ROCK Cloud vs Unleash live Comparison
Compare ROCK Cloud vs Unleash live features, pricing, and more.
Last updated: November 2026
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.
Unleash live
7.2/10
Computer vision platform for utilities, mining, energy and transport operators that automates drone and camera-based asset inspections and continuous site monitoring.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 5.5/10 | 7.2/10 |
| Analytics | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Cost | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Customization | 5/10 | 8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Integration | 4/10 | 8/10 |
| Scalability | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Security | 4/10 | 8/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing |
| Features | ||
| Drone Inspection | ||
| Power Line Inspection | ||
| Condition Monitoring | Not listed | |
| Engineering Design | Not listed | |
| GIS and Mapping | Not listed | |
| Inspection Automation | Not listed | |
| LiDAR Processing | Not listed | |
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose ROCK Cloud
- Has a free plan (Unleash live does not)
- Higher Cost score (5/10 vs 4/10)
- Higher Ease of Use score (7/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for drone service providers (9/10 vs 6/10)
Why choose Unleash live
- Higher Integration score (8/10 vs 4/10)
- Higher Security score (8/10 vs 4/10)
- Better fit for utilities (9/10 vs 6/10)
Pros & Cons
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.
Unleash live
Pros
- The platform works with drones, docks, fixed IP cameras and phones the customer already owns, rather than requiring new capture hardware.
- Detections can trigger work orders in SAP, IBM Maximo or ServiceNow and can sync with Esri ArcGIS.
- Deployment options include multi-tenant SaaS, single-tenant VPC and offline-capable edge hardware, which helps meet data sovereignty requirements.
- ISO 27001 certification, SAML and OIDC SSO, role-based access control and audit logging suit regulated utilities.
- Customers can build their own computer vision models with Mobius or have the vendor's engineers train custom models.
Cons
- No public pricing; buying requires a sales briefing and a 12-month contract.
- Unused processing credits expire after 12 months and licence fees are non-refundable, according to the AWS Marketplace terms.
- There are virtually no independent reviews on G2, Capterra or AWS Marketplace.
- It is not a CMMS, so maintenance execution and spare parts management need separate software.
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.
Made by the team behind b stack radar. Shown here because it fits this topic. It is not part of our rankings. How we rank tools
Frequently Asked Questions
Unleash live scores higher on our Industrial & Infrastructure Software criteria: 7.2/10 against 5.5/10 for ROCK Cloud. The largest gap is in Integration: 4/10 for ROCK Cloud and 8/10 for Unleash live.
ROCK Cloud has a free plan; Unleash live does not list one.
ROCK Cloud is the better fit for drone service providers: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 6/10 for Unleash live.
