DroneDeploy Alternatives for Drone Service Providers

DroneDeploy covers aerial and ground capture, docks and robotics. Many drone service providers only need to process their flights and hand finished maps to clients. This page covers DroneDeploy's 2026 pricing, what it does well, and the alternatives worth comparing.

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DataDelivery Map View showing an orthomosaic of an apartment complex with arrows marking where each drone photo was taken — Map View in DataDelivery: an orthomosaic with the position and heading of each drone photo.

Should you stay on DroneDeploy or switch?

Stay on DroneDeploy if you run docks or autonomous robots, capture ground 360 Walks, or rely on its Procore, Autodesk or Esri integrations. Those are real strengths, and DataDelivery does not replace them.

Look at an alternative if you are a small drone service provider who flies, processes and delivers client work, and you want published prices and a free plan to start.

DroneDeploy pricing in 2026

Prices and plan details checked on October 7, 2026 on DroneDeploy's own pricing page.

Flight & Analysis: $4,188 billed annually, which works out to about $349 a month. It is a license for one admin user, with up to 3,000 images per map. Ground capture processing is not included. DroneDeploy says individual licenses can also pay monthly, but it does not show a monthly price.
Ag Lite: $1,908 billed annually, for one pilot, with up to 1,000 images per map.
Other plans (Advanced Flight & Analysis, Aerial, Aerial Pro, Ground, Ground Pro, Unified and team plans): quote only, so contact DroneDeploy.
Free trial: 14 days, no credit card required.
After you cancel: 30 days of basic access to view your existing maps, models and 360 Walks. Export and advanced tools are turned off.

DroneDeploy is now part of Procore

Procore agreed to buy DroneDeploy for about $845 million in cash, announced on July 29, 2026. Procore completed the acquisition on September 9, 2026, and DroneDeploy now runs as a wholly owned subsidiary of Procore. Check DroneDeploy's pricing page before you renew.

What DroneDeploy does well

Dock automation and autonomous robotics.
Ground capture with 360 Walks and 3D Walks.
AI add-ons for progress tracking and site safety.
Integrations with Procore, Autodesk (Build and BIM 360) and Esri.
SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certification, as stated on its pricing page.
No-login, view-only links to a single map date on all paid accounts, which you can embed on a website.

DroneDeploy alternatives compared

We make DataDelivery, so it is listed first. The other tools are described from each vendor's own pricing and help pages.

Vendor details checked on October 7, 2026.

DataDelivery

Best for small DSPs who process and deliver in one browser tool.

NDS Processing turns overlapping drone photos into map products, with five goal presets: Default, Orthophoto / 2D Mapping, 3D Model, Buildings / Structures, and Terrain & Volumes.
Each run produces a stitched orthophoto, elevation models (DSM and DTM), a 3D point cloud, contour lines and a textured 3D model. You can download the orthophoto GeoTIFF and the LAS or LAZ point cloud. You view the elevation models, contours and 3D model in the browser.
Every plan, including Free, includes daily NDS Processing runs; higher plans include more.
Each job holds multiple dated site visits (captures) on a timeline, and you can compare any two orthomosaics with a before and after slider.
Send a no-login link, including on the Free plan, or invite clients by email. There are no per-seat fees.
Put your own logo on client-facing pages and emails from the Basic plan. On Premium and Enterprise, deliver from your own address, such as portal.yourcompany.com.
What it does not do: no ground control point processing, no RTK or PPK corrections, no LiDAR processing, no docks or robotics, and no public API.

See DataDelivery plans and limits

PIX4Dcloud

Starter: $129 a month billed monthly, or $1,290 billed yearly. Pro: $449 a month billed monthly, or $4,490 billed yearly. Enterprise: custom price.
Unlimited users on Starter, Pro and Enterprise.
No-login share links in two types, View and measure only, or Edit and save. People using a share link cannot download outputs or export files.
Free 15-day trial, no credit card required.

Birdi

Plus: $60 a month billed annually, or $80 billed monthly. It includes 1 user, 20 guest seats, 100 GB of storage and 2 gigapixels of processing a month.
Growth: $287 a month, billed annually only, with 5 users, 50 guest seats and 500 GB.
Ultimate: contact Birdi.
A branded workspace with your logo, starting on Plus.
View-only sharing on every Birdi plan. Viewers can also download starting on Growth.
7-day free trial on Plus.

Maps Made Easy

Free: 3 maps per 24 hours, 1 free processing gigapixel, and up to 50 images per map.
Base: $5 a month or $50 a year. The Pro and Elite plans raise the image and map limits.
Branding-free map sharing for paid jobs.
Maps Made Easy says it has kept the same pricing since 2014.

Propeller

Price: not published, so contact Propeller.
Built for earthworks: Propeller CAD design tools, AeroPoints ground points, and DirtMate machine guidance and telematics.
If your work is earthworks and you need ground points, Propeller is built for that job.

DroneDeploy alternatives without per-seat fees

DroneDeploy's Flight & Analysis plan is a license for one admin user. If you want to bring clients, teammates or subcontractors in without buying seats, here is how three of the alternatives above handle it.

DataDelivery: No per-seat fees: people you share with do not need a paid plan, and there is no limit on how many people you share a job with. Files they upload count toward your storage.
DataDelivery collaborators: Bring teammates or subcontractors into a single job with Editor or Full access, with no extra seats to buy. There is no shared team workspace, so access is set job by job.
PIX4Dcloud: unlimited users on Starter, Pro and Enterprise.
Birdi: guest seats on top of its full users: 20 on Plus and 50 on Growth.

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DroneDeploy vs DataDelivery

DroneDeploy and DataDelivery compared, checked October 7, 2026
What you need	DroneDeploy	DataDelivery
Who it is built for	Aerial and ground capture, docks and robotics, with Procore, Autodesk and Esri integrations	Drone service providers who process and deliver client work in a browser
Price to start	14-day free trial, then Flight & Analysis at $4,188 billed annually; other plans by quote	Free plan with no credit card, then paid plans listed on the pricing page
Processing	Included; Flight & Analysis allows up to 3,000 images per map and does not include ground capture processing	NDS Processing on every plan, including Free, with daily runs; higher plans include more
Seats	Flight & Analysis is a single admin user license; outside Enterprise organizations, invited users typically need a paid or trial account	No per-seat fees; people you share with do not need a paid plan
No-login client link	No-login view-only link per map date on paid plans; full-project public link on Enterprise project packages	One no-login link per job covers the files, maps and imagery from every dated site visit, including on the Free plan. Reports have their own links, and point clouds are switched on per link. No-login links are view-only by default; invited clients you add to a job can download the files you allow.
Your branding	White label is not described in DroneDeploy's sharing documentation	Your logo from the Basic plan; your own domain on Premium and Enterprise
Ground 360 capture	Yes, with 360 Walks and 3D Walks	No; 360 drone panoramas only
Docks and robotics	Yes	No
Connections to other tools	Procore, Autodesk (Build and BIM 360) and Esri	DroneCRM connection; other software by GeoTIFF and LAS/LAZ file import; no public API

How delivery works in DataDelivery

1. Upload
Drag in individual files, large batches or whole folders straight from the browser, with your folder structure kept.
2. Process or import
Run NDS Processing on overlapping drone photos, or import a finished orthomosaic, DSM, DTM or LAS/LAZ point cloud from other software.
3. Review and measure
Measure distance, area and perimeter on the map, and mark up photos with your own annotations. Figures are approximate.
4. Share
Invite clients by email or send a no-login link. See what each invited client opened and downloaded.

DataDelivery has a Free plan and paid plans you can pay monthly or yearly. Every plan, including Free, includes daily NDS Processing runs; higher plans include more.

See current DataDelivery plans

DataDelivery may fit if

You fly, process and deliver client work yourself, and want it in one browser tool.
You want to start on a Free plan with no credit card.
Your clients should open maps and photos from a no-login link, or from an email invite at no extra cost.
You do repeat visits and want every visit in one job on a timeline.

DroneDeploy may fit better if

You run docks or autonomous robots.
You capture ground 360 Walks or 3D Walks.
You need Procore, Autodesk or Esri integrations.
Your buyers ask for SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO 27001 certification.

DroneDeploy alternatives: common questions

Is DroneDeploy free?

No. DroneDeploy offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. After that you need a paid plan. If you want a free place to start, DataDelivery has a Free plan with no credit card: 1 new job a month, 2 captures per job, 1 processing run a day, 25 GB of storage, client sharing and no-login links.

How much does DroneDeploy cost?

As of October 7, 2026, DroneDeploy's pricing page lists Flight & Analysis at $4,188 billed annually (about $349 a month) and Ag Lite at $1,908 billed annually. Its other plans, such as Aerial, Ground and Unified, are quote-based, so contact DroneDeploy for a price.

What are the main DroneDeploy competitors for drone service providers?

This page compares PIX4Dcloud, Birdi, Maps Made Easy, Propeller and DataDelivery. Propeller is built for earthworks. The others combine processing and client sharing at different prices, so compare what you deliver and how your clients view it.

Do my clients need an account to see their maps in DataDelivery?

No. Send a no-login link: anyone with it can view the job's files, maps and imagery in a browser, with no account and nothing to install, including on the Free plan. If you invite a client by email instead, they get a free account and a link to set their password. Either way, they do not need a paid plan.

What does Preview Mode do?

Preview Mode shows signed-in clients a capture with a PROOF watermark and hides download buttons until you switch it off. It works in the photo viewer for clients you invite by email. It does not apply to no-login links, orthomosaics, point clouds or reports.

Can clients compare two site visits?

Yes, clients you invite by email can. Each job holds dated site visits on a timeline. Invited clients can compare two orthomosaics with a before and after slider, see photos taken from the same spot on different dates when you fly repeatable shots, and compare two point clouds side by side.

Can I bring maps I already processed in other software?

Yes. Import a finished orthomosaic, DSM, DTM (GeoTIFF) and LAS/LAZ point cloud into a DataDelivery job. Each file is checked automatically, then it appears in the Products folder ready to view, measure and share. There are no app-specific connectors, so each file has to pass the checks.

Does DataDelivery do ground 360 walkthroughs or dock flights?

No. 360 drone panoramas are detected automatically and open in a look-around viewer, but DataDelivery has no ground walkthrough capture, no dock automation and no robotics. If you need those, DroneDeploy is the better fit.

Try DataDelivery on the Free plan