Alternatives
HomeByMe Alternative
Draw the rooms, furnish them from the catalogue or build pieces to your own sizes, light and render them, and print measured drawings for whoever builds it.
HomeByMe: Premium about $29 a month. Home 3D Plan (home3dplan.com): Free.
What HomeByMe does, and where it is here
Furniture
769 catalogue models in 24 categories, and 64 tables, chairs, beds and wardrobes you size yourself. See the tool
Floor plans
Walls drawn in plan give the rooms with their areas, and the 3D model follows. See the tool
Custom pieces
Tables, desks, shelving, wardrobes and beds built to your sizes, each part with its own finish. See the tool
Kitchens
Eight fitted kitchen layouts sized to the wall, with NKBA checks. See the tool
Renders
Four render tiers in the browser, with the lights you place. See the tool
Measured drawings
Dimensions, sections and elevations, printed to PDF or sent out as DWG. See the tool
Home 3D Plan and HomeByMe, side by side
| Feature | Home 3D Plan | HomeByMe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Premium about $29 a month, or $329 a year. Unlimited+ $65 a month |
| Free option | Start in the browser with no account | Free plan |
| Runs on | Any modern browser: Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iPad and phone | Browser, iOS and Android |
| Install | None. Can be installed as a web app | None in the browser |
| IFC | IFC4 export of architecture, structure and services | See vendor |
| DWG and DXF | DWG and DXF in and out | See vendor |
| Structure | Columns, beams, braces, footings and gridlines, with a reinforcement bar schedule | See vendor |
| Services (MEP) | Electrical, plumbing and heating, drainage, ventilation, gas and solar PV | See vendor |
| Site and terrain | Survey levels, terraces, retaining walls, roads, paving and planting | See vendor |
| Quantities | Takeoff by storey, element, function and material, as CSV or a workbook | See vendor |
| Drawings and sheets | Sections, elevations, 1:5 details and sheet sets to PDF, DWG, DXF and SVG | 2D plans and images |
| Rendering | Four render tiers, the top one a GPU path tracer on desktop | HD, 4K and 360 images, some in paid packs |
| Team work | Organisation projects with discipline roles and live presence | See vendor |
| AI and agents | MCP server with 38 tools for Claude, ChatGPT and other agents | See vendor |
HomeByMe prices as published on 10 October 2026 (https://www.g2.com/products/homebyme/pricing). "See vendor" means the vendor does not publish the fact or we could not confirm it. HomeByMe is a trademark of Dassault Systèmes. Home 3D Plan is not affiliated with Dassault Systèmes.
What HomeByMe does that Home 3D Plan does not
- Branded furniture from real retailers you can buy.
- A large gallery of other people's projects to start from.
- Phone and tablet apps.
Moving from HomeByMe
Put a picture of your HomeByMe plan under the drawing, set it to scale and trace the walls.
Then furnish, render and print measured drawings here.
Which one fits your work
Pick HomeByMe when
- You want to furnish with products you can buy.
- You start from other people's projects.
- You only need images, not drawings.
Pick Home 3D Plan when
- You want measured drawings for a builder.
- You want roofs, stairs and the garden as well as rooms.
- You want pieces built to your own sizes.
How to start
Open the editor
Go to home3dplan.com and open the editor. Nothing to install and no account needed to start.
Bring your drawing
Open a DWG or DXF and turn its lines into walls, or trace over a PDF or a scan set to scale.
Build the model
Draw walls and the storeys, rooms, slabs and 3D model follow. Add roofs, structure, services and the site.
Send it out
Print sections, elevations and sheets to PDF or DWG, and send the building out as IFC4.
HomeByMe and Home 3D Plan, answered
Can I get measured drawings of my home?
Yes. Plans with dimensions, sections and elevations print to PDF and export to DWG, DXF and SVG.
How much does HomeByMe cost compared with Home 3D Plan?
HomeByMe: Premium about $29 a month, or $329 a year. Unlimited+ $65 a month, as published on 10 October 2026. Home 3D Plan is free to use in the browser today.
Does Home 3D Plan export IFC and DWG?
Yes. The building goes out as IFC4, with its architecture, structure and services, and the drawings go out as DWG, DXF, PDF and SVG. DWG and DXF also come in. The editor does not open IFC files.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Home 3D Plan runs in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iPad and phones, and can be installed as a web app if you want an icon.
Read on
- Furniture Catalogue: 769 models in 24 categories, each part with its own finish.
- Room planner: Lay out a room to scale and furnish it in 3D.
- RoomSketcher alternative: Floor plans with areas, 3D and builder drawings.
- Floorplanner alternative: Draw the plan, see it in 3D, print the drawings.
- All alternatives: Every product we compare against, with its price.