3D walkthroughs for your listings, hosted per tour
The Matterport alternative for the MLS. Capture a home with a $500 360 camera, upload one file, and get a walkable 3D tour with an unbranded link. $15 per listing. No subscription.
Drag to look around, scroll or pinch to zoom. Demo scan: "Knock Community Hall" by scbenoit, licensed CC BY 4.0.
From a 360 camera to an MLS link in four steps
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Step 1
Capture
Walk the home slowly with a 360 camera (Insta360 X4 or X5 class) or a phone. Lock exposure and turn every light on.
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Step 2
Process
Train the splat in Postshot, Spirula Studio, Polycam or Scaniverse. Tens of minutes to hours, depending on your computer.
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Step 3
Clean up
Crop the yard and stray floaters in the free SuperSplat editor, then export a .sog file. Under 50 MB is ideal for phones.
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Step 4
Publish
Upload it to the listing's PFRE tour, pick the opening view, preview, and publish for $15.
The full workflow, including the blown-out-window problem: how to make a walkable 3D listing tour with a 360 camera.
One upload, three places it shows up
The branded tour
Photos, details, video, map, and the 3D walkthrough in one page for the agent's marketing, email and social.
pfretour.com/1234
The MLS tour
The same tour with no photographer or agent branding, for MLS virtual-tour fields. 3D included unless you turn it off.
pfretour.com/mls/1234
The 3D link
Just the walkthrough and the address, full screen. Nothing links off the page.
pfretour.com/3d/1234
PFRE Tour 3D vs Matterport vs splat hosting plans
| PFRE Tour 3D | Matterport | Splat hosting plans | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camera | Any 360 camera or a phone (about $550 for an Insta360 X5) | Pro3 from $3,995, or supported 360 cameras | Your own |
| Ongoing cost | None. $15 per listing | Monthly plan, priced by active spaces | Monthly plans (for example, Splat Labs from $14/month) |
| Unbranded MLS link | Yes, on every tour | Yes | Often only on top tiers |
| Photo tour in the same link | Yes | No | No |
| Measurements and floor plans | No | Yes | Varies |
| Look | Photoreal, move anywhere | Point-to-point scans and a dollhouse view | Photoreal, move anywhere |
Matterport and Splat Labs prices from their sites, October 2026. Prices change; check before you buy. Deciding between them? Read Matterport vs a 360 camera and Gaussian splats.
3D walkthroughs, Gaussian splats and the MLS
What is a Gaussian splat, and why does it matter for real estate?
A Gaussian splat is a 3D scene built from ordinary photos or video. Software fills the space with millions of small, soft, colored points and tunes them until the scene matches what the camera saw, so it looks like a photograph you can walk through. For listings, that means a photoreal 3D walkthrough from a consumer 360 camera, without a dedicated scanning camera or a monthly plan.
Can I put a 3D walkthrough on the MLS?
Yes. Every published walkthrough gets its own link at pfretour.com/3d/ followed by the tour number. It shows only the walkthrough and the property address: no photographer or agent branding and no links off the page, so it fits MLS fields that require unbranded virtual tours. It also appears on the tour's unbranded MLS version, and never on the strict MLS version for MLSs that allow photos only.
Will my 3D walkthrough show on Zillow?
Not inside the listing photos. Zillow only shows 3D tours there from its own 3D Home app and from companies on its provider list, and PFRE Tour is not one of them. According to Zillow's help center, any other tour you put in the MLS virtual-tour field appears as a link in the listing's Facts and Features section, if your MLS sends it. Check one of your own listings before promising an agent anything.
What is a good Matterport alternative that works on the MLS?
A 360 camera plus Gaussian splatting software, hosted somewhere that gives you an unbranded link. On PFRE Tour that is $15 per listing with no subscription and no limit on how many tours you keep live. You give up Matterport's measurements, floor plans and one-pass speed in exchange for a much cheaper, more photographic walkthrough.
How do I share a Gaussian splat with an agent or a buyer?
Upload the .sog file to the listing's PFRE tour and publish it. The agent gets the walkthrough inside the branded tour for marketing, the unbranded MLS version, and a stand-alone 3D link to put in the MLS, email to buyers, or share anywhere.
Does it work on phones?
Yes, on most current phones. The walkthrough only loads when a buyer taps "Explore in 3D", so it never slows the photo tour, and a phone that cannot run it still gets the full photo tour. Files under about 50 MB open fastest.
What do I need to make one?
A 360 camera (an Insta360 X4 or X5 class camera, about $550) or a phone, splat-training software such as Postshot, Spirula Studio, Polycam or Scaniverse, and the free SuperSplat editor to clean up and export. Capture takes roughly 15 to 30 minutes for a typical home on video, and training takes from tens of minutes to hours depending on your computer.
What file do I upload, and how big can it be?
One .sog file per tour, up to 300 MB, exported from the free SuperSplat editor. If your capture app does not let you export the splat, process the 360 footage yourself in a trainer like Spirula Studio or Postshot, then export from SuperSplat.
How much does it cost, and is there a monthly fee or hosting limit?
The 3D walkthrough is a $15 add-on per listing, on top of the tour itself ($10 for a single tour, as low as $8 each in volume packs). There is no subscription, no per-view charge and no cap on how many tours you keep live. Each tour credit includes two years of hosting. You can upload and preview the walkthrough before you pay.
Making, hosting and delivering 3D walkthroughs
Try it on your next listing
Build the tour free, add your 3D file, set the opening view, and preview everything before you pay.