Octave GeoMedia vs ROCK Cloud: Complete Comparison (2026)
An in-depth comparison of Octave GeoMedia and ROCK Cloud to help you choose the right tool for your business.
Last updated: November 2026
Octave GeoMedia
6.8/10
Desktop GIS from Octave (formerly Hexagon/Intergraph). It combines CAD, GIS and database data for mapping, spatial analysis and network modeling, mainly for government and utility users.
ROCK Cloud
5.5/10
ROCK Cloud is a browser-based platform from ROCK Robotic. Surveyors and drone mapping teams use it to process, classify, measure, and share drone LiDAR and photogrammetry data.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 6.8/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Integration | 8/10 | 4/10 |
| Security | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Support | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Cost | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Analytics | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Ease of Use | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Customization | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Scalability | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free GeoMedia Viewer | Contact for pricing |
| Features | ||
| LiDAR Processing | ||
| Asset Registry | Not listed | |
| Drone Inspection | Not listed | |
| Engineering Design | Not listed | |
| GIS and Mapping | Not listed | |
| Power Line Inspection | Not listed | |
Octave GeoMedia vs ROCK Cloud cost by team size
| Team size | Octave GeoMedia | ROCK Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeGeoMedia Viewer | Contact for pricing |
| 5 users | FreeGeoMedia Viewer | Contact for pricing |
| 10 users | FreeGeoMedia Viewer | Contact for pricing |
| 25 users | FreeGeoMedia Viewer | Contact for pricing |
| 50 users | FreeGeoMedia Viewer | Contact for pricing |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Octave GeoMedia
- Higher Integration score (8/10 vs 4/10)
- Higher Analytics score (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for utilities (8/10 vs 6/10)
Why choose ROCK Cloud
- Higher Cost score (5/10 vs 4/10)
- Higher Ease of Use score (7/10 vs 6/10)
Pros & Cons
Octave GeoMedia
Pros
- Connects directly to CAD, GIS, database and imagery sources without converting them first.
- Analysis results are kept as live queries that update when source data changes, which avoids piles of intermediate datasets.
- Reviewers praise its cartography and automatic label placement, which produces little overlap by default.
- SoftwareReviews users rate vendor support at 90 and data interoperability at 88, both above the category average.
- A free Viewer lets non-GIS staff open and print GeoMedia maps without buying a license.
Cons
- No public pricing, and reviewers describe the license tiers as confusing.
- Much smaller user community and fewer learning resources than Esri ArcGIS or QGIS.
- One reviewer could not load a large Esri file geodatabase and found database connections slow.
- Web publishing needs the separate WebGIS products.
- Ownership has moved from Intergraph to Hexagon to Octave, which raises questions about the product's long-term direction.
ROCK Cloud
Pros
- Every plan includes all processing and analysis tools, and projects and sharing are unlimited.
- Prices for all three tiers are published on the vendor's site.
- Survey tools such as GCP alignment, reprojection, and volume and cut-and-fill calculation run in the browser, with no workstation needed.
- Clients can be sent branded portals and share links.
- Optional human-checked deliverables include vegetation encroachment reports for power line corridors.
Cons
- Billing is annual only, with no monthly option.
- Weekly processing caps are low on Starter, about one point cloud plus orthomosaic a week, and extra jobs need credits.
- The platform is centred on ROCK hardware. Other sensors must be added by contacting support.
- Export formats and third-party integrations are poorly documented.
- Security and compliance details are not published.
Not sold on either?
Air Inspection Automation (AiA)Our product
Plans DJI drone inspection missions for power line towers from LiDAR scans: it finds the towers, places photo stops, checks clearance, and splits the route into battery flights.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Octave GeoMedia scores higher on our Industrial & Infrastructure Software criteria: 6.8/10 against 5.5/10 for ROCK Cloud. The largest gap is in Integration: 8/10 for Octave GeoMedia and 4/10 for ROCK Cloud.
Yes, both Octave GeoMedia and ROCK Cloud have a free plan.
Octave GeoMedia is the better fit for utilities: we rate it 8/10 for them, against 6/10 for ROCK Cloud.
