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Head-to-head · AI 3D Scanning Software

Polycam vs KIRI Engine

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Polycam #1 in AI 3D Scanning Software 9.3/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Polycam
KIRI Engine #2 in AI 3D Scanning Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit KIRI Engine

Polycam leads on 0 checks, KIRI Engine on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePolycam · 9.3/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Polycam

Polycam scores higher on our rubric for ai 3d scanning software: 9.3 against 9.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #2.

Polycam is the better fit for broad mobile, cloud, and survey scanning. KIRI Engine is the better fit for affordable multi-device scanning with API access.

  • Polycam fits best

    Broad mobile, cloud, and survey scanning

  • KIRI Engine fits best

    Affordable multi-device scanning with API access

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Side by side

Feature Polycam 9.3/10 Visit ↗ KIRI Engine 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 9.1
Ranking #1 in AI 3D Scanning Software #2 in AI 3D Scanning Software
Best for Broad mobile, cloud, and survey scanning Affordable multi-device scanning with API access
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $150/yr $79.99/yr
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 7 days —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS, Android
Support Email, Docs Email, Community, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Polycam 1/4 · KIRI Engine 1/4
Textured mesh output Not checked yet Not checked yet
Measurement tools Not checked yet Not checked yet
Web app Not checked yet Not checked yet
API access ✓ ✓
Specs
Capture input Not checked yet Not checked yet
Mobile platforms Not checked yet Not checked yet
Export formats Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Photogrammetry, drone mapping, orthomosaics, and georeferenced exports
  • Web, iOS, Android, API access, and webhook support
  • Free plan plus mesh, point-cloud, floor-plan, and report workflows
  • Free plan includes unlimited scans and exports
  • Supports photogrammetry, LiDAR, featureless objects, and 3DGS
  • Exports widely and offers REST API processing
Cons
  • Free plan limits captures, storage, exports, and AI usage
  • Cloud processing may not suit offline or local-only workflows
  • Ground-control-point workflows use CloudCompare rather than an in-app editor
  • Advanced features require the Pro plan
  • API processing uses separate per-credit pricing
  • Not open source
Our verdict

Polycam is a cloud-based 3D capture platform for creators, contractors, designers, and enterprise teams. Its mobile apps and web workspace process photos, videos, LiDAR captures, drone imagery, and aerial mapping inputs into 3D models and…

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KIRI Engine is a 3D scanning application for creating textured models from photographs, videos, LiDAR, and 3D Gaussian Splatting. It suits 3D creators, hobbyists, professionals, researchers, and teams working on visualization, games, 3D…

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  1. PolycamAI 3D Scanning Software 9.3Free plan · 7-day trial
  2. KIRI EngineAI 3D Scanning Software 9.1Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Polycam — where it wins

    • Photogrammetry, drone mapping, orthomosaics, and georeferenced exports
    • Web, iOS, Android, API access, and webhook support
    • Free plan plus mesh, point-cloud, floor-plan, and report workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan limits captures, storage, exports, and AI usage
    • Cloud processing may not suit offline or local-only workflows
    • Ground-control-point workflows use CloudCompare rather than an in-app editor

  • KIRI Engine — where it wins

    • Free plan includes unlimited scans and exports
    • Supports photogrammetry, LiDAR, featureless objects, and 3DGS
    • Exports widely and offers REST API processing

    Where it doesn't

    • Advanced features require the Pro plan
    • API processing uses separate per-credit pricing
    • Not open source

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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