monthWebAPISelf-hosted
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WhiteboxTools
6.7#2 in point cloud softwareFrom $61.67 a monthFree planLinuxmacOSWindows
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| Fact | Pointly | WhiteboxTools |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Pointly GmbH lists its address as Saarbrücker Straße 20, 10405 Berlin, Germany, and says the product has been in production since 2019. | The maker is Whitebox Geospatial Inc., which lists Guelph, Canada as its location. |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany | Guelph, Canada |
| Integrations | The pricing page names ArcGIS Pro and Bentley MicroStation as extension integrations; the MicroStation extension is available by request. | Whitebox works with QGIS, Python notebooks, R workflows, scripts, and local desktop processing. |
| Support | Pointly says it usually answers contact enquiries within one business day. | Entry includes best-effort community support, Standard includes a priority support queue during business hours, and Enterprise support is available by agreement. |
Pointly plans
- Pointly Box usage based0.03 €, paid once
- API standard classifiers0.15 € a month
- API own class catalog0.20 € a month
- Professional S99 € a month
- Professional M490 € a month
- Professional M+790 € a month
WhiteboxTools plans
- Whitebox Open Core (Python, R, QGIS)Free
- LiDAR & Forest Analytics — Entry$740 a year
- Environmental Risk & Compliance — Entry$890 a year
- Network Planning & Operations — Entry$995 a year
- LiDAR & Forest Analytics — Standard$1,270 a year
- Environmental Risk & Compliance — Standard$1,490 a year
Pick Pointly if…
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.
Pick WhiteboxTools if…
WhiteboxTools suits GIS practitioners who need terrain, hydrology, LiDAR, or vector-analysis tools in Python, R, or QGIS workflows. Local processing may also suit teams with on-premises or offline needs.