Asteroom vs iGUIDE

Asteroom is a smartphone-powered 3D virtual tour platform — capture immersive property tours with a $110 hardware kit, then auto-generate floor plans, video walkthroughs, and virtual staging at a fraction of Matterport's cost.

$29/mo

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iGUIDE

iGUIDE by Planitar turns a single interior scan into verified floor plans, an interactive 3D walkthrough, and room measurements — all generated automatically with no manual post-processing.

From ~$35/scan (PLANIX camera ~$2,600)

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Asteroom vs iGUIDE: feature comparison

Feature	Asteroom	iGUIDE
3D Virtual Tours	✓	✓
Floor Plans	✓	✓
Media Delivery Portal	✓	✓
MLS Delivery	✗	✓
Photo Editing / Enhancement	✗	✗
Subscription Pricing	✓	✗
Video Tours	✓	—
Virtual Staging	✓	✗
Drone / Aerial	—	✗

Asteroom — Pros & Cons

Pros

A $110 camera kit plus $29/mo subscription costs 80% less than Matterport's professional scan service
Automatically generates 2D floor plans with room dimensions from every 3D scan — no additional step
Pay-per-tour option ($59/tour, 6-month hosting) suits agents shooting fewer than 3 listings per month
Built-in virtual staging lets buyers furnish empty rooms in-browser without leaving the tour

Cons

Tour resolution lags behind Matterport Pro3 and iGUIDE in large or architecturally complex properties
No direct MLS-delivery integration — agents must manually export and re-upload media to their MLS
Requires purchasing a $110 hardware kit upfront before the subscription has any standalone value
Branding customization, lead-capture forms, and guided tour scripting are limited vs. CloudPano

iGUIDE — Pros & Cons

Pros

Floor plan accuracy of ±0.5% distance and ±1% square footage — measurably tighter than Matterport
Single scan generates a 3D tour, accurate floor plans, room measurements, and CAD/Xactimate-compatible exports simultaneously
No subscription required — per-project pricing from ~$5 CAD; operators own their data outright
Fast capture — a typical residential property scanned in under 15 minutes with the PLANIX R1 camera

Cons

Requires purchasing the proprietary PLANIX R1 camera (~$2,600 USD) upfront before any first scan — no rental program exists
No photo editing, HDR, twilight effects, or virtual staging capability; a separate service like BoxBrownie is always needed for those deliverables
Pricing is denominated in Canadian dollars, making cost-per-scan unpredictable for US operators subject to exchange rate swings
No drone or aerial photography capability — the system is strictly limited to interior 3D capture

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