Tool profile
Lapentor: cost, fit and limits
Lapentor is a browser-based 360 tour builder that lets photographers and small businesses create, protect and publish panorama tours without coding, with a free tier, a Premium subscription and a paid self-hosting download option. Hosted tours run on United States servers.
What to know first
Lapentor offers a free tier of up to 3 projects with 15 panos each, Premium at $25 a month or $250 a year, and a $10 per project download for running a tour on your own PHP server. The builder is drag and drop with 8 hotspot types and 21-plus plugins. No AI capability or API appears on the pages we opened, so the product is a conventional tour builder with clear prices.
Lapentor at a glance
| Maker | Not stated on the vendor pages, Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | $0 |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Virtual Tour Software in 2026, rank 7 of 11 |
| Website | lapentor.com |
Who Lapentor is best for
Hobbyists and portfolio builders
The free tier covers 3 projects of 15 panos each, enough to publish a handful of tours before any payment.
Developers who prefer self-hosting
A $10 per project download delivers code and images as a zip, which can be re-downloaded at no extra cost and run on your own PHP server.
Small studios selling private tours
Tours can be public, private or password protected, so a studio can share client work without exposing it in search.
Lapentor plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 3 projects with 15 panos per project, enough to publish a few small tours without payment or a credit card. |
| Premium | $25/month or $250/year | Unlimited projects and panos, billed monthly or yearly per the pricing page toggle; the subscription can be canceled and resumed at any time. |
| Self-hosting | $10 per project | One-time fee per downloaded project; the zip includes code and images and can be re-downloaded at no extra cost. |
Checked November 2026.
What Lapentor does
- Drag-and-drop builder
- Tours are assembled in a visual editor with no coding needed, using 8 hotspot types and 21-plus plugins that add media, links and other interactive elements to each scene.
- Multi-resolution panoramas
- Panoramas load as multi-resolution images that adjust quality to connection speed, so large scenes open faster on phones and slower networks than a single full-size file would.
- Access control
- A tour can be published publicly, kept private or protected with a password, which covers client previews, internal training scenes and members-only content without a separate access tool.
- Analytics
- Visitor tracking runs through a Google Analytics integration or a built-in dashboard, so a studio can report views to clients without wiring up outside tools first.
- Self-hosted export
- A finished tour downloads as a zip with code and images for a PHP server and can be re-downloaded at no extra cost, a route few builders in this group offer.
How Lapentor handles your data
The privacy policy, stated as effective 25 May 2017, says servers are located in the United States and sets no fixed retention period; data may be kept for an extended time when subject to legal requests. It does not state whether customer images train models, and no certifications are listed. Hosted tours therefore sit on US servers, while self-hosted downloads leave storage and access control to whoever runs the PHP server.
Where Lapentor falls short in practice
- Locked projects after a lapse. When Premium ends the account reverts to free, and projects beyond the free limit stay locked until upgrade, so a lapsed payment can take client tours offline.
- Self-hosting is per project. Each self-hosted download costs $10 per project, so moving a large catalog of tours off the platform to your own server adds up quickly. Costs scale with the number of tours.
- Old policy and no AI. The privacy policy dates from 2017, and no AI feature or API was listed on the pages checked, so automation has to come from outside tools.
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Lapentor: common questions
How many tours can I build on Lapentor for free?
The free tier allows up to 3 projects with 15 panos per project. Premium removes both caps. If you downgrade, projects beyond the free limit become locked until you upgrade again, so plan for that before cancelling. The paid tier removes the limits entirely.
How much does Lapentor Premium cost?
Premium costs $25 a month or $250 a year, according to the pricing page toggle. It includes unlimited projects and panos, and the page says you can cancel and resume at any time without penalty. That works out to $20.83 a month on the annual option.
Can I host a Lapentor tour on my own server?
Yes. Self-hosting costs $10 per project as a one-time fee. The downloaded zip contains the code and images, runs on a PHP server and can be re-downloaded at no extra cost whenever you need it again. You then own the hosting and its security.
Does Lapentor have AI features?
The pages we opened name no AI capability. The product is a drag-and-drop builder with hotspots, plugins, access control and analytics, so buyers who want AI staging or automatic floor plans need a different tool. Premium does not add any AI.
Where does Lapentor store my tours?
The privacy policy says servers are in the United States. It sets no fixed retention period and does not mention certifications. If you need other storage, the self-hosting download lets you place a tour on a server of your choice.