Comparison · AI and cloud point cloud services
Neurones 3D vs Lidarvisor
Looking for a Lidarvisor alternative? Neurones 3D is free, offline point cloud and Gaussian splatting software for Windows: the free viewer runs every process, from AI classification to dimensioned floor plans, and a one-time paid edition saves the results.
Lidarvisor is a browser-based LiDAR processing service that classifies point clouds with AI and produces terrain models, contour lines, building footprints and CAD-ready topographic maps.
By Dr. Florent Poux, maker of Neurones 3D · Lidarvisor's facts from Lidarvisor's own documentation, checked
The short answer
Choose Neurones 3D when data should not leave your machine, when you process enough area that paying by the hectare adds up, or when the work reaches beyond terrain into floor plans, change detection and meshing, on a licence bought once. Choose Lidarvisor when you want classified drone LiDAR, a DTM and contours from a browser with nothing to install, and a small or occasional volume fits its free tier or an entry plan.
At a glance
| Neurones 3D | Lidarvisor | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) | Web browser |
| Where it runs | desktop | cloud |
| Licence | free viewer + one-time paid editions | monthly or yearly subscription with a hectare allowance, plus credit packs |
| Price | Free viewer; paid editions bought once, no subscription | Lite USD 29 a month or USD 228 a year; Premium USD 89 a month or USD 708 a year; Advanced USD 249 a month or USD 2,004 a year source |
| Free use | The free viewer opens, views and runs every process; writing results out needs a paid edition | Freemium: 50 hectares, 5 GB storage, up to 5 projects, no credit card |
Feature by feature
"Not stated" means we could not find it in Lidarvisor's documentation, not that it is missing. Each of Lidarvisor's cells links to where we read it.
| Capability | Neurones 3D | Lidarvisor |
|---|---|---|
| Runs fully offline | YesNo account, no internet connection, no telemetry | NoBrowser-based; processing runs on the vendor's servers source |
| One-time licence available | YesBought once; no subscription | NoSubscriptions only; credit packs need an active paid plan source |
| Opens LAS/LAZ and E57 | YesLAS, LAZ, COPC, E57, PLY, PCD and more; a 127.8 M point E57 opens in about 22 s | PartlyLAS and LAZ input; E57 is not listed source |
| Scan registration | PartlyCloud-to-cloud alignment (ICP and graph matching, no initial placement needed), RMS shown with the inlier share | Not stated |
| AI point cloud classification | YesFour trained models ship in every build: indoor, aerial LiDAR, powerline, streetscape; a confidence per point | In the cloudAutomatic classification into standard LAS classes source |
| Segmentation | YesUnsupervised segmentation, primitive decomposition, components, rooms | Not stated |
| Automatic floor plans | YesAutomatic, dimensioned, with sections and elevations | Not stated |
| DXF / CAD drawings | YesDXF R2000, SVG and PDF; no DWG | In the cloudCAD-ready topographic maps in DXF; SHP and GeoJSON source |
| DTM / DSM | YesDTM, DSM, CHM, slope, aspect, hillshade on one grid | In the cloudDTM and DSM, hillshade; GeoTIFF output source |
| Contour lines | YesContours that cannot cross | In the cloudContour lines through vectorisation source |
| Change detection | YesM3C2 with a 95 % level of detection; cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-BIM deviation | Not stated |
| Meshing | YesPoisson and clean meshing; the clean mesh is closed, not edge-manifold | Not stated |
| Gaussian splats | YesOpens PLY and SPZ splats, converts them to points, meshes them; does not train splats | Not stated |
| Reports | YesSelf-contained HTML reports with provenance | In the cloudReports listed among plan features source |
| Scripting / SDK | YesEngine & SDK edition: Python package and headless command line | In the cloudFull API access on the Advanced plan source |
Where Neurones 3D is stronger
- Neurones 3D runs fully offline with no account; Lidarvisor processes uploaded files on its servers.
- Bought once, with no hectare allowance or subscription.
- Opens E57, COPC and other formats as well as LAS and LAZ.
- Automatic floor plans, M3C2 change detection and meshing, for indoor and change work as well as terrain; Lidarvisor lists none of these.
Where Lidarvisor is stronger
- Nothing to install: upload LAS or LAZ and get classes, DTM, contours and DXF in the browser.
- A free tier of 50 hectares and an entry plan from USD 19 a month on yearly billing.
- Shareable links for clients, with your logo on higher plans.
Who should choose which
Choose Neurones 3D to take a point cloud or a splat capture to a finished deliverable on your own machine: classified LAS, a dimensioned floor plan with sections and elevations in DXF, a DTM with contours, a change map or a report, without an account, an upload or a subscription. Every figure it publishes is measured; see the benchmarks.
Choose Lidarvisor: Drone surveyors who want classified clouds, a DTM and contours from LAS files without installing anything, billed by the hectare.
Questions
Is Lidarvisor free?
Lidarvisor: Lite USD 29 a month or USD 228 a year; Premium USD 89 a month or USD 708 a year; Advanced USD 249 a month or USD 2,004 a year. Free use: Freemium: 50 hectares, 5 GB storage, up to 5 projects, no credit card. Neurones 3D’s free viewer opens, views and runs every process; writing results out needs a paid edition bought once.
Does Lidarvisor work offline?
Lidarvisor: no. Browser-based; processing runs on the vendor’s servers. Neurones 3D: yes. No account, no internet connection, no telemetry.
Can Lidarvisor classify point clouds with AI?
Lidarvisor: in the cloud. Automatic classification into standard LAS classes. Neurones 3D: yes. Four trained models ship in every build: indoor, aerial LiDAR, powerline, streetscape; a confidence per point.
What is the best alternative to Lidarvisor?
Choose Neurones 3D when data should not leave your machine, when you process enough area that paying by the hectare adds up, or when the work reaches beyond terrain into floor plans, change detection and meshing, on a licence bought once. Choose Lidarvisor when you want classified drone LiDAR, a DTM and contours from a browser with nothing to install, and a small or occasional volume fits its free tier or an entry plan.
How this comparison was made
Written by the maker of Neurones 3D, so read it as such. Lidarvisor's column comes only from Lidarvisor's published documentation and listings, read on 2026-09-24; where we found nothing, the cell says "not stated". Neurones 3D's column comes from its own guides, which give the limits too. If something here is wrong or out of date, write to howto@learngeodata.eu and it will be corrected.
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