Cetopo builds survey-grade context models from national data in five northern European countries; Mantle Place delivers an imaged site anywhere on Earth, priced instantly by area.
Cetopo and Mantle Place both deliver georeferenced site context for design tools. Cetopo is a GeoBIM service for the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland: from government lidar, national orthophotos at 12 to 50 cm, and 60+ official sources it builds terrain textured with imagery, LoD2 buildings, trees with species, property boundaries, and 3D roads, delivered as native files for AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, and 3ds Max with plugins for Archicad and Revit, priced per project from under €200 or £180. Mantle Place works anywhere on Earth and prices instantly by area: aerial imagery, the finest native elevation as a GeoTIFF DEM, vectors, and more, free at 2 km² and under. Choose Cetopo for detailed context inside its five countries; choose Mantle Place for everywhere else, and for a price before you ask.
Competitor details checked against cetopo.com, its FAQ and its UK pricing.
Cetopo covers the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. Cityweft lists terrain under 2 m worldwide, and Mantle Place covers the whole globe: imagery (aerial in the US, 10 m satellite elsewhere), the finest native elevation for the area, and vectors for any site, elevation at 1 m wherever USGS lidar covers the site, priced instantly by area and free at 2 km² and under.
Yes. Mantle Place shows the price as you draw the area, $5 plus $2 per km² and free at 2 km² and under, and delivers the bundle without a sales step. Cetopo prices projects through a request form, with packages starting under €200.
Mantle Place resolves imagery, elevation, and vectors for any area worldwide. Cetopo covers the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.
The price shows the moment you draw the area and is the same for everyone: free at 2 km² and under, then $5 plus $2 per km². Cetopo quotes per project, from under €200.
The open-source Mantle Place Importer turns the bundle into an editable Unreal Landscape with the imagery draped, a workflow Cetopo does not state.
| Dimension | Mantle Place | Cetopo | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Global, coverage-aware | UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland | Inside its five countries Cetopo draws on national survey data; outside them, only Mantle Place has data for the site. |
| Pricing | Instant by area, free at 2 km² and under | Per project by quote, from under €200 or £180 | A published price lets a team budget before anyone signs in; Cetopo’s packages include unlimited seats and bulk discounts. |
| Imagery | NAIP at 1 m or finer in the US, Sentinel-2 elsewhere | National orthophotos at 12 to 50 cm | Within its countries Cetopo’s orthophotos are markedly sharper, which shows on close-up renders. |
| Model detail | Vectors and building massing where mapped | LoD2 buildings, trees with species, property boundaries, 3D roads | This is where Cetopo leads: an editable, detailed context model from official data, ready for planning submissions. |
| Design-tool files | DXF, OBJ, glTF, IFC, LandXML, and more | Native AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, and 3ds Max files, plus plugins | Cetopo writes native files and has Archicad and Revit plugins; Mantle Place has Revit and Unreal plugins, relies on exchange formats elsewhere, and adds GIS. |
Yes, for sites outside Cetopo’s five countries, or when you want a site immediately at a published price. Mantle Place delivers aerial imagery, the finest native elevation, and vectors for any area on Earth.
Cetopo prices per project by quote, with packages starting under €200 or £180 and bulk discounts. Mantle Place is free at 2 km² and under, then $5 plus $2 per km², shown before you pay.
Yes. Mantle Place resolves elevation, imagery, and vectors for UK sites like any other, with 10 m Sentinel-2 imagery outside the US. For UK sites that need national orthophotos and LoD2 buildings, Cetopo’s data is more detailed.
When the site sits in the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, or Finland and the model needs official survey detail: LoD2 buildings, trees, property boundaries, and sharp national orthophotos.
Draw an area and see it in a free Site Brief before you pay. Download a bundle for Unreal, Revit, Civil 3D, QGIS, and more. Every format is built with your order, at no extra cost. $5 plus $2 per km², and 2 km² and under is free. Paid bundles are yours for good. Free bundles keep 30 days, or keep one permanently at its normal price.
Native plugins: Mantle Place for Unreal and Mantle Place for Revit.
