DroneDeploy Reviews (114)

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DroneDeploy Reviews (114)

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Users consistently praise the product for its ease of use and intuitive interface, which simplifies the process of capturing and sharing aerial data. Many appreciate the quick customer support that helps resolve issues efficiently. However, some users note that the software can be expensive, which may limit accessibility for smaller businesses.

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Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Effortlessly Tracks Construction Progress with Ease"
5/5
What do you like best about DroneDeploy?

I like how easy DroneDeploy is to use, especially in turning drone flights into useful project information. I also appreciate the ability to easily share maps, photos, and progress updates with anyone, which really helps bridge the gap between the office and field teams. The setup was very easy too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DroneDeploy?

I would like to see stronger BIM/construction integrations and faster processing time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jacob H.
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Jacob H.
VDC Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Unified Reality Capture Platform with Great Support"
4.5/5
What do you like best about DroneDeploy?

Their unified features is probably the biggest pro. All your reality capture can live in the same platform. Their support is great as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DroneDeploy?

Pricing/ROI gets a little saturated which makes some of the pro/add on features hard to justify. Their standard package pretty much covers everything you need for the basics though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Laura P.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Streamlined Aerial Project Monitoring"
5/5
What do you like best about DroneDeploy?

I like that DroneDeploy is very straightforward to use and that the initial setup was very easy and straightforward without any complications. Additionally, I think DroneDeploy is very complete and doesn't need any additions. It's helpful for recording daily progress and provides a better image and angles of the project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DroneDeploy?

There is nothing I dislike about dronedeploy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rupinder W.
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Rupinder W.
BIM Lead
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Easy-to-Use Interface for Everyone"
5/5
What do you like best about DroneDeploy?

The interface is easy to use for anyone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DroneDeploy?

More APIs for exchanging data with other Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chris B.
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Chris B.
BIM Manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Amazing Safety & Progress AI with Drone Photogrammetry and 360 Walks in One Platform"
4.5/5
What do you like best about DroneDeploy?

It's great to have both drone photogrammetry and 360 video walks in a single platform. Safety AI and Progress AI are amazing. Dronedeploy provides these services at a fraction of the cost of other vendors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DroneDeploy?

DoneDeploy ground is still only available in iOS. We want an Android app! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Construction
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Verified User in Construction
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"DroneDeploy Ground Video Mode Makes Daily Site Progress Captures Effortless"
4.5/5
What do you like best about DroneDeploy?

DroneDeploy Ground video mode is fantastic. It makes the whole process of daily or weekly site progress captures effortless Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DroneDeploy?

Too many americanisms and the GUI is not the most user friendly to someone who isnt tech savvy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adam R.
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Adam R.
QA/QC Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Remote Access to Visual Data Enhances Project Oversight"
5/5
What do you like best about DroneDeploy?

Being able to access the videos and pictures from anywhere, allowing management to monitor progress and identify issues remotely. I also appreciate the customer support we received. Any time we had an issue or questions, we would get a quick response with a knowledgeable person to guide us through. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DroneDeploy?

Setting up the control points for accurate measurements through the Drone Deploy app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Drazen S.
QAQC coordinator
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Drone Deploy"
5/5
What do you like best about DroneDeploy?

Integration of drone with model ,360 camera , drawings and inspections and issues with BIM 360 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DroneDeploy?

We should use this combination from start of the project Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Manny R.
Junior Specialist
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Always happy using the Industry Standard, Pre and Post Flight, Cloudbased, Reality Capture Software"
3.5/5
What do you like best about DroneDeploy?

DroneDeploy is like an iPhone, Macbook, or iPad; it is a polished and refined tool that centers the user in an ease-of-use, ready-to-go environment. The user interface is very intuitive, and Pilots can easily create and share plans, progress, and rough products. There have been a few minimal issues when we have used DroneDeploy, but those are likely related to user error.

The support team is top-notch and responsive. Andrea Ku from the support team was very helpful, very patient, and very understanding. Andrea even recorded a step-by-step video to demonstrate my mistakes and the solution and then directed me to resources that would ensure other issues wouldn't arise in the future. I don't remember another support experience that was as pleasant and helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DroneDeploy?

In another similar aspect of Apple products, DroneDeploy costs an arm and a leg. Remote pilots or their companies have to invest heavily to enter the DroneDeploy ecosystem. Customization is also limited to what DroneDeploy permits. While the cost and limitations ensure that the product is stable and users don't have constant issues, it really does limit DroneDeploy to large corporations, institutions, or already cemented remote pilots. Developing companies or new pilots will not be able to afford entry into this ecosystem. New pilots will likely use Litchi, Drone Link, or some other reality capture software that is more affordable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Construction
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Verified User in Construction
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Its hands down the best platform out there, even with all its quirks"
4/5
What do you like best about DroneDeploy?

The platform offers a single pricing structure, eliminating unexpected charges at the end of the month. It features fast processing and a user-friendly interface, making it straightforward to use in most scenarios. With a solid range of features, it stands out as a reliable product. Moreover, the customer service team is exceptional—knowledgeable, responsive, and genuinely committed to resolving issues with personalized assistance, not just generic cookie cutter responses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DroneDeploy?

One major drawback of the platform is the amount of time required for tedious tasks. For instance, setting the crop area of a map over 3,000 images is incredibly time-consuming, with each vertex taking over 30 seconds to adjust. If a map has 100 vertices, that amounts to nearly an hour spent just moving points. This issue could be easily resolved with an 'upload/download/save KML' option, allowing users to avoid repetitive manual adjustments.

Additionally, every time a job needs to be retried due to potentially misaligned GCPs (Ground Control Points), the entire dataset must be reuploaded, wasting both bandwidth and time. A more efficient solution would be allowing users to reprocess the same map while redoing only the GCP process. The GCP workflow itself could also be improved significantly by enabling users to save sessions, so they can correct issues and reprocess without starting from scratch. At present, marking each GCP takes over a minute—marking 50 GCPs can take 1–2 hours.

An option to automatically exclude GCP images that don’t align properly within the selection box would also be a valuable addition. Often, these images are located on the edges and are prone to lens distortion, making them unreliable for marking. the same goes for blurry ones, Ignoring these in favor of better-quality images would streamline the process and improve accuracy.

Another critical improvement would be a feature to flag blurry images and suggest processing the map using the side overlap images to avoid incorporating poor-quality data into the orthomap. This would help prevent entire flight lines or even singles of blurry images from compromising the final product.

Lastly, one of the most frustrating aspects is that customers cannot use the measuring and volume calculation tools without a DroneDeploy account. Most of our customers only need to draw basic lines, measure polygons, or perform very basic volume calculations. They don’t require that the data be saved—just quick measurements. Requiring an account for this functionality is prohibitive, as accounts are expensive, and most customers aren’t willing to spend $1,000+ annually just to measure a line on their land a handful of times. Removing this restriction would greatly enhance usability and accessibility Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.