Kuula vs 3DVista
Kuula is a hosted viewer: you upload panoramas, and the service shows them to visitors under a subscription that starts with a free Basic option. 3DVista is a desktop authoring licence: Virtual Tour PRO is sold as a one-time payment for Windows and Mac, and the finished tours can sit on your own server or run offline. Neither fetched page shows a paid price amount, so cost cannot be compared in numbers. The real choice is who carries the hosting work and whether you want to rent or own the software. Neither vendor states a country of operation.
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Choose Kuula ifyou want someone else to host your tours and would like a no-cost entry tier, capped at 300 posts, before any card is needed. You also expect to add custom branding or your own domain later through Pro or Business.
Choose 3DVista ifyou would rather pay once for software and keep tours on your own server or offline. You also want features such as VR headset support, 3D measurement tools and floor plans in the builder.
Kuula and 3DVista side by side
| Kuula | 3DVista | |
|---|---|---|
| Our virtual tour software rank | #3 of 12 | #2 of 12 |
| Established in | Not stated by the vendor | Not stated by the vendor |
| List price, 7 November 2026 | Basic is free (300 posts, 100 uploads a month); Pro, Business and Enterprise shown without amounts, in USD, auto-renewing | One-time payment for Virtual Tour PRO, amount absent from the fetched page; 30-day trial with watermark |
| Free tier | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | Photographers who start small and later add branding or a custom domain | Studios that prefer paying once and keeping tours on their own servers |
| Not for | Buyers who must know the paid price before signing up | Agents wanting a browser dashboard and hosting handled for them |
Both are reviewed in full in our virtual tour software ranking: Kuula and 3DVista.
Where they differ
Kuula 3 · 3DVista 2 · open 1- 01
Who runs the server your tours sit on
Kuula is a hosted service, and its homepage says it is funded by subscriptions, not advertising, with payments powered by Stripe. 3DVista is primarily desktop software, and its page says that with no reliance on the cloud your data stays entirely yours. Tours can be hosted on your own server or run offline, and 3DVista Cloud is only an optional hosting service. If you want hosting handled for you, Kuula fits; if you want control, 3DVista does.
Depends on the buyer
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Renting a plan against buying a licence
Kuula sells Basic, Pro, Business and Enterprise tiers, billed monthly or yearly, and states that paid subscriptions auto-renew at period end unless you cancel first. 3DVista presents Virtual Tour PRO as a one-time payment with full data ownership. A one-time purchase avoids recurring renewals, which suits studios that build tours in bursts. The catch: neither vendor's page, as fetched, lists an amount, so the true cost needs a separate check before you decide. Kuula's renewal clause is worth reading closely before any yearly billing choice.
Edge: 3DVista
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Trial and free entry point
Kuula offers a free Basic option with up to 300 posts between all tours and 100 uploads per month, so a small portfolio can run without paying anything. Its homepage invites visitors to try it free and says signup takes under 30 seconds, without stating trial terms. 3DVista offers a fully functional 30-day trial for Windows and Mac, limited only by time and a watermark on published tours. Kuula's free tier has no stated end date, so it takes this round.
Edge: Kuula
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Branding, domains and tour limits
On Kuula the steps are spelled out: Pro lifts the cap to 100,000 posts with no monthly upload limit and adds custom branding, while Business removes limits on tours and posts and allows your own domain. Enterprise runs through contacting the company. 3DVista's home page says nothing about plan steps, since the software is bought once. Because tours live on your own server, the domain is whatever you host them on. Kuula's ladder is the clearer one to read.
Edge: Kuula
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What the builder can output
3DVista's home page names offline tours, VR compatibility with Quest, Pico and HTC headsets, 3D measurement tools, floor plans and 3D maps, and embedded external content. Kuula's fetched pages name branding, domains and post limits, but they list no authoring features or VR headset support. That does not prove Kuula lacks them, only that the fetched text is silent. On documented export and feature range, 3DVista clearly has the longer list. Ask Kuula directly if any of these matter to you.
Edge: 3DVista
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Editing from a browser or an installed program
3DVista tours are built in desktop software, so a colleague cannot edit one without the installed program on a Windows or Mac machine. Kuula runs as a hosted service with a signup that takes under 30 seconds, and its fetched pages describe no installed program. Team editing and user roles are also undescribed, so check that before buying. For quick starts from a browser, Kuula is easier, while 3DVista asks for a download and setup. 3DVista's trial is the quickest way to test it.
Edge: Kuula
When neither fits
If you need a published price before signing, neither vendor page gives one, so look at Lapentor or Panoee and check their pricing pages directly. Both are worth comparing as a third option next to a hosted or desktop choice.
Kuula or 3DVista: questions
3 answersDo the pages show what Kuula Pro or Business costs?
No. The pricing page shows placeholder fields reading '$ /month' without amounts, and says all prices are in US dollars. Plan limits are listed, but the paid amounts are not.
Is the 3DVista trial a cut-down version?
The page describes a fully functional 30-day trial for Windows and Mac. The only restrictions it names are time and a watermark on published tours. Further trial terms are absent from the fetched text.
Which vendor says where it is based?
Kuula says it was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 2016, and its copyright line names Kuula Inc. 3DVista shows only a copyright line with no country, imprint or owner. Neither page states a registered country or address.
Sources
Checked 7 November 2026- Kuula pricing page: the four tiers, Basic limits, empty price fields, USD note and auto-renewal wording.
- Kuula homepage: branding on Pro, own domain on Business, the subscription funding statement and the Los Angeles founding.
- 3DVista home page: the one-time payment claim, 30-day trial, offline and own-server hosting, optional cloud, and the named features.