Recommended Drones

Scanifly software supports any drone that takes geo-tagged imagery with a few exceptions. Continue reading to find out more.

Top Recommended Drone Hardware

Drone Recommendation At A Glance

Drones in this list are evaluated on their ability to conduct orbit/point of interest (POI) flight paths in an automated way while also being able to have photos captured automatically at timed intervals.

🟩 -Drones marked with green satisfy the automated criteria above and also work with other 3rd party apps for grid flight paths utilized on commercial sites.

🟨 -Drones marked with yellow partially satisfy criteria, but are not fully automated like drones marked with green. They may also not be compatible with popular 3rd party mapping software for grid flight.

🟥 -Drones marked with red do not satisfy criteria or are believed to not capture imagery well enough for 3D model creation.

Autel

Drone	Recommended	RID	Weight	Comment
Autel Evo II Pro v2	🟩	🟥	1191 g	Can do POI + interval photos and grid flights, but requires RID module.
Autel Evo II Pro v3	🟩	🟩	1191 g	Good for planned grid flights. Point of interest flight with interval photos.

DJI

Drone	Recommended	RID	Weight	Comment
DJI Air 2S	🟨	🟩	595 g	No timed interval photos with point of interest flight.
DJI Air3	🟨	🟩	720 g	No timed interval photos with point of interest flight.
DJI Enterprise Advanced	🟨	🟩	915-1050 g	Will require Dronelink in order to do automated orbit and timed interval photos.
DJI Mini 2 SE	🟥	🟩	249 g	No point of interest flight without third party app.
DJI Mavic Pro	🟩	🟩	734 g	Discontinued
DJI Mavic 2 Pro	🟥	🟩	907 g	Not Recommended: This drone is discontinued ,so availability may be limited. We do not recommend buying one secondhand, as it's wear may not be known at the time of purchase.
DJI Mavic 2 Zoom	🟩	🟩	905 g	Do not use zoom when capturing images for Scanifly.
DJI Mavic 3	🟨	🟩	895 g	No timed interval photos with point of interest flight.
DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise	🟩	🟩	1050 g	A bit pricey, but comes with POI and Interval image capture.
DJI Mini 3	🟥	🟩	248 g	No POI orbit capabilities. No option for 3rd party apps yet.
DJI Mini 3 Pro	🟨	🟩	249 g	No timed interval photos with point of interest flight.
DJI Mini 4 Pro	🟨	🟩	249 g	No timed interval photos with point of interest flight.
DJI Phantom 4 Advanced	🟩	🟩	1368 g	Does not fold up like the Mavic series. A great drone option, nonetheless.
DJI Phantom 4 Pro	🟩	🟩	1388 g	Does not fold up like the Mavic series. A great drone option, nonetheless.
DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2	🟩	🟩	1375 g	Does not fold up like the Mavic series. A great drone option, nonetheless.

Authorized Drone Dealers

Autel Robotics - Dealer List
DJI - Dealer List

Parrot

Drone	Recommended	RID	Weight	Comment
Anafi AI	🟨	🟩	898 g	Expensive price point and limited flight range without 4g/5g sim card.

Skydio

Drone	Recommended	RID	Weight	Comment
Skydio 2	🟥	🟩	775 g	No point of interest for stationary objects.
Skydio 2+	🟥	🟩	800 g	No point of interest for stationary objects.

The following drones are no longer listed due to incompatibility: Autel Evo Lite & Lite+, Autel Evo Nano & Nano+, DJI Mavic Mini, DJI Spark, and the EXO X7 Ranger+.

The following drones are no longer listed due to age and lack of manufacturer support: DJI Inspire 1, DJI Mavic Air, DJI Mavic Air 2, and DJI Phantom 3.

Recommended Drones for Indoor Practice

Sansisco A21 Mini Drone

Potensic A20 Mini Drone (2 pack available here)

Disclaimer: If you are unable to purchase these drones due to amazon changing the links or the drones being out of stock, reach out to us on chat or via hello@scanifly.com and we can send you an updated link to purchase a learner indoor drone.

Disclaimer

Scanifly is not in partnership with Autel Robotics, DJI, EXO, Skydio or other manufacturers. All of our statements are based on our experience and testing only, and without affiliation to particular manufacturers or distributors. If you have any questions please reach out to us at hello@scanifly.com.