VR Maker by iStaging vs. Unreal Engine

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
VR Maker by iStaging
Score 9.1 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
The VR Maker empowers users to create professional VR content in minutes, whether that means digitizing a property, building a virtual showroom or hosting a virtual event. Looking to create a digital twin? Capture professional-quality 360° panoramas with a smartphone. Capture & build virtual tours with a do-it-yourself VR Editor. Looking to build a virtual showroom? Build a customized branded virtual space with videos, imagery, descriptions, and GIFs. Upload 3D…
$5
per month Per virtual space
Unreal Engine
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Originally designed in 1998, Unreal Engine is a game engine designed to build games of all type, with sharp graphics and control, using the C++ language.N/A
Pricing
VR Maker by iStagingUnreal Engine
Editions & Modules
Pay by Usage
$5
per month Per virtual space
Standard
$55
per month Per virtual space
Business
$95
per month Per virtual space
Super Plan
$1,260
per year per user
End User License Agreement for Publishing
Free
5% of royalties after gross product revenue exceeds 1M
End User License Agreement for Creators
Free & Royalty Free
Custom Licenses
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
VR Maker by iStagingUnreal Engine
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOur Pay by Usage plan gives you the flexibility to digitize your properties starting from USD $5/month. The $5/month plan gives the possibility for 3 active virtual tours (30 panoramas per tour). You can delete and add another at no additional cost. If you need more than 3 active tours in your account, you can add them for $2.50 per tour per month (pay-as-you-go). Great for real estate agents, photographers or just anyone wanting to showcase a space in 360-degree virtual reality. The Standard plan includes 1 virtual space with up to 3 panoramas. Any additional space is priced at $55 per space per month. Great for any SME looking to build a virtual showroom. The Business plan includes 1 virtual space with up to 5 panoramas. Any additional space is priced at $95 per space per month. Great for any business looking to build a virtual showroom or host a virtual/hybrid event. The Super Plan includes 3 virtual spaces with up to 5 panoramas per space. Great for any business looking to build multiple virtual spaces.
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User Ratings
VR Maker by iStagingUnreal Engine
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(2 ratings)
9.2
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
VR Maker by iStagingUnreal Engine
Likelihood to Recommend
iStaging
Their tools are super user-friendly and their staff have been very helpful along the way.
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Epic Games
It's really well suited for experiential uses. Sure, games are made with it, but I'm guessing that more non-gaming assets are being made with it than anyone realizes. It's a fantastic post-production for 3d modeling tasks. It's fantastic for fast nearly photo real rendering. It's almost as good at rendering truly photo real assets now that Path Tracing is becoming mature. It's fantastic for creating background and matte plates for video and film production. There are few things that do that as well as it can. It's not well suited to modeling the initial 3d object so you really need to have something to build the 3d assets in. Hard asset modeling and creating is the one area that it's lacking. But, even if it never rises to the level to compete with 3ds Max or Maya, etc., that's ok, because it's just another tool and it does what it does so well, that modeling deficiencies can be overlooked
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Pros
iStaging
  • User-friendly.
  • Interactive.
  • Supports all types of multimedia.
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Epic Games
  • Achieving proper depth effect of the background layer
  • Walkthrough videos of any given layout can be easily prepared and made more immersive
  • Creating the most detailed 3D models
  • Takes very little time to produce the required renders depending on the complexity of the input
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Cons
iStaging
  • Custom 360 thumbnails.
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Epic Games
  • The modeling tools are getting better but have a good way to go to really be intuitive
  • They are trying to bridge the gap between coders and artists and have done well but more needs to continue to happen to enable users who have little experience writing code to be able to use it effectively. It's not that this is a "room for improvement" thing per se, it's just that more of it needs to be done and I think they know that and are on it.
  • It's so powerful, it's difficult to find anything else that needs improvement. It's kind of mindblowing what it's capable of.
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Alternatives Considered
iStaging
I've looked into Artsteps and a few of the latest Meta makers and did not find them as user-friendly or robust.
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Epic Games
Despite the fact that the Unreal Engine user interface took some getting used to, it was rather simple to navigate once we got the hang of it. Furthermore, Unreal Engine offers unrivalled flexibility and fine-tuning tools. Twinmotion has a slightly complicated UI as well, but the number of options for personalization and fine adjustment is limited
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Return on Investment
iStaging
  • Innovative method to teach.
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Epic Games
  • It's helped a tiny studio like mine to compete with larger and more financially sound studios.
  • It gives me another product from which I can derive a revenue stream.
  • Unless you are publishing a game for sale or a packaged product, UE is free to use and tinker with. You can use it to build something amazing to use in your portfolio which in turn can help you sell your skills.
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ScreenShots

VR Maker by iStaging Screenshots

Screenshot of iStaging Capture Kit - Including a rotator and fisheye lens.Screenshot of Virtual showroom with product displays, videos, shopping card links, 360 product pictures and product specifications in an easy to read layout.Screenshot of Online Virtual Space EditorScreenshot of Share via email, instant-messaging apps, social media, portals, CRM, listing pages or via a QR code.Screenshot of Database of 50+ templatesScreenshot of Virtual Tour of Property