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Matterport vs Oculo

Two 360° and 3D site-capture tools a contractor might weigh for documenting work in place. Matterport is a general digital-twin platform (construction, facilities, real estate) with published plans priced by active spaces; Oculo is a construction-only service that turns passive 360° walks into AI progress tracking and forecasts, priced by quote. Desk research from vendor pages read Oct 24, 2026; not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 24, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Matterport (3D capture & digital twins; vendor publishes prices) vs Oculo (360° capture & AI progress; no public prices (quote / sales)). Facts last checked Oct 24, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Matterport vs Oculo: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowMatterportOculo
Category3D capture & digital twins360° capture & AI progress
AI role (our label)AI features added to established productAI-first
What it doesPlatform for capturing and sharing immersive 3D digital twins for design and construction, facilities, real estate and property marketing. Construction use includes Procore and Autodesk integrations; facilities management, corporate real estate and property marketing (3D tours, floor plans, photos) are also listed. Offers a free start tier and an online store. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the plans page (rendered in a headless browser) also lists AI-powered defurnishing of a property among Professional features, Cotality and Xactimate among file exports (additional charges apply), and, for Enterprise, audit logs, monthly usage reporting, full API and SDK access and Capture Services technicians in 700 cities worldwide. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: homepage and plans page unchanged in substance; the Enterprise list names connected AECO workflows with Autodesk Forma and Procore, and the homepage carries a notice that Matterport customers can publish their 3D tours anywhere. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: homepage and plans page (rendered in a headless browser) unchanged in substance (design and construction use through Procore and Autodesk integrations; AI-powered defurnishing on Professional; Enterprise lists SSO/SAML, audit logs, connected AECO workflows with Autodesk Forma and Procore, full API and SDK access and Capture Services in 700+ cities; the publish-anywhere notice is still on the homepage). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: homepage and plans page (rendered in a headless browser) unchanged in substance (design and construction use through Procore and Autodesk integrations; AI defurnishing on Professional; Enterprise lists SSO/SAML, audit logs, connected AECO workflows with Autodesk Forma and Procore, full API and SDK access and Capture Services in 700+ cities). Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: homepage and plans page (rendered in a headless browser) unchanged in substance; the homepage now promotes a Pro3 Performance Kit at $1,995 plus subscription (save $2,500 with a qualifying Professional plan) and instant insurance sketches loaded into Cotality's Claims Estimate platform, and says the free account includes 1 active space and 2 users.Passive 360° site walks turned into AI visual progress tracking and forecasts by project, area, unit and activity. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the homepage says the AI progress updates can support pay apps and hand-off decisions and that forecasts are based on weeks of progress data; a Willmott Dixon case study describes documenting fire safety assets on a high-rise cladding refurbishment in north London. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: unchanged in substance (360° capture through passive walks, AI progress updates for pay apps and hand-offs, forecasts from weeks of progress data; case studies with Willmott Dixon, Meldrum Group, HB Reavis on Varso Tower and Lovell with Symetri). Re-read Oct 22, 2026 for a compare: homepage, Why Oculo, Reality Capture, Project Intelligence and FAQ pages read. Passive 360° walkthroughs are mapped to floor plans and organised over time; AI analyses each walkthrough for progress across floors, units and trades and highlights coordination issues and slowdowns, aimed at multi-unit construction teams. The FAQ says BIM is not required (floor plans and/or a 3D model are needed for processing, with side-by-side BIM comparison available), capture works without Wi-Fi or GPS including basements and tunnels, supported cameras are Insta360 (X5 recommended) and Ricoh models, cameras can be hired for one-off scans or demos, faces are blurred, and there is no limit on users per project. The site names Autodesk, Procore and Fieldview integrations for creating issues. Customer quotes and case-study outcomes are vendor material and not used.
Who it's forDesign and construction teams, facility managers, corporate real estate, and property marketers.Contractors and developers (UK housebuilder quoted).
Pricing (as publicly stated)Plans page lists Professional plans by number of active spaces, paid monthly: 10 spaces $90/month, 20 $125, 30 $165, 50 $245, 75 $345, 100 $430, 150 $585; 200+ spaces through sales. The 10-space plan shows $90/month on an annual plan billed $1,080/year ($108 month-to-month); yearly billing is advertised as saving 16%. Professional includes 10 users; some file exports (floor plan, CAD, BIM, E57 and others) carry additional charges. A Pro3 Plus package (Pro3 LiDAR camera with a Professional 50 plan) is listed at $1,995, marked down from $4,495, or $245/month for 24 months. Enterprise is custom through sales. The homepage also mentions a free start option. (Checked Oct 15, 2026; unchanged Oct 19, 2026 on the rendered plans page, including the Pro3 Plus package at $1,995 or $245/month for 24 months.) Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: no price changes (Professional 10 spaces $90/month on an annual plan or $108 month-to-month, 20 $125, 30 $165, 50 $245, 75 $345, 100 $430, 150 $585; yearly billing advertised as saving 16%; Pro3 Plus package $1,995, marked down from $4,495, or $245/month for 24 months; Enterprise custom). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: no price changes (Professional 10 spaces $90/month on an annual plan billed $1,080/year or $108 month-to-month, 20 $125, 30 $165, 50 $245, 75 $345, 100 $430, 150 $585, 200+ through sales; yearly billing advertised as saving 16%; Pro3 Plus package $1,995, marked down from $4,495, or $245/month for 24 months; Enterprise custom). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: no price changes (Professional 10 spaces $90/month on an annual plan billed $1,080/year or $108 month-to-month, 20 $125, 30 $165, 50 $245, 75 $345, 100 $430, 150 $585, 200+ through sales; yearly billing advertised as saving 16%; Pro3 Plus package $1,995, marked down from $4,495, or $245/month for 24 months; Enterprise custom). Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: no price changes (Professional 10 spaces $90/month on an annual plan billed $1,080/year or $108 month-to-month, 20 $125, 30 $165, 50 $245, 75 $345, 100 $430, 150 $585; Pro3 package with a Professional 50 plan $1,995, marked down from $4,495, or $245/month; Enterprise custom).No public prices found (checked Oct 16 and Oct 19, 2026): the vendor site has no pricing or plans link in its navigation or footer, and /pricing and /plans return a not-found page. The site's calls to action are "Book a demo", "Contact us". Confirm current pricing with the vendor. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: unchanged; the homepage still has no pricing link and its calls to action are Book a demo and Contact Us. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged; /pricing returns a not-found page and the calls to action are still Book a demo and Contact Us. Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: unchanged (oculo.ai/en-us has no pricing or plans link; /en-us/pricing returns a not-found page; demo request is the route).
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Facts last checked: Oct 24, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • Scope (vendor pages): Matterport captures and shares immersive 3D digital twins for design and construction, facilities management, corporate real estate and property marketing, with Procore and Autodesk integrations for construction use. Oculo is built for construction teams: passive 360° site walks mapped to floor plans and organised over time, with AI progress updates by project, area, unit and activity.
  • What you get from a capture: Matterport's output is a navigable 3D model with exports such as floor plans, CAD, BIM and E57 (some at additional charge). Oculo's output is a progress record: its homepage says the AI progress updates can support pay apps and hand-off decisions and that forecasts are based on weeks of progress data.
  • Capture hardware: Matterport sells its own Pro3 LiDAR camera (the homepage promoted a Pro3 Performance Kit at $1,995 plus subscription on Oct 24, 2026). Oculo's FAQ (read Oct 22, 2026) lists Insta360 (X5 recommended) and Ricoh cameras, camera hire for one-off scans, offline capture without Wi-Fi or GPS, and says BIM is not required (floor plans and/or a 3D model are needed for processing).
  • AI: Matterport lists AI-powered defurnishing among Professional features and sits as an established product with AI features added. Oculo's core output is AI progress analysis of each walkthrough; we label it AI-first. We have tested neither.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 24, 2026): Matterport's plans page lists Professional plans by active spaces, from $90/month for 10 spaces on an annual plan ($1,080/year, or $108 month-to-month) up to $585/month for 150 spaces, with 200+ spaces and Enterprise through sales and a free account with 1 active space and 2 users. Oculo publishes no prices: its site has no pricing link, /en-us/pricing returns a not-found page and the route is Book a demo.
  • Not used here: customer quotes and case-study outcomes on both sites, and Matterport's capture-services city count. Neither tool has been tested by Means & Methods Lab.

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