I finally got a chance to test some ortho mosaics today. I ran multiple missions and used both Drone Harmony and Drone Deploy to capture images. I ran them through drone deploy and maps made easy. The largest dataset I had was 124 images for 82 acres, another that was 23 acres and around 60 photos, and a third dataset that covered 13 acres and 44 photos.
As far as the capture software they both worked well. Drone deploy was more user friendly and quicker to use. DH had a lot more features and options but for taking top down photo mosaics it was overkill. It also had a lot of weird settings while launching. But it ran perfectly and I liked how it shows a photo icon on the route while capturing. Drone Deploys app was very user friendly and allowed for a quicker launch. Not nearly as many hoops to go through to complete the mission. Overall for capturing top down orthos I'd give DH a 6.5 out of 10 and DD an 8 out of 10.
For processing, Drone Deploy has a much nicer interface and was quite a bit quicker from start to finish when compared to Maps Made Easy. Select your files and upload them and drone deploy sends you an email when its completed. Their online software makes it easy to look at your mosaics, elevation maps, Agri Health, and 3D rendering. MME wasn't bad but it did keep beating you over the head making you click what seemed like dozens of checkboxes before compiling your maps. Their pricing structure is very nice. If you keep it under 100 pics on the mavic everything is free and I really like how they allow you to download all of the GIS related files for local use. Drone Deploys free version won't do that.
As for quality, I uploaded the same mission photos to each site and Drone Deploy was the clear winner in 2D orthomosaics, elevation/dem creation, and 3D rendering. It was a clean sweep. When comparing the aerials drone deploys image looks more natural and inline with top of the line Google imagery. MME images seemed to have a weird cartoon feel to them. They were still good but not as good as DD. On the elevation end, MME had a lot of trouble with tree canopies while DD handled them quite nicely.
Which one will I use? Well I can say with 100% certainty that I will not pay the ridiculous exorbitant prices of drone deploy even if it is superior in quality. They need to offer some different pricing structures that would allow enthusiasts and small business owners to actually afford it. Yes they have a free option but it appears the data has to remain on DDs servers and can not be exported. Big thumbs down there. For what I need it for I can get by with MME even though in my findings its inferior to DD.