Avatar SDK

What Avatar SDK does

Avatar SDK is developed and operated by Itseez3D, Inc., a Delaware-incorporated, privately held company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with engineering offices in Cyprus and Armenia. The company has been shipping avatar technology since 2016 and specializes in AI-powered 3D avatar generation from a single selfie photograph, using computer vision, facial recognition, and 3D reconstruction to produce a recognizable, rigged full-body avatar in approximately one minute. Its core product, MetaPerson Creator, is a browser-based avatar builder available on desktop (Unity WebGL) and mobile (React.js/three.js), with both photorealistic and cartoon styles and full customization of facial features, body shape, hairstyles, and outfits. Supporting products include a Cloud REST API for programmatic avatar generation, Local Compute for on-premise deployment, LiveSpeak for real-time lip-sync driven by Azure TTS, ElevenLabs, or raw PCM audio, plus Leap, Text2Avatar, and Move add-ons for game engine animation, text-to-avatar, and motion capture.

The platform serves developers and product teams across gaming, VR/AR, metaverse, video conferencing, marketing, and e-commerce, with SDKs for Unity, Unreal Engine, Web, iOS, Android, and VR, and export formats compatible with Mixamo, Blender, and major game engines. Customer logos include AT&T, VMware, NTT Communications, Splunk, Spatial, Microsoft, and Siemens, with the company claiming "hundreds of customers from startups to Fortune 500." Revenue is generated through a freemium consumer model (first avatar free, additional avatars via in-app credits), Pro and Enterprise subscriptions, usage-based Cloud API pricing on the Enterprise tier, and on-premise Local Compute licensing with setup and support fees. The company is certified to GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, PIPEDA, and the EU-U.S./UK/Swiss Data Privacy Frameworks, operates globally with a localized Chinese site, and explicitly positions itself as an independent, founder-owned company that is not pursuing acquisition.

Name

Avatar SDK

Legal name

Itseez3D, Inc.

Website

https://avatarsdk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Avatar SDK, operated by Itseez3D, Inc., is an AI-powered 3D avatar platform that transforms a single selfie into a customizable, rigged full-body avatar for developers and product teams building games, VR/AR, metaverse, video conferencing, and e-commerce applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

3D Avatar Generation Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Humans, Avatars & Real-Time Character Pipelines (MPAHADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

3D Character Animation (MPAHACAB), Immersive/Interactive Animation (AR/VR/Real-Time) (MPAHACAN), SDKs, APIs & Platform Integration Tools (Console/Store/Identity) (MPAFAFAJ), Metaverse & Social Virtual Worlds (BPAMAKAF), AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

Keywords

• 3D avatar generation
• AI avatar SDK
• Selfie to avatar
• Metaverse avatar platform
• Avatar API

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Clara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freemium Avatar Creation: Consumers receive their first avatar free to create and export. Additional avatars are purchased with in-app credits. No subscription required for consumers.
2. Pro and Enterprise Plans: Commercial licensing for business integrations via Pro and Enterprise plans. Pro plan includes embeddable MetaPerson integrations and free trial. Enterprise plan adds Cloud API access, on-premise Local Compute deployment, and contractual guarantees.
3. Cloud API (Enterprise): Headless Cloud API for programmatic avatar generation at scale, available exclusively on Enterprise plan with custom pricing.
4. Local Compute (On-Premise): On-premise deployment option for enterprise customers requiring private infrastructure, with setup and support fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Avatar SDK provides AI-powered 3D avatar generation technology that transforms a single selfie photo into a customizable, rigged full-body 3D avatar in approximately one minute. The platform offers browser-based avatar creation (MetaPerson Creator), developer APIs and SDKs for major game engines and platforms (Unity, Unreal Engine, iOS, Android, Web, VR), on-premise Local Compute deployment for enterprises, and add-on modules including real-time speech animation (LiveSpeak), animation plugins (Leap), text-to-avatar (Text2Avatar), and motion capture (Move).

Product overview

Avatar SDK, operated by Itseez3D, Inc., is a 3D avatar technology platform offering both consumer-facing and developer-facing products. The core product is MetaPerson Creator (browser-based avatar builder available as Desktop and Mobile versions), which transforms selfies into customizable full-body 3D avatars. For developers, the platform provides Cloud API for programmatic avatar generation, Local Compute for on-premise deployment, and SDKs for Unity, Unreal Engine, Web, iOS, and Android. Add-on modules include LiveSpeak (real-time speech animation), Leap (game engine animation plugin), Text2Avatar (text-to-avatar generation), and Move (full-body motion capture). Consumer products include Avatar Maker and 3D Character Creator for free online avatar creation. The platform targets gaming, VR/AR, marketing, and e-commerce verticals with GLB/glTF and FBX export formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MetaPerson Creator: Browser-based 3D avatar builder that transforms selfies into customizable avatars
• MetaPerson
• LiveSpeak
• Avatar SDK Leap
• Avatar SDK Text2Avatar
• Avatar SDK Move
• Local Compute

Products and services

• MetaPerson Creator Browser-based 3D avatar builder that transforms a single selfie into a fully customizable, rigged full-body avatar. Supports realistic and cartoon styles with customization of facial features, body shape, hairstyles, and outfits. Available as Desktop version (Unity WebGL) and Mobile version (React.js/three.js).
• Avatar SDK Cloud API REST API for programmatic, server-side avatar generation at scale. Supports avatar creation from photos, export configuration (format, LOD, texture resolution), and model retrieval with OAuth 2.0 authentication. Available on Enterprise plan.
• Local Compute On-premise avatar generation solution allowing deployment on customer's own infrastructure rather than cloud processing. Provides data privacy and latency benefits for enterprise deployments with setup and support fees.
• Avatar SDK LiveSpeak Real-time avatar speech and animation feature. Enables avatars to speak with synchronized lip animation driven by TTS (Azure, ElevenLabs) or raw PCM audio input. Supports multiple languages and voice options with chatbot integration for interactive conversations.
• Avatar SDK Leap Plugin for Unity and Unreal Engine enabling quick avatar animation. Allows bringing MetaPerson avatars to life in minutes with seamless integration and visual quality for game development.
• Avatar SDK Text2Avatar AI-powered feature that generates 3D avatars from text descriptions, converting textual prompts into avatar visual representations.
• Avatar SDK Move Full-body motion capture feature for animating MetaPerson avatars with real-world body movements.
• Avatar Maker Free online avatar creation tool for individual users to create personal 3D avatars from selfies without technical integration. First avatar free, additional avatars use in-app credits.
• 3D Character Creator Free online 3D character creation tool. Users can create game-ready full-body characters from a selfie or design from scratch, with customization and export to Unity, Unreal Engine, or Blender.

Quantifiable outcome

• Avatar creation in approximately 1 minute from a single selfie

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• UnitycoreTechnology or IntegrationUnity SDK with sample projects available on GitHub. MetaPerson avatars export as FBX and load natively in Unity with WebGL, VR, and mobile support.
• Unreal Engine (Epic Games)coreTechnology or IntegrationUnreal Engine plugin with animation retargeting support. Avatars compatible with UE workflows and can be used outside UE since 2025 licensing change.
• Microsoft Azure (TTS)coreTechnology or IntegrationLiveSpeak integration supports Azure TTS with multiple modes: visemes, ArKit blendshapes, and local lipsync. Multiple language and voice options available.
• ElevenLabssupportingTechnology or IntegrationLiveSpeak supports ElevenLabs TTS with local lipsync for avatar speech animation.
• Mixamo (Adobe)coreTechnology or IntegrationMetaPerson avatars are Mixamo-compatible with humanoid rigs. Animation clips from Mixamo work directly with exported avatars.
• Apple (iOS)coreTechnology or IntegrationiOS SDK with sample projects on GitHub for native avatar integration in iOS applications.
• Google (Android)coreTechnology or IntegrationAndroid SDK with sample projects on GitHub for native avatar integration in Android applications.
• Meta (VR/Oculus)supportingTechnology or IntegrationVR sample projects for Meta Quest available on GitHub. LiveSpeak supports Oculus Lipsync integration for UE and Unity.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)supportingTechnology or IntegrationAWS used as third-party hosting provider for image storage. Images may be hosted on AWS servers in the US or other countries.
• Google AnalyticssupportingTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Analytics used for website analytics and traffic monitoring.
• three.js / Babylon.js (Web)supportingTechnology or IntegrationWeb integration samples support three.js and Babylon.js web 3D frameworks for loading and displaying MetaPerson avatars.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Roblox: Roblox operates a massive avatar-based gaming/metaverse platform with its own creator ecosystem for user-generated avatars. While primarily a platform rather than an SDK provider, it is a broad incumbent in the avatar-driven virtual world category where Avatar SDK's customers operate.
• NVIDIA (Omniverse Avatar): NVIDIA's Omniverse Avatar platform is a broad incumbent in AI-driven avatar and digital human technology, with significant R&D resources. While positioned more as enterprise infrastructure, it overlaps with Avatar SDK's metaverse and digital twin use cases.
• Microsoft Mesh: Microsoft Mesh is Microsoft's enterprise metaverse platform for collaborative 3D experiences, and Microsoft is a listed Avatar SDK customer. It represents a broad incumbent path to avatar-driven collaboration that could either expand or compress Avatar SDK's enterprise opportunity.

Emerging players

• D-ID: D-ID produces AI-generated talking avatars from photos and text, overlapping with Avatar SDK's LiveSpeak and AR/VR avatar use cases. It is an emerging player in photorealistic AI avatar video and digital humans.
• Synthesia: Synthesia generates AI-driven video avatars from text, focused on enterprise corporate communications and training. While its output is 2D video rather than 3D avatars, it competes with Avatar SDK's LiveSpeak in the AI avatar-for-conversation use case.
• Inworld AI: Inworld AI builds AI-driven characters and NPCs for games and virtual experiences. It shares Avatar SDK's target market of game developers and metaverse platforms but focuses on conversational AI brains rather than visual avatar generation.

Direct peers

• Epic Games (MetaHuman Creator): Epic Games' MetaHuman Creator is the most direct competitor in photorealistic avatar generation. Avatar SDK explicitly positions itself as a MetaHuman alternative for lightweight, cross-engine applications, while MetaHuman is Unreal-centric and resource-intensive.
• VRoid Studio (Pixiv): VRoid Studio is a popular free avatar creation tool focused on anime/stylized characters, competing directly with Avatar SDK's MetaPerson Creator cartoon-style offering. Both target game developers and VTuber creators needing customizable 3D avatars.
• Wolf3D (formerly Ready Player Me): Wolf3D acquired the Ready Player Me technology stack after Netflix shut down the public avatar platform. It is the closest selfie-to-3D-avatar API competitor for developers and a direct migration alternative for Avatar SDK's prospective customers.

Others

• Union Avatars: Union Avatars was a direct selfie-to-avatar competitor that shut down in mid-2025, with its displaced customer base likely migrating to Avatar SDK and Wolf3D. Included as a peer for historical context; functionally inactive as a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/avatarsdk
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• Facebookfacebook.com/avatarsdk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/itseez3d

Compliance5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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