These tables compare the features of software that does image stitching. Note that some of the software listed does more than merely stitch images together. This explains what at first seems an extremely high price. If you use PixMaker Lite for commercial sites, you must not charge for or make a profit from your use of PixMaker Lite, and you must register your site with PixAround This table tries to identify what different kinds of stitching each application can perform.
Most applications only appear to support horizontal stitching.
However by just rotating the images a vertical panorama can also be stitched. A Mosaic by comparison does not involve rotating the camera, certainly not rotating by more than 90 degrees or so. Lens is deduced from the total horizontal field of view. PanEdit is intended to be used with the IBM HotMedia software which allows hotspots and other functionality to be added within the Java viewers. Although it appears easy, the results from positioning pointers seems unpredictable so lots of experimentation may be required i.e. , can save part of what would normally be a cylindrical or spherical panoramic image in planar format, normally up to approx 120 degree view.