Pointly vs SPIDA Comparison
Compare Pointly vs SPIDA features, pricing, and more.
Last updated: November 2026
Pointly
6.8/10
Pointly is AI software from Berlin that classifies large LiDAR point clouds and extracts vector objects for utilities, railways, mapping agencies and surveyors.
SPIDA
6.5/10
SPIDA, now owned by Bentley Systems, makes pole loading analysis and overhead asset management software (SPIDAcalc, SPIDAsilk, SPIDAstudio) for electric and telecom utilities and their engineering contractors.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | S SPIDA |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 6.8/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Integration | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Security | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Cost | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Analytics | 5/10 | 8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Customization | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Scalability | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | €99/mo Professional S | $2,627/user/mo SPIDAcalc 12-month Virtuoso subscription |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free | Contact for pricing |
| Features | ||
| Power Line Inspection | ||
| Asset Registry | Not listed | |
| Digital Twin | Not listed | |
| Drone Inspection | Not listed | |
| Engineering Design | Not listed | |
| Engineering Simulation | Not listed | |
| GIS and Mapping | Not listed | |
| LiDAR Processing | Not listed | |
Pointly vs SPIDA cost by team size
| Team size | Pointly | SPIDA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | $2,627/moSPIDAcalc 12-month Virtuoso subscription |
| 5 users | FreeFree | Contact for pricing |
| 10 users | FreeFree | Contact for pricing |
| 25 users | FreeFree | Contact for pricing |
| 50 users | FreeFree | 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 Pointly
- Has a free plan (SPIDA does not)
- Higher Security score (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 5/10)
SWhy choose SPIDA
- Higher Analytics score (8/10 vs 5/10)
- Better fit for engineering firms (9/10 vs 7/10)
Pros & Cons
Pointly
Pros
- Monthly prices are published, from 99 euros for 500 million points, and there is a free tier for testing
- Pointly Box allows on-premise and air-gapped processing for data-sensitive operators
- It holds ISO 27001 certification, and cloud processing defaults to EU data centers on Azure
- Custom classifiers can be trained on a customer's own class catalog
- There are extensions for Esri ArcGIS and Bentley MicroStation, and it exports in many formats
Cons
- It only covers classification, with no asset management, work orders or maintenance tools
- Vectorization and custom classifier training are quoted per project, not list-price items
- There are few independent user reviews on G2, Capterra or Reddit
- The pricing page has a yearly billing toggle but shows no annual prices
SSPIDA
Pros
- Supports geometric nonlinear analysis, as well as linear analysis, for wood, steel, concrete, composite, and decayed poles.
- Comes with NESC, CSA, and GO95 code criteria already set up, and accepts custom load cases.
- Cloud batch processing lets large pole programs be analyzed at once.
- Scenario reruns and a design comparison tool make make-ready comparisons repeatable.
- A 30-day free trial is available, and students and educators get free access.
Cons
- Specialist scope: it is not a general maintenance or work order system.
- Preparing raw field data for modeling can slow projects.
- CAD-heavy teams may need extra steps to produce drawing deliverables.
- Enterprise and SPIDAstudio pricing is not published.
- Focused on North American codes and markets.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pointly scores higher on our Industrial & Infrastructure Software criteria: 6.8/10 against 6.5/10 for SPIDA. The largest gap is in Analytics: 5/10 for Pointly and 8/10 for SPIDA.
Pointly has a free plan; SPIDA does not list one.
SPIDA is the better fit for engineering firms: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 7/10 for Pointly.
