HEGIAS

What HEGIAS does

HEGIAS Vision AG, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Rothenthurm, Switzerland, builds a cloud-based 3D visualization and virtual reality platform for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries. Its product ecosystem comprises three integrated modules: HEGIAS.configurator (photorealistic apartment customization), HEGIAS.navigator (browser-based property exploration with pricing and availability), and HEGIAS.evaluator (architectural competition and urban planning tool with sun position simulation), supplemented by RoomScanner (iPhone-based 3D scanning for bathroom spaces), a Floorplanner module, and a standalone VR app supporting Meta Quest, Pico, and HTC Vive Focus 3 with multi-user collaboration, BCF issue management, and viewpoints. Technical differentiation rests on proprietary cloud rendering, ray-tracing, and Unity AssetBundle compression that reduces VR scene sizes by up to 10x. The company also exposes a self-serve demo and subset of features through VR marketplaces.

Name

HEGIAS

Legal name

HEGIAS Vision AG

Website

https://hegias.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HEGIAS is a Swiss software provider of cloud-based 3D visualization and VR collaboration tools for real estate developers, architects, and planners, supporting end-to-end digital workflows from apartment configuration to architectural competitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Real Estate Visualization Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Rendering, Graphics & Simulation Middleware (MPAFAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

XR/AR/VR/MR Development Frameworks & Toolchains (MPAFAFAF)

Keywords

• 3D visualization software
• Virtual reality platform
• BIM collaboration tools
• AEC visualization solutions
• Real estate configurator

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription Services: Annual subscription-based access to the HEGIAS platform including the Subscription Services Platform, Support Services, and associated user documentation. Subscription plans differ according to Storage Space, number of Authorized Users, and other criteria.
2. Enhanced Support Services: Premium support services purchased separately from standard support, offered at HEGIAS's then-current rates for customers requiring higher levels of service.
3. Professional Services: Customized project work and communication tool development. Intellectual property rights can be transferred to customers upon written consent and payment of compensation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HEGIAS provides a browser-based, cloud-rendered 3D visualization and virtual reality SaaS platform for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry, built around three core modules: HEGIAS.configurator (interactive apartment/buyer configurator with photorealistic material selection), HEGIAS.navigator (interactive 3D property exploration with availability/pricing), and HEGIAS.evaluator (architectural competition and urban planning tool with sun-position simulation). The offering is delivered via annual subscriptions and extends to standalone VR apps (Meta Quest, Pico, HTC Vive Focus 3) plus an iPhone-powered RoomScanner for capturing existing rooms.

Product overview

HEGIAS is a real estate communication and visualization platform built as a unified product ecosystem with three core modules — HEGIAS.configurator (digital home planning and apartment configuration), HEGIAS.navigator (interactive 3D property exploration), and HEGIAS.evaluator (architectural competition and planning tool) — supported by the RoomScanner (iPhone-based 3D room scanning), the standalone VR app (immersive simulation and multi-user collaboration), and the Floorplanner. The platform enables end-to-end digital processes for the entire real estate lifecycle — from bathroom renovations to real estate development, marketing, and planning — using a single digital model across all phases. It runs on any device and supports VR headsets including Meta Quest, Pico, and HTC Vive Focus 3.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HEGIAS.configurator: Digital apartment configurator allowing buyers to configure and visualize their future home in photorealistic 3D quality.
• HEGIAS.navigator
• HEGIAS.evaluator
• RoomScanner

Products and services

• HEGIAS.configurator A digital apartment/buyer configurator enabling prospective buyers to customize their future home in photorealistic 3D — selecting materials, floor coverings, wall colors and kitchen/bathroom elements in real time — targeted at real-estate developers marketing properties to end buyers.
• HEGIAS.navigator A browser-based 3D visualization tool that lets users explore buildings interactively with apartment size, rental or purchase price, and availability information visible at a glance, and offers a one-click reservation capability for prospective buyers and tenants.
• HEGIAS.evaluator A volume-model visualization tool for architectural competitions, urban planning and construction projects, featuring interactive sun-position simulation for light/shadow analysis and flexible perspective views to support planning applications and objections.
• RoomScanner A 3D room-scanning application using iPhone technology that captures and digitizes real bathroom spaces for integration into the HEGIAS platform, enabling renovation and new-build firms to start the digital order process from a captured room.
• HEGIAS VR Standalone App A standalone virtual reality application delivering immersive walkthroughs, multi-user collaboration, and BIM model visualization, supporting Meta Quest, Pico 3, and HTC Vive Focus 3 headsets for AEC and real-estate stakeholders.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Matterport: Matterport captures and streams 3D digital twins of real spaces for real estate marketing, facilities management, and design review — overlapping HEGIAS's RoomScanner capture flow and Navigator-style property viewing. Its strong real-estate-industry distribution and Cortex AI layer are direct competitive threats to HEGIAS's browser-based viewer.
• Resolve (formerly IrisVR): Resolve (formerly IrisVR, acquired by Procore) is a VR design-review platform purpose-built for AEC teams to walk through BIM models and markup issues in headset. It competes with HEGIAS's standalone VR app on multi-user collaboration, BCF issue management, and integration with Revit/Archicad workflows.
• Twinmotion (Epic Games): Twinmotion (owned by Epic Games) provides real-time architectural visualization with VR support, integrated with Unreal Engine and direct Revit/Archicad plug-ins. It competes head-on with HEGIAS for architect and developer visualization budgets and adds Unreal-grade rendering plus Epic's distribution muscle.
• Enscape (Chaos): Enscape is a real-time architectural visualization and VR plugin that integrates directly into Revit, SketchUp, Archicad, and Rhino. Like HEGIAS, it delivers photorealistic walkthroughs for AEC sales, planning, and design-review workflows, and increasingly supports standalone VR — making it a direct head-to-head competitor in browser/VR rendering for architects and developers.
• Lumion: Lumion is a real-time architectural rendering tool widely used by residential and commercial architects for photorealistic walkthroughs and VR presentations. It overlaps HEGIAS's Navigator/Configurator use cases for property visualization and buyer presentations, addressing the same architect and real-estate-developer buyer.

Broad incumbents

• NVIDIA (Omniverse): NVIDIA Omniverse is a real-time collaboration and simulation platform that includes AEC-focused VR/3D workflows (e.g.,的建筑, Twin City partners). As a hardware-and-platform incumbent, it competes for the same CAD-to-VR pipeline as HEGIAS at the high end, especially for enterprise design and digital-twin buyers.
• Chaos (V-Ray): Chaos, the parent company of V-Ray and Enscape, provides the rendering and visualization backbone for many architectural and product-design firms. Through V-Ray's VR plugin and Enscape, it competes with HEGIAS's cloud rendering and real-time VR products while also licensing technology to other visualization vendors.
• Unity Technologies: Unity is a leading real-time 3D engine widely used to build AEC, real-estate, and product-visualization VR/AR applications. It overlaps HEGIAS's VR stack from the engine layer (HEGIAS relies on Unity-derived pipelines such as AssetBundles) and competes indirectly via customer-built solutions that bypass HEGIAS.
• Autodesk VRED: Autodesk VRED is a high-end 3D visualization and VR review tool sold primarily to automotive and industrial design but used by some AEC firms for premium design review. As part of Autodesk's broader AEC stack (Revit, Forma, BIM 360), it competes with HEGIAS at the high end of the architectural VR market.

Others

• BIMcollab: BIMcollab is HEGIAS's named BCF/BIM integration partner and a broader BCF issue-management platform adopted across the AEC industry. It is complementary rather than directly competitive — it expands HEGIAS's reach into BIM-driven design review and could become an alternative review surface if it builds deeper visualization features.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HEGIASVR
• Facebookfacebook.com/hegias.vr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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