DroneDeploy

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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.

3.2 /5 composite score
C1 3/5 reflects published entry pricing at $1,908/year and $4,188/year, and C2 3/5 reflects the documented REST API, SDK, and webhooks. C5 4/5 reflects Procore, Autodesk BIM 360, PlanGrid, and cmBuilder.io integrations, and C4 3/5 reflects BIM, IFC, DXF, and LAS coverage.
Solid

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 3/5 Subscription, from $1908 Source →
Agent Friendliness 3/5 API: DroneDeploy API + SDK (REST, documented); enterprise integration APIs for data export and workflow automation
Ease of adoption 3/5 --
Portability & lock-in 3/5 4 file formats
Interoperability 4/5 4 integrations

Pricing

ModelSubscription
Entry price$1908
Free tierno
Free viewerno
Trialyes
Billing unitper-seat
TiersAg Lite Plan ($1908), Flight & Analysis Plan ($4188), Advanced Flight & Analysis, DroneDeploy Unified
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How we verified this: we checked DroneDeploy against its live site and an independent source — linkedin.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-13.

Evidence

File formats

FormatDirectionSupport
BIM import unknown
IFC import unknown
DXF import unknown
LAS unknown unknown

Integrations

Procore Autodesk BIM 360 PlanGrid cmBuilder.io

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Pricing

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