Floorplanner alternatives: 11 floor plan tools compared
People leave Floorplanner when the credit model stops matching how they work: they want an unwatermarked export without topping up a balance, a flat monthly price, a planner that runs on a phone or desktop, or a tool aimed at estimating rather than decorating. Some want a one-off purchase, others a fixed subscription or a free download.
Short answer: Looking for a replacement for Floorplanner? Sweet Home 3D, RoomSketcher and Planner 5D come first in our floor plan software ranking. The first three places are kept for challengers when the category has enough of them; the best-known brands come after that, in ranked order. Start with Sweet Home 3D if you want to stop paying per export and can work in a desktop app. Below are 11 alternatives, each taken from the Best Floor Plan Software in 2026 ranking, with its main difference from Floorplanner.
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Pricing: Credit packs on a published price list, plus Individuals and Teams subscriptions; exports are watermarked until credits are spent
Established in: Netherlands
Built for: Agents, home sellers and small studios paying only for the exports they use
Not for: Buyers who need one flat monthly price confirmed before signing up
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Why buyers look past Floorplanner
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Credits decide what an export costs
Floorplanner sells one-off packs of 5, 10, 30 and 100 credits at $8.15, $16.30, $48.90 and $163.00. Removing the watermark, going past 3 floors or exporting at HD, 4K or 8K is a per-project upgrade paid in credits. Anyone iterating on many layouts has to track a balance.
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The free tier stops quickly
A free account keeps up to 5 projects, but each is limited to 3 floors and 3 designs, and exports are 960x540 with a Floorplanner watermark. Basic subscribers also wait 10 minutes between new exports. Plus and Pro remove that cooldown, but their prices were not in the page text we read.
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Output is images, not drawings
The pricing page describes 2D and 3D images and renders at several resolutions and does not list CAD or other file formats. Builders, estimators and architects who need to pass drawings on, or price a job from the plan, tend to look at tools with those exports or costing built in.
AI-assisted visuals and video matter more than a known price
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What each one does differently
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Sweet Home 3D
Italy · Published
Sweet Home 3D is distributed under the GNU General Public License by Space Mushrooms srl, a small independent company in Milan. It installs on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android and also runs in a WebGL browser, so nothing is metered. Its pages describe a drawing tool for homes and list no costing or team features.
Switch from Floorplanner if you want to stop paying per export and can work in a desktop app.
Norway's RoomSketcher AS has a free plan with 2 credits, Pro at $24 a month ($144 billed yearly) with 5 credits, and Team at $70 a month for 5 users. Pay-per-order floor plans exist beside the plans. Renders bought outside the plan cost $4 each, and commercial use falls under separate terms.
Switch from Floorplanner if you want a subscription alongside the option of ordering finished plans.
Planner5D UAB, based in Vilnius, allows unlimited projects on its no-charge level but opens only half of its furniture catalogue there. Premium starts at EUR 4.99 a month as shown and unlocks all 10K+ items plus floor plan upload to 3D. Professional adds unlimited 4K renders. Check the checkout total, since monthly and annual wording is unclear.
Switch from Floorplanner if you want unlimited free projects and a low entry price for the full catalogue.
Asynth, founded in 2009 by two architects, bills Space Designer 3D monthly in advance. Premium is $25 for 200 credits and 5 floors, Ultimate $45 adding 4K and 8K renders and DXF export, and Team from $80 for two seats. Every tier opens with a five-day trial, which needs a card.
Switch from Floorplanner if you want a fixed monthly credit allowance and DXF export.
Floorplan Creator runs in HTML5 browsers and as a native Android app. Its range of exports is the widest among the small tools: image, PDF to scale, DXF, SVG and Wavefront obj. Rooms are restricted to straight walls, the site names no country, and we did not read its pricing page, so paid terms are not stated here.
Switch from Floorplanner if getting a scaled PDF or DXF out matters more than curved walls.
Magicplan is a mobile capture app where you pay per project, with every feature, unlimited users and no square footage limit included. Estimating adds price lists, quantities taken from sketches and company templates. Plan amounts load dynamically and were not visible to us, and the about page gives no country.
Switch from Floorplanner if you survey properties on site and need quantities and estimates from the sketch.
Cedreo offers a free plan limited to one project, then Personal, Pro and Enterprise tiers billed monthly or annually, with card or PayPal. Each Personal project includes 20 rendering credits, while Pro and Enterprise credits expire at the end of each billing cycle. A plan cannot be downgraded. Prices did not show in the page we read.
Switch from Floorplanner if rendering credits tied to each project suit how you bill clients.
BeLight Software Ltd, headquartered in Odesa with a US office in Chicago, ships Live Home 3D as native apps for macOS, iOS and iPadOS, visionOS, Windows and Android. Version 5 is advertised, and an education programme exists. The pages we read gave no prices, trial terms or export formats, so cost must be checked in each app store.
Switch from Floorplanner if you prefer a native app on Apple hardware over a browser.
Chief Architect, Inc. is privately held and sells a professional home design suite on a Premier plan at $1,995 a year or $229 a month, with upgrades, premium catalogues and priority support. Owners of older licences can upgrade for $995 in the first year. The trial must be downloaded, and no headquarters is stated.
Switch from Floorplanner if you draw homes for a living and need a full design suite.
HomeByMe is developed by 3DVIA, a brand of the French societe europeenne Dassault Systemes SE, and runs in the browser. It covers 2D design, 3D decoration and 4K images, with a catalogue of branded products that partners, not Dassault, sell. Sign-up is free, but we did not find its paid plan prices.
Switch from Floorplanner if you want to furnish a room with real branded products.
Homestyler is provided by Homestyler (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. under its user agreement. The pricing page offers a Basic plan that the site calls easy to start for free, then Pro, Team and Enterprise. Its features lean towards an AI studio, video render and VR or AR, and paid amounts were not visible in the source.
Switch from Floorplanner if AI-assisted visuals and video matter more than a known price.
Sweet Home 3D: It is free under the GNU General Public License and installs on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.
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You need to hand a DXF to a builder
Space Designer 3D: Ultimate at $45 a month adds DXF export and 4K and 8K renders, after a five-day card-backed trial.
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You survey rooms on site and price the work
magicplan: You pay per project with unlimited users, and estimates draw quantities from the sketch.
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You want unlimited projects at no charge
Planner 5D: The no-charge level has unlimited projects with half the catalogue; Premium starts at EUR 4.99 a month as shown.
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You want a fixed monthly plan with a small team seat count
RoomSketcher: Team is listed at $70 a month for 5 users, and Pro at $24 a month with 5 credits.
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When Floorplanner is still the right choice
Floorplanner stays a sound choice for anyone who draws occasionally and wants a browser tool with nothing to install. The company reports a library of over 260,000 3D models at no extra cost, a free account that keeps 5 projects indefinitely, and free access for schools. If you export a few plans a year, a credit pack may cost less than any subscription.
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What moving off Floorplanner involves
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Export what you can before you go
Floorplanner outputs 2D and 3D images, so there is no editable plan to carry over. Export every project at the highest resolution you have unlocked, keep the room dimensions in a note, and expect to redraw the layout in the new tool.
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Check how credits carry over
Credits you already hold are tied to your Floorplanner account. The pricing FAQ on rollover and refunds was not readable in the text we fetched, so read it live and spend your balance on the exports you need before cancelling a subscription.
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Questions about replacing Floorplanner
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How much do Floorplanner credits cost?
The pricing page lists packs of 5, 10, 30 and 100 credits at $8.15, $16.30, $48.90 and $163.00, excluding VAT. Each project upgrade is a one-time fee in credits, but the page text did not show how many credits each upgrade needs.
What does the free Floorplanner account include?
Up to 5 projects kept indefinitely, each limited to 3 floors and 3 designs. Exports are 960x540 with a Floorplanner watermark. Free Basic subscribers also wait 10 minutes between new exports.
Which alternative is free to use?
Sweet Home 3D is a GNU General Public License project with no licence cost. Planner 5D allows unlimited projects at no charge, and RoomSketcher and Cedreo both have free plans with limits on credits or projects.
Which alternative exports DXF?
Space Designer 3D lists DXF export on its Ultimate tier, and Floorplan Creator lists DXF, SVG, PDF to scale and Wavefront obj. Planner 5D tags CAD export in our record, but check the plan that includes it.
Is Roomstyler a separate alternative?
Roomstyler says it is powered by Floorplanner and the Floorplanner site lists it among its platforms. It is not included above because moving there would not change the engine.
Does Floorplanner have an API?
Its site links to API documentation, but the page we read did not describe what the API does. Ask the vendor before building on it.
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Sources
Checked 9 November 2026
Floorplanner pricing: Credit packs and prices, free account limits, watermark, 10-minute cooldown, resolutions up to 8K, 7 floors.
Floorplanner home: Founded 2007, Rotterdam, 260,000 models, free school access, API documentation link.
Sweet Home 3D: GNU General Public License, platforms, Space Mushrooms srl.
RoomSketcher: Free 2 credits, Pro $24 a month, Team $70, $4 renders.
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