Best 3D Scanning Software in 2026
26 3d scanning software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
26ranked
16free plans on this page
$12.50/molowest paid tier
2 Oct 2026last checked
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported inputs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open3D | 8.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Intel RealSense cameras, Azure Kinect, RGB-D image sequences, RealSense bag files, point-cloud files, and mesh files | View |
| 2 | Polycam | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $12.50/mo | Yes | 12.5 /mo | — | View |
| 3 | MeshInspector | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $25/mo | Yes | — | LiDAR, laser scanners, structured-light scanners, photogrammetry, meshes, point clouds, CT/MRI, voxels, polylines, G-code | View |
| 4 | Revo Scan 6 | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | 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 | View |
| 5 | JMStudio | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | 3DMakerpro Fox, Toucan, Moose, Seal, Mole, Lynx, and Whale scanners | View |
| 6 | Polyga FlexScan3D | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Polyga 3D scanners; Basler and FLIR monochrome global-shutter machine-vision cameras; color machine-vision cameras; standard DLP projectors via HDMI | View |
| 7 |  MeshLab | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | PTX point-cloud and range-map files | View |
| 8 | Artec Studio | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 48 /mo | Artec structured-light scanners, Artec LiDAR scanners, Artec target-based laser scanners, photos, videos, and camera-equipped devices | View |
| 9 | EXScan Pro | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | EinScan Pro, EinScan Pro Plus, EinScan Pro 2X, EinScan Pro 2X Plus, EinScan Pro 2X V2, EinScan Pro HD | View |
| 10 | QUICKSURFACE | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €40/mo | No | — | STL, OBJ, PLY meshes; PTX point clouds | View |
| 11 | Scaniverse | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 20 /mo | — | View |
| 12 |  RealityScan | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $104.17/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 13 |  Polyga PointKit | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $74.92/mo | Yes | 99 /mo | Desktop 3D scanners, laser scanners, 3D cameras, photogrammetry, LiDAR, and other 3D capture devices | View |
| 14 |  RIEGL RiSCAN PRO | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | RIEGL VZ-Line terrestrial laser scanners; RIEGL VZ-i series scanners; external cameras | View |
| 15 | Dot3D | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | iPhone Pro/Pro Max 12+, iPad Pro 2020+, Orbbec Gemini 336L, Intel RealSense D455f/D455/D456/D415/L515, DPI-10, DPI-X | View |
| 16 | Creaform.OS | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Creaform 3D scanners; optical CMMs; probe and photogrammetry workflows | View |
| 17 | 3D Scanner App | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | LiDAR, TrueDepth, camera photos, Apple Object Capture photogrammetry | View |
| 18 |  Z+F LaserControl | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Z+F IMAGER series laser scanners; Z+F mobile systems; handheld scanner data | View |
| 19 |  ReconstructMe | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Intel RealSense R200 and F200; Orbbec Astra and Astra L; ASUS Xtion Pro and Xtion Pro Live; Microsoft Kinect v1 for Windows and Xbox 360; PrimeSense 1.08 and 1.09; Structure.io; File Sensor; Network Sensor; External Sensor | View |
| 20 |  Structure | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $16.58/mo | No | — | Structure Sensor ST01, ST02, ST03; Apple TrueDepth; Apple LiDAR | View |
| 21 |  3DUNDERWORLD-SLS | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Two or more cameras, patterned-light projector, camera image sequences | View |
| 22 |  Peel.CAD Pro | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Peel 3 3D scanner | View |
| 23 |  Qlone | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 24 | FARO RevEng | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Quantum Series FaroArm and ScanArm with FAROBlu or Prizm LLP; Design ScanArm 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5C; PC, ASC, XYZ, PTS, E57, NPTS, VTX, PCS, and PWN point-cloud files; STL, PLY, OBJ, OFF, OM, GLTF, and GLB mesh files | View |
| 25 |  Leica Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS | 4.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | BLK360, BLK360 G1, BLK ARC, BLK2FLY, BLK2GO, C-Series, P-Series, RTC360, Leica LGS projects, Pegasus mobile data, Faro FLS/FPR/FWS/Faro Raw, Z+F ZFS/ZFPRJ, PTX, PTS, TXT, LiDAR-compatible devices via Cyclone FIELD 360 | View |
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Questions about this list
Which 3d scanning software is ranked first on Inferse?
Open3D is ranked #1 of 26 with a score of 8.9. Polycam is second and MeshInspector third.
How many of these have a free plan?
16 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Polycam has the lowest first paid tier we found: $12.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.
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