Autodesk ReCap Pro vs Revo Scan 6

Autodesk ReCap Pro8.2Visit Revo Scan 66.9Visit

Higher score Autodesk ReCap Pro #3 in 3D Scanning Software 8.2/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Autodesk

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Revo Scan 6 #21 in 3D Scanning Software 6.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Revopoint

• Autodesk ReCap Pro fits best

  Survey, construction, and Autodesk workflows

• Revo Scan 6 fits best

  Free Revopoint scanner workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Autodesk ReCap Pro 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Revo Scan 6 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	6.9
Ranking	#3 in 3D Scanning Software	#21 in 3D Scanning Software
Best for	Survey, construction, and Autodesk workflows	Free Revopoint scanner workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	30-day trial	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows	Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Support	Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Autodesk ReCap Pro 3/4 · Revo Scan 6 3/4
Point-cloud tools	✓	✓
Mesh reconstruction	✓	✓
Real-time capture	—	✓ (best)
API access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Supported inputs	Terrestrial laser scanners; handheld/SLAM scanners; wearable/SLAM scanners; vehicle/SLAM scanners; aerial LiDAR/photogrammetry; UAV imagery	Revopoint INSPIRE, INSPIRE 2, RANGE 2, MINI 2, POP 3, POP 3 Plus, POP 4, MIRACO, MIRACO Pro, MIRACO Plus, and compatible mobile scanning workflows
Supported platforms	Windows desktop; web/cloud workflows	Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
Export formats	E57; PTS; RCP/RCS; FBX; OBJ; RCM; GeoTIFF; NWC; DAE; GLTF/GLB; IFC4.0; RCMR; STL; USD/USDZ	PLY, OBJ, STL, ASC, 3MF, GLTF, FBX, Splat
Our review
Pros	Supports terrestrial, handheld, wearable, vehicle, aerial, and UAV inputs Registers, cleans, edits, classifies, and reconstructs scan data Connects with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, Navisworks, and InfraWorks	Real-time capture, point-cloud processing, and mesh generation GPU-accelerated fusion with alignment and cleanup tools Exports to PLY, OBJ, STL, ASC, 3MF, GLTF, FBX, and Splat
Cons	No free plan is available Does not support real-time capture Desktop workflows are limited to Windows	Input support centers on Revopoint scanners and compatible mobile workflows AI segmentation is available only on supported scanners 3D Gaussian Splatting is available only on supported scanners
Our verdict	Autodesk ReCap Pro is reality-capture software for engineers, designers, surveyors, and AEC teams. It imports laser-scan and photogrammetry data, then supports point-cloud viewing, cleanup, registration, measurements, annotations, mesh… Read the review →	Revo Scan 6 is Revopoint’s free software for capturing, processing, aligning, editing, and exporting 3D scan data. It is aimed at creators, engineers, manufacturers, CAD users, and 3D-printing workflows that use compatible Revopoint… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Autodesk ReCap Pro — where it wins

  • Supports terrestrial, handheld, wearable, vehicle, aerial, and UAV inputs
  • Registers, cleans, edits, classifies, and reconstructs scan data
  • Connects with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, Navisworks, and InfraWorks

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Does not support real-time capture
  • Desktop workflows are limited to Windows

• Revo Scan 6 — where it wins

  • Real-time capture, point-cloud processing, and mesh generation
  • GPU-accelerated fusion with alignment and cleanup tools
  • Exports to PLY, OBJ, STL, ASC, 3MF, GLTF, FBX, and Splat

  Where it doesn't

  • Input support centers on Revopoint scanners and compatible mobile workflows
  • AI segmentation is available only on supported scanners
  • 3D Gaussian Splatting is available only on supported scanners

• Autodesk ReCap Pro8.2/10 · 30-day trial

  A broad reality-capture suite for teams working across scanning, BIM, and Autodesk tools.

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• Revo Scan 66.9/10 · Free plan

  A free, cross-platform toolkit for Revopoint scanner capture and 3D data processing.

  Visit RevopointFull verdict →