What Is Agisoft Cloud and How Does It Work With Metashape?

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Agisoft Cloud is an online platform for site inspection, annotation, and documentation, integrated with a cloud processing service for Metashape Professional users. In practice, it is the web side of a Metashape workflow: you process imagery into 3D spatial data, then use the cloud platform to review, mark up, and share that data with others. The key condition is licensing — the cloud processing integration is described as being for Metashape Professional users, so check your license type before planning around it.

Where Agisoft Cloud sits in the Metashape workflow

Agisoft Metashape itself is a stand-alone desktop product that performs photogrammetric processing of digital images and generates 3D spatial data. Agisoft describes the output as being used in GIS applications, cultural heritage documentation, and visual effects production, as well as for indirect measurements of objects of various scales.

Agisoft Cloud does not replace that processing step. It adds an online layer on top of it:

  • Site inspection — reviewing a site or object remotely through the web platform rather than in the desktop application.
  • Annotation — adding notes or markings to the data so that observations are recorded in place.
  • Documentation — keeping a structured record of the site or object that can be referenced later.
  • Cloud processing — offloading processing work to a connected cloud service instead of relying only on local hardware.

How the two connect

The connection point is the Metashape Professional license. Agisoft presents Agisoft Cloud as an online platform integrated with a cloud processing service for Metashape Professional users. That means the practical division of labor looks like this:

Stage Where it happens What you need
Image capture In the field Camera or drone imagery
Photogrammetric processing Metashape (desktop) or cloud processing Metashape license; Professional for cloud processing
Inspection, annotation, documentation Agisoft Cloud (web) Access to the cloud platform
Downstream use GIS, heritage documentation, VFX, measurement Exported 3D spatial data

A concrete example: a team documenting a heritage building captures photos on site, processes them in Metashape into a 3D model, and then uses Agisoft Cloud to let a remote colleague inspect the model, annotate areas needing repair, and keep the documentation in one shared place. The desktop software does the reconstruction; the cloud platform handles review and record-keeping.

What to check before adopting it

  • License tier. The cloud processing service is tied to Metashape Professional. If you are on a different edition, confirm what cloud access you actually have before building a workflow around it.
  • Pricing and access terms. Agisoft lists separate entry points for licensing options, an online store, resellers, and SaaS. Because terms differ by channel and region, verify the current offer on those pages rather than assuming a particular cost or access model.
  • Data handling. Site inspection and annotation imply that project data lives online. Confirm this fits the confidentiality requirements of your project, particularly for client work or sensitive sites.
  • Output compatibility. If the end goal is GIS, VFX, or measurement, plan the export format from Metashape early so the cloud review stage does not become a dead end.

Bottom line

Use Agisoft Cloud if you already work in Metashape Professional and need a shared online place to inspect, annotate, and document 3D spatial data, with the option of cloud processing. If you only need to generate 3D data locally and do not require collaborative review or web-based documentation, the stand-alone Metashape product covers that on its own.