Virtual tour or Matterport: what is the difference?
Matterport is not an alternative to a virtual tour. It is one way to build one. The real question is which approach, presentation and management suit your organisation.
In brief
Matterport is a platform for building virtual tours. You are therefore comparing one platform with a tour built in another way, such as by Zien360. The real differences are the presentation, extra information, hosting and who makes future updates.
What Matterport does well
Matterport presents a location as a navigable 3D space. This overview helps people understand how rooms or departments connect. Information points and website embedding are also possible, as Matterport explains in its documentation about information points en de documentation about website embedding. The difference from a Zien360 tour is therefore not simply whether extra information can be included.
Where Zien360 takes a different approach
At Zien360, we start with the people who will use the tour. Which spaces should they see, what information do they need and how will they find it? We can include text, images, videos, links, several languages and an interactive floor plan where they support the goal. We adapt the route to the situation, such as recruitment, explaining a production process or preparing visitors for an appointment.
Five questions that make the choice easier
- Does the layout of the building need to be especially clear?
- What information should visitors be able to open?
- How important are your own design, navigation and several languages?
- Who manages the tour and makes updates?
- What hosting, subscriptions and optional extras are needed?
Compare the complete package, not only the shoot price
Look beyond the price of the shoot. Compare what is delivered, which features are included and which costs may return later. With Zien360, you can host the tour yourself or let us handle the hosting, and we make the updates. If you want to manage specific information points yourself, we can build a suitable solution.
What suits your location?
A spatial overview may be essential for one project. For another, information, audience and management may matter more. Tell us what visitors need to see and understand, and we will compare the options on those points.