Sphere XG Reviews & Product Details

FARO Sphere XG is the cloud platform from FARO INSIGHT® that keeps all your reality capture data in one place: 360° photos, 3D point clouds, and 3D/BIM models. Teams can view, measure, compare, and share project data from anywhere, so everyone works from the same current picture of the site. Capture is flexible. Document a whole site with an off-the-shelf 360° camera and the JobWalk app, straight into Sphere XG. Scan quickly with Rovi i.1, FARO’s entry-level mobile SLAM scanner, or with the SiteScape™ and Stream mobile apps. When you need survey-grade detail, bring in data from FARO’s terrestrial laser scanners. Use Sphere XG to track construction progress, check as-built conditions against design, catch issues earlier, and give project stakeholders access without passing large files around.

Seller

FARO® INSIGHT

Discussions

Sphere XG Community

Languages Supported

German, English, Japanese, Spanish

Overview by

Harry Handorf (Head of Marketing Communications at HoloBuilder)

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

<1 month

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User Insights

Average based on 14 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

<1 month

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Dietmar W.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/28/2026

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"Easy-to-Use Scanning with a Clean, Simple Interface"

5/5

What do you like best about Sphere XG?

Scanning buildings and Gausshen Splatt feature, ease of use together with the Rovi product and nice and simple user interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sphere XG?

Sometimes system crashes using Safari browser. Rotation and pan zoom feature not great. Positioning of center of rotation not easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Construction

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/19/2019

"Simple and efficient tool for progress tracking"

5/5

What do you like best about Sphere XG?

Easy startup of the process and fast data capture allows projects to obtain a very quick ROI. Their attention to the customer success has been phenomenal. The ability to establish a partnership in which we are able to suggest ideas and see those put into operation has been both a benefit to our organization but also a benefit for the industry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sphere XG?

Software is always an evolution and at this point, they have done everything well. There really hasn't been any shortcomings of the platform that we have not been able to solve with teamwork. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anna F.

BIM Coordinator

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/23/2019

"Great tool for Construction Documentation and tracking"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Sphere XG?

What I love is the ease of use, and the value added to projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sphere XG?

I cannot say that I dislike anything, there is always room for improvement to any software and any product. The one thing I have personally struggled with is the Navisworks integration, but could be due to my first time doing it and user error. I'm sure the more I use it the more I will have better success. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andrew C.

Project Manager

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/19/2019

"Great Easy to Use Progress Picture Platform"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Sphere XG?

I love how the UI and UC is simple to navigate and use. The system also allows the team access to amazing data about their project once all of the Pictures are harvested. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sphere XG?

None. Everything that was not working the team did a great job fixing or training. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Sphere XG:

This is the best system I have found to address all of our Project team needs and requirements. I would encourage all other industry partners to try it out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sphere XG solving and how is that benefiting you?

Quality Control, Schedule Verification, Progress Pictures Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

William M.

Application Specialist

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/19/2019

"Holobuilder"

5/5

What do you like best about Sphere XG?

Holobuilder is very easy to use and provides an easy to navigate interface for the end product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sphere XG?

In 2+ years of use there hasn't really been any downsides to using Holobuilder Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Construction

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/21/2019

"Site evolution"

5/5

What do you like best about Sphere XG?

We really like getting all the angles that we were previously missing. Each time we needed an area we were missing it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sphere XG?

it feels like another layer to BIM 360, it could probably blend a little better! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Architecture & Planning

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/19/2019

"Intuitive and Valuable"

5/5

What do you like best about Sphere XG?

The Ability to document and compare multiple site visits ease of sharing data with clients Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sphere XG?

lacking the ability to edit 360 photos in the app Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Architecture & Planning

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/22/2019

"review of a product"

5/5

What do you like best about Sphere XG?

the ease and speed is amazing and super Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sphere XG?

it is geared a little too closely to the construction side and not design Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

alan r.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/24/2018

"Great software to keep track of your project!!"

5/5

What do you like best about Sphere XG?

Holobuilder is great to track your construction project progress. Definitely a great tool to have. My company has been incorporating the Holobuilder program on most of our projects and everyone is enjoying it. Easy to work with, you will be set up in no time, the Owner love to see pictures of progress from week to week (as we take pictures weekly to show progress) the fact that you can turn around and see pretty much a global picture of the surroundings, is very impressive. Amazing work by Holobuilders to come up with this great solution for tracking progress via 360 high resolution photographs. No need for flashes or worrying about lighting, camera works awesome regardless the weather. Happy client over here! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sphere XG?

The camera mounted in the hardhat is a great ice breaker! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Sphere XG:

Great investment, good to track progress in your projects! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sphere XG solving and how is that benefiting you?

The benefit of seeing progress of a single point of view is to be able to keep track of what happened from start to finish. For construction, if you need to mount a TV and your walls have been closed off and finish, you need to make sure you have the right amount of blocking in your walls. Let's say no one remembers where the blocking ended up inside the wall? No worries, go back in your Holobuilder photos to the time when the walls were exposed and you can see exactly where the blocking is at. Perfect solution. As mentioned before, definitely will recommend Holobuilder to fellow peers in the industry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kevin Z.

Board of Advisors

Telecommunications

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/21/2018

"Superior Product"

5/5

What do you like best about Sphere XG?

I love how pictures captured from the field are uploaded into the platform in real time. This allows us to see immediately what is happening in the field on the job site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sphere XG?

It is tough for this question as to when there is something I dislike, the Holobuilder Team works to resolve issues quickly. I suppose at the moment, lack of horizontal measurements. This is something they are working on improving in future updates though! So this dislike won't last for long. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Sphere XG:

Admittedly, Holobuilder may not be for everyone. That's okay though because you a get a no hassle, risk-free trial of Holobuilder. You have nothing to lose to try it out and see if this application is one that can improve your business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sphere XG solving and how is that benefiting you?

With Holobuilder we were trying to come up with an efficient and cost-effective solution to streamline our closeout packages. By adjusting some internal processes and use of Holobuilder we were able to reduce the overhead cost of creating a closeout package by a whopping 75%. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.