Alternatives
Realtime Landscaping Architect Alternative
Shape the garden in 3D and walk through it: terraces and steps, pergolas, fences and gates, patios and paths, trees and lawns, round the house you drew.
Realtime Landscaping Architect: $599 one time. Home 3D Plan (home3dplan.com): Free.
What Realtime Landscaping Architect does, and where it is here
Decks, pergolas and fences
13 pergolas with a cut list, 35 fence styles with gates, and raised beds and planters. See the tool
Planting
62 trees, shrubs and palms grown from a seed, and lawns grown tuft by tuft. See the tool
Hardscape
Patios, yards, paths and car parks with the bays set out, laid on the survey. See the tool
Terraces and walls
Flat platforms cut into the slope, and straight or curved retaining walls with their levels and batter. See the tool
Terrain and grading
Spot levels, contours and breaklines shape the ground; the house sits on it at its floor level. See the tool
Home 3D Plan and Realtime Landscaping Architect, side by side
| Feature | Home 3D Plan | Realtime Landscaping Architect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $599 one time |
| Free option | Start in the browser with no account | See vendor |
| Runs on | Any modern browser: Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iPad and phone | Windows |
| Install | None. Can be installed as a web app | Desktop install |
| 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 | Terrain, decks, pools, fences, paths and planting |
| 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 |
| Rendering | Four render tiers, the top one a GPU path tracer on desktop | Real time 3D with walkthroughs |
| 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 |
Realtime Landscaping Architect prices as published on 10 October 2026 (https://ideaspectrum.com/new-landscape-design-software/). "See vendor" means the vendor does not publish the fact or we could not confirm it. Realtime Landscaping Architect is a trademark of Idea Spectrum. Home 3D Plan is not affiliated with Idea Spectrum.
What Realtime Landscaping Architect does that Home 3D Plan does not
- Pools and water features.
- A large library of landscape objects made for presentations.
- A licence you buy once.
Moving from Realtime Landscaping Architect
Put a picture or PDF of the garden plan under the drawing, set it to scale and trace it.
The result goes out as DWG and PDF drawings, and IFC4 for the house.
Which one fits your work
Pick Realtime Landscaping Architect when
- You design pools and water features.
- You want a desktop program you buy once.
- Garden presentations are the whole job.
Pick Home 3D Plan when
- You design the house and the garden together.
- You need drawings with levels for the builder.
- You work in a browser on any computer.
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.
Realtime Landscaping Architect and Home 3D Plan, answered
Can I design a pergola or a fence in Home 3D Plan?
Yes. There are 13 pergolas from open rafters to louvres and carports, with a cut list, and 35 fence styles drawn as a run with posts, rails, infill and gates.
How much does Realtime Landscaping Architect cost compared with Home 3D Plan?
Realtime Landscaping Architect: $599 one time, 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
- Pergolas: 13 pergolas from open rafters to louvres and carports, with a cut list.
- Landscape design software: Gardens, terraces, paths and planting around the house.
- Vectorworks Landmark alternative: Levels, hardscape and planting round the house, in the browser.
- Lands Design alternative: Landscape design without Rhino, in the browser.
- All alternatives: Every product we compare against, with its price.