PFTrack
PFTrack: A production-focused toolkit for camera solving, reconstruction, and VFX pipeline automation. Ranked #12 of 37 in Visual Effects Software by our editors (7.7/10); pricing: 7-day trial; best for production camera tracking and reconstruction.
At a glance
- Editor score7.7 / 10
- Pricing7-day trial
- Best forProduction camera tracking and reconstruction
- Free planNo
- Paid from£699 one-time
- Node-based compositingYes
- Founded2002
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- ML-assisted tracking with manual refinement and 3D camera solving
- Photogrammetry, LiDAR integration, and Hero Cloud reconstruction
- Python, CLI, USD, and broad DCC and production integrations
Where it doesn't
- No free plan for ongoing access
- Solo excludes the full Studio platform and floating licences
- Enterprise pricing is not listed with the other plan prices
Our verdict on PFTrack
PFTrack is a professional visual-effects application for studios, independent artists, virtual-production teams, forensic organizations, architectural firms, and game developers. Its focus is spatial reconstruction: users can track cameras and objects, calibrate lens distortion, reconstruct scenes, and export production data through a node-based workflow. It runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and connects with tools including Maya, Nuke, Houdini, Blender, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Unreal Engine, USD, Postshot, ShotGrid, and ftrack.
The edition structure separates individual tracking work from broader studio pipelines. PFTrack Solo costs £699 one-time and includes 3D camera tracking and solving, lens-distortion calibration, Hero Cloud scene reconstruction, Postshot export, and in-graph Python scripting. Studio rent-to-buy costs £59 per week and adds the full PFTrack platform, floating licences, multi-image photogrammetry, LiDAR integration, and an external Python API and CLI. Studio perpetual costs £1699 one-time with the same listed Studio capabilities. A seven-day free trial is available, but there is no free plan.
PFTrack’s strongest fit is for teams that need more than basic camera tracking. Its ML-accelerated feature tracking, manual point refinement, LiDAR-aided solving, photogrammetry, ST-map workflows, and exports to USD, FBX, OBJ, Alembic, and PLY support varied reconstruction and handoff requirements. Python APIs, command-line automation, macro scripting, and Enterprise features such as VM support, a local licence server, offline operation, air-gapped operation, and multi-site licensing suit controlled production environments. Solo is the clearer choice for individual camera-solving work; studios needing floating licences, reality capture, or automation should consider Studio, while teams without those requirements may find the broader platform unnecessary.
Questions about PFTrack
Is there a free trial of PFTrack? Yes: a 7-day free trial.
What does PFTrack run on? Windows, macOS and Linux. It runs as a desktop app and self-hosted.
What does PFTrack integrate with? 11 integrations, including Maya, Nuke, Houdini, Blender and After Effects.
Who is PFTrack built for? Solo users, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises (our editorial estimate).
Your product? Our editors can test PFTrack in depth and publish a review, labelled as paid · from $149/mo →
PFTrack pricing
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PFTrack fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | £699 one-time |
| Node-based compositing | Yes |
| Keying tools | Not verified |
| Rotoscoping tools | Not verified |
| 3D camera tracking | Yes |
| Simulation tools | Not verified |
| Supported platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| Render engine | Not verified |
| Free trial | 7 days |
| Deployment | Desktop, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Support | Community, Docs, Tickets |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 11 integrations: Maya, Nuke, Houdini, Blender, After Effects, Cinema 4D … |
| Pricing | 7-day trial (source) |
| Website | pftrack.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
PFTrack integrations
PFTrack lists 11 integrations on its own site.
- Maya
- Nuke
- Houdini
- Blender
- After Effects
- Cinema 4D
- Unreal Engine
- USD
- Postshot
- ShotGrid
- ftrack
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