These tool profiles explicitly list LAS in fileFormats[]. Compare who opens,
edits, or exports the format, how much support is documented, and whether the catalog tags the tool as free or paid.
Last updated 2026-07-19.
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| Tool | Price signal | Direction | Support | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photogrammetry and LiDAR-fusion software converting photos and laser scans into textured meshes, point clouds, and orthophotos; rebranded from RealityCapture to RealityScan in 2025 under Epic Games. | Freemium | Listed | Unknown | 4.6/5 | worth-it |
| Free, open-source (GPL) desktop application for processing, comparing, registering, and analyzing 3D point clouds and meshes, with mature CLI/headless batch mode and two independent Python scripting layers. | Free viewer | Listed | Unknown | 4.4/5 | worth-it |
| Photogrammetric processing software converting digital images into point clouds, meshes, orthomosaics, and DEMs, with a documented headless-capable Python scripting API. | Paid / perpetual | Listed | Unknown | 4.0/5 | worth-it |
| Registers and cleans laser-scan and photogrammetry data into RCP/RCS point clouds for use inside Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Navisworks. | Free viewer | Listed | Unknown | 4.0/5 | worth-it |
| NSF-funded nonprofit portal and REST API for accessing global DEMs (Copernicus, SRTM) and US LiDAR/3DEP topography. Provides RESTful web services (global DEM API + USGS 3DEP raster API) with rate-limited free API keys (200 calls/24h academic, 50/24h non-academic). US 3DEP 1m DEM access is restricted to academic users; commercial or intensive use requires a paid Enterprise API key. | Free viewer | Exports | Full | 4.0/5 | worth-it |
| Photogrammetry suite converting drone and terrestrial imagery into orthomosaics, point clouds, and CAD-ready geospatial data; Pix4Dmatic is the current high-volume large-project engine. | Paid / subscription | Listed | Unknown | 4.0/5 | worth-it |
| Reality modeling software for photogrammetry and reality capture that democratizes infrastructure documentation. Transforms photography, lidar point clouds, and sensor data into engineering-ready 3D reality meshes, orthophotos, and classified point clouds for digital twins. Cloud-based processing with desktop and mobile capture apps. | Paid / subscription | Opens + exports | Full | 3.6/5 | solid |
| Large-scale aerial imagery program (UltraCam) offering orthomosaic and oblique imagery, DSM/DTM elevation (Elevate product line), 3D mesh/point cloud, and property/structure metadata. Delivered via Vexcel APIs, Image Services for ArcGIS, WMTS, a MapControl SDK, and a first-party MCP server (launched July 2026) with find_imagery, get_3d_model, change_detection, and attribute_query tools. Quote/subscription; the MCP connector starts around $2,500 per ten-power-user seat per year. | Paid / quote/subscription; mcp connector from ~$2,500 per ten-power-user seat/year | Exports | Unknown | 3.6/5 | solid |
| Browser-based digital-twin platform that hosts, visualizes, and publishes reality-capture point clouds and 360-degree panoramas from SLAM/mobile-mapping and laser scans; formerly NavVis IndoorViewer. | Paid / subscription | Listed | Unknown | 3.4/5 | solid |
| Unified reality capture platform combining aerial drones, 360 cameras, ground robots, and AI agents for construction, energy, and agriculture -- automated site documentation with photogrammetry, LiDAR, and visual AI (Progress AI, Safety AI); used on over 3 million sites in 180 countries, with docked drone automation, ground-based 360 walks, and BIM/IFC/DXF alignment at ~inch accuracy; serves data center, infrastructure, and civil construction programs globally. | Paid / subscription | Listed | Unknown | 3.2/5 | solid |
| Registers, cleans, and publishes laser-scan point clouds from Leica and third-party scanners into RCP/E57/LAS deliverables for downstream CAD and BIM. | Free viewer | Listed | Unknown | 3.0/5 | solid |
| Survey CAD software for processing field data from GNSS, total stations, laser scanners, drones, and mobile mapping into high-quality deliverables, with specialized modules for mining, monitoring, tunneling, bridge, and GIS workflows. | Paid / subscription | Opens + exports | Full | 3.0/5 | solid |
| MicroStation-based civil design application for detailed road, highway, and rail corridor design -- survey, drainage, subsurface utilities, and construction staking documentation -- Bentley's Civil 3D alternative for DOT and infrastructure-heavy practices. | Paid / subscription | Listed | Unknown | 2.8/5 | situational |
| Registers and processes point clouds from FARO (and third-party) laser scanners -- target-based and cloud-to-cloud registration, filtering, meshing, and export to CAD/BIM formats -- with WebShare cloud publishing. | Paid / quote-only | Listed | Unknown | 2.8/5 | situational |
| End-to-end cloud drone-mapping software that produces orthomosaics, DSM, DTM, point clouds, and textured 3D meshes and publishes them natively into the ArcGIS ecosystem via the Site Scan - ArcGIS Connector. Outputs can be exported to GIS/CAD (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, AutoCAD Civil 3D) or pushed to Autodesk BIM 360. No standalone public REST API; enterprise/quote-based, licensed within ArcGIS/ArcGIS Reality. | Paid / quote-only | Exports | Full | 2.6/5 | situational |
| Registers, analyzes, and models laser-scan point clouds from any scanner source into CAD/BIM deliverables, including targetless auto-registration; sold only through Trimble distributors. | Free viewer | Listed | Unknown | 2.4/5 | situational |
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