Plan7Architect Pro 5
- Price: $109.99 one-time
- No ongoing fees:
- Lifetime license
- No time pressure
- Core House Planning Workflow
- Built specifically for house planning: yes
- Object-based walls: yes
- Doors & windows as real objects: yes
- Automatic wall thickness & openings: yes
- Draw floor plans line-by-line: no
- 2D / 3D & Drawings
- Automatic 2D ↔ 3D sync: yes
- Layer Management: (Detailed management)
- Different Plan Variants: (Flexible variants)
- Terrain Modeling: (Including contour lines)
- Timber Construction / Wooden Structures: (Special tools)
- International Building Standards (US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & all European countries): (Presets/Regulations)
- Guide Lines & Virtual Walls:
- Calculation of Living/Usable Space :
- Unlimited Floors & Buildings:
- Automatic Roof Construction:
- Creation of Custom Beam Structures:
- Automatic Foundation Creation:
- Creating Custom Windows & Doors:
- Complete Electrical, Heating & Plumbing Planning:
- Sections for Building Permit:
- Plan Assembly:
AutoCAD LT
- Price: From approx. ~$540/year (subscription)
- Ongoing fees
- Rental license
- time pressure
- Core House Planning Workflow
- Built specifically for house planning: General CAD
- Object-based walls: Manual lines
- Doors & windows as real objects: Manual lines
- Automatic wall thickness & openings: Manual lines
- Draw floor plans line-by-line: yes
- 2D / 3D & Drawings
- Automatic 2D ↔ 3D sync: No
- Layer Management: (Comprehensive)
- Different Plan Variants: (Manually adjustable)
- Terrain Modeling: (3D functions, but complex)
- Timber Construction / Wooden Structures: (Manually or via specialized plugins)
- International Building Standards (US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & all European countries): Partially (Manually configurable)
- Guide Lines & Virtual Walls: Construction lines
- Calculation of Living/Usable Space : Manual (via layers & tools)
- Unlimited Floors & Buildings:
- Automatic Roof Construction: (must be drawn manually)
- Creation of Custom Beam Structures: (manual or plugins)
- Automatic Foundation Creation: Must be created manually
- Creating Custom Windows & Doors: (manual drawing or libraries)
- Complete Electrical, Heating & Plumbing Planning: (with add-ons/plugins)
- Sections for Building Permit:
- Plan Assembly: (Manual creation)
SketchUp
- Price: From $399/year (Pro version)
- Ongoing fees
- Rental license
- time pressure
- Core House Planning Workflow
- Built specifically for house planning: General 3D Modeling
- Object-based walls: Manual Geometry
- Doors & windows as real objects: Manual Geometry
- Automatic wall thickness & openings: Manual Geometry
- Draw floor plans line-by-line: yes
- 2D / 3D & Drawings
- Automatic 2D ↔ 3D sync:: Manual views
- Layer Management:
- Different Plan Variants:
- Terrain Modeling:
- Timber Construction / Wooden Structures: (via plugins)
- International Building Standards (US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & all European countries):
- Guide Lines & Virtual Walls: (Lines, manual construction)
- Calculation of Living/Usable Space : Manual (possibly via plugin)
- Unlimited Floors & Buildings:
- Automatic Roof Construction: (Plugins required)
- Creation of Custom Beam Structures: (with plugins)
- Automatic Foundation Creation:
- Creating Custom Windows & Doors: (completely manual)
- Complete Electrical, Heating & Plumbing Planning: (primarily 3D, plugins required)
- Sections for Building Permit: (Cumbersome, mostly plugins)
- Plan Assembly: (Cumbersome, mostly plugins)
Entry-level Home Designer
- Price: From $99.99/month (subscription)
- Ongoing fees
- Rental license
- time pressure
- Core House Planning Workflow
- Built specifically for house planning Entry Level
- Object-based walls: Limited
- Doors & windows as real objects: Limited
- Automatic wall thickness & openings: Limited
- Draw floor plans line-by-line: Partial
- 2D / 3D & Drawings
- Automatic 2D ↔ 3D sync: Limited
- Layer Management:
- Different Plan Variants:
- Terrain Modeling:
- Timber Construction / Wooden Structures:
- International Building Standards (US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & all European countries):
- Guide Lines & Virtual Walls:
- Calculation of Living/Usable Space :
- Unlimited Floors & Buildings:
- Automatic Roof Construction:
- Creation of Custom Beam Structures:
- Automatic Foundation Creation:
- Creating Custom Windows & Doors:
- Complete Electrical, Heating & Plumbing Planning:
- Sections for Building Permit:
- Plan Assembly:
Sweet Home 3D
- Price: Free (Open-Source)
- No ongoing fees:
- Free use
- No time pressure
- Core House Planning Workflow
- Built specifically for house planning Basic
- Object-based walls: Basic
- Doors & windows as real objects: Basic
- Automatic wall thickness & openings: Basic
- Draw floor plans line-by-line: Partial
- 2D / 3D & Drawings
- Automatic 2D ↔ 3D sync: Limited
- Layer Management:
- Different Plan Variants: Limited
- Terrain Modeling: Limited
- Timber Construction / Wooden Structures:
- International Building Standards (US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & all European countries):
- Guide Lines & Virtual Walls:
- Calculation of Living/Usable Space : Limited (manual)
- Unlimited Floors & Buildings: Limited (high effort)
- Automatic Roof Construction:
- Creation of Custom Beam Structures:
- Automatic Foundation Creation:
- Creating Custom Windows & Doors: Limited (only standard shapes)
- Complete Electrical, Heating & Plumbing Planning:
- Sections for Building Permit:
- Plan Assembly:
