Agisoft Metashape
Agisoft Metashape is a leading Structure from Motion (SfM) tool known for its ease of use and flexibility.
Location
St. Petersburg, Russia
GPU
Agisoft's basic configuration lists an NVIDIA or AMD GPU with 1024 or more unified shaders, such as a GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 5600M, and Metashape uses OpenCL or CUDA compatible cards to speed up its most resource intensive steps. Splat training happens in other tools
License
Proprietary
Compare licence terms ↗
Updated
July 2026
Structure from Motion (SfM) is a process that creates 3D models from 2D images. By analyzing overlapping photos, SfM software determines the positions and geometry of objects in three dimensions. This technology allows users to capture the real world and convert it into highly detailed digital models.
SfM is mandatory in almost all currently available Radiance Field reconstruction pipelines. A lot of platforms have their own internal SfM pipeline, though some users prefer to go with their software of choice and then import the SfM data. RealityCapture is one of the industry leaders in this respect and is known for its accurate camera and swift pose generations.
With the release of V 2.1.3, COLMAP export, which is often used by Radiance Methods like NeRFs and Gaussian Splatting has been added to the standard tier for Metashape. Unlike other plaforms, Metashape is a paid software.
Founded in 2006 as an innovative research company with focus on computer vision technology, through years of intensive R&D work Agisoft LLC has gained expertise in image processing algorithms, with digital photogrammetry techniques setting the direction for development of applied tools.
To get started with Agisoft Metashape, please download it from their website.
Alternatives
Recent Headlines