--- description: Review of FARO Sphere XG Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: FARO Sphere XG | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Architecture Design Software](/directory/4182/architecture/software) > [FARO Sphere XG](/software/302985/holobuilder) # FARO Sphere XG Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/302985/holobuilder Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/302985/holobuilder?page=2) > FARO Sphere XG is a centralized Digital Reality Platform that unifies all your reality capture, geospatial, and 3D model data for better synergy and informed decisions. Leveraging industry-leading services, desktop applications, and mobile apps, Sphere xg allows frictionless captures and renders of digital jobsite recreations leveraging 360° photos, 3D point clouds, and 3D/bim models. When paired with mobile apps within the FARO ecosystem like Stream Mobile App, SiteScape™ or the JobWalk App, Sphere xg enables faster data capture, processing, and project management from anywhere in the world. This enables streamlined data democratization to better measure, manage, analyze, and track project data and statuses. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 13 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 13 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: FARO Technologies - **Location**: Lake Mary, US ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$125.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, German, Japanese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR China, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland and 10 more ## Features - 3D Imaging - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Commercial - Communication Management - Customisable Branding - Customisable Reports - Data Import/Export - Data Visualisation - Design Management - Drag & Drop - Floor Plans & Maps - For AEC Industry - For Residential - Historical Database - Hotspot ## Integrations (9 total) - Autodesk Forma - Egnyte - Google Drive - Google Maps - Microsoft Teams - Navisworks - Procore - RAKEN - Revit ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [Architecture Design Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4182/architecture/software) ## Related Categories - [Architecture Design Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4182/architecture/software) - [Construction Project Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/19/project-management-software/software) - [Construction Estimating Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/20/cost-estimating-software/software) - [Virtual Tour Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4378/virtual-tour/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Customer support has been excellent - The team at Holobuilder has been a pleasure to work with\! > > **Cons**: Further automation is generating tours quickly, especial tours with large floor plates (many photos) and multiple levels. The 'Time Travel' feature is not always a good solution, as placing the camera in the exact same spot is not always possible. > > Ensuring the entire project team understands existing conditions on renovation or adaptive reuse projects. Even team members who are not based on the project site can quickly and efficiently explore existing conditions and confirm elements in the field. ----- ### "We use holobuilder as the core of our business offering. It is very well designed and intuitive" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *29 January 2018* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easiest 360 capture program to use that we have encountered. Easy to teach the product to clients and to our own employees, great customer service and feature adding team, robust set of features, works online, easy to share product. > > **Cons**: Some of the features are still getting the bugs worked out of them. The downloadable version of it has many glitches when using the add in features like display text, display warning, or add a pdf or png. The online tool is currently the only option for building your VR walkthroughs, which presents a security risk for many of our clients and there is no option yet for an offline creation tool. > > It is the easiest to use, fastest to deploy VR software available currently, which gives us an edge over our competition in terms of Agility and speed. ----- ### "A good program at a good time." — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *21 August 2018* | Architecture & Planning | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I have been using this software for a year and it's awesome. It has alot of features to use in the office and on site. It is also easy to share with other users. Customer service is quick and helpful. > > **Cons**: The pricing could be a little better. This software is still young and has very few bugs. ----- ### "Easy to use, well designed, and exceptional customer service" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *7 February 2018* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: - The best customer service I've ever received. The customer service team is friendly, quick/responsive and helpful. - Easy to use during meetings to present to our stakeholders. - Program is user friendly and easy to teach to other teammates - Customize-able - time travel feature and ability to import pdfs, photos, contact info, etc. to a 360 photo enhances our ability to track our project's progress Would highly recommend. > > **Cons**: There are a few bugs when using HoloBuilder on the iPad. HoloBuilder is better for smaller projects. On a large project, with multiple buildings that have multiple floors and multiple sheets that apply to one area; we have to import many sheets. Having many sheets can be overwhelming for stakeholders who are trying to see the progress of our project in a quick snapshot. > > We now have one program we can use to: - track and store information regarding our project's progress and upcoming activities - present progress and upcoming activities to stakeholders - record information/data/videos of substantial events ----- ### "Holobuilder is an amazing program for those who want to cut out the use of site walks on the project" — 5.0/5 > **Jeremy** | *12 May 2018* | Construction > > **Pros**: The ease of use for the integration of 360 pictures is by far one of the best out there and by being able to plot the pictures on a drawing it helps you locate specifically where the picture was taken. > > **Cons**: The thing I like least about this program is the amount of work it takes to set up all the sheets and locations of pictures. It is also hard unless you mark exactly where you took the previous 360 to get the exact same result in the next picture. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/302985/holobuilder?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/302985/holobuilder) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data