iTwin Capture
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.
Made by Bentley Systems, public (BSY, $10.1B)
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C2 4/5 reflects the cloud processing API, C4 4/5 reflects LAS, LAZ, OPC, POD, point-cloud, reality-mesh, orthomosaic, and iModel exchange, and C1 2/5 reflects the $4,000 entry subscription with no free tier.
Rubric Scorecard
| Criterion | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Value for the price | 2/5 | Subscription, from $4000 Source → |
| Agent Friendliness | 4/5 | API: Cloud processing API for photogrammetry jobs (part of iTwin Platform service model); web UI and mobile app (iOS/Android) for capture and review |
| Ease of adoption | 4/5 | web-saas, gentle learning curve |
| Portability & lock-in | 4/5 | 11 file formats |
| Interoperability | 4/5 | 4 integrations |
Pricing
How we verified this: we checked iTwin Capture against its live site and an independent source — bentley.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-14.
Evidence
File formats
| Format | Direction | Support |
|---|---|---|
| RGB imagery | import | full -- Standard RGB photography |
| thermal imagery | import | unknown |
| LAS | both | full -- Lidar point cloud import/export |
| LAZ | both | full -- Compressed lidar point cloud |
| OPC | import | full -- E57-based point cloud |
| POD | import | full |
| point-cloud | export | full -- Classified point clouds |
| reality meshes | export | full -- OBJ/3D tiles format |
| orthomosaics | export | full |
| iModel | export | full |
| Gaussian splats | export | unknown |
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