The difference in one table
| BoxBrownie | Highbuilt | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Edited and staged photos, floor plans, simple photo tours, 3D renders | Walkable 3D tour of the unit, day and night |
| Made by | Human editors | Our team |
| Typical price | Retouch $2, day to dusk $5, virtual staging $30, 360° staging $60, 3D floor plan $40 | $100 first tour, then $599/month for 5 tours |
| "Virtual tour" | $20 (up to 15 photos) or $30 (16 to 25 photos), a photo slideshow type | A 3D model you walk through, room to room |
| Building and area | Not offered | Floors, sun hours, view, walking times |
| Free trial | Free account with 3 retouches and 1 day-to-dusk | No free plan; first tour refunded if it doesn't match |
| Correction policy | Free corrections | Refund on the first tour |
Verified on 2 November 2026 on boxbrownie.com/pricing.
Where BoxBrownie wins
- Better photos for every portal. Retouched, brighter photos help every listing, including ones that will never get a tour.
- Pay per image. No subscription, from a couple of dollars.
- Staging and floor plans. Things Highbuilt does not offer.
- Scale and trust. Large networks use it, and you can test it for free.
Where Highbuilt wins
- Movement through the unit. A slideshow shows rooms one at a time; a walkable tour shows how they connect, which is what a buyer abroad can't picture.
- What's outside the photos. The floor, the direction, the sun on the balcony, the walk to the train.
- One link for the buyer. Instead of 25 photos in a chat, one tour that opens on a phone.
Honest limits of Highbuilt
- If the listing photos are poor or few, the tour can only be as good as them. Fixing the photos first (with BoxBrownie or a photographer) helps us too.
- No staging: we show the furniture that is there.
- A reconstruction, labelled as such.
Which one should you choose?
- Dark, cluttered or empty-room photos → BoxBrownie first.
- Good photos, buyer abroad, no visit possible → Highbuilt.
- A premium listing sold to foreigners → both: edited photos for the portal, a Highbuilt tour for the buyer.
See also Highbuilt vs Matterport and how to sell a condo to overseas buyers.
How we compared
BoxBrownie's prices and services come from its public pricing page, read on 2 November 2026. The page shows "US$30" for virtual staging without saying per image explicitly; we wrote it as their page shows it. We run Highbuilt.
FAQ
Does BoxBrownie make 3D tours?
It sells "virtual tours" from $20, a photo-based tour, plus 3D renders and 360° renders. It does not rebuild the unit as a model you walk through with its building and area.
Can I send Highbuilt photos edited by BoxBrownie?
Yes, as long as the rooms are not restaged. Edited light and colour help; invented furniture would make the tour show something the buyer won't find.
Which is better value?
For one listing's photos, BoxBrownie. For closing a buyer who can't visit, a single tour replaces a long chat of photos and questions.
