Alternatives
Cedreo Alternative
Design the house and its lot in the browser, then keep going: structure, services, sections, sheets and quantities from the same model, and DWG and IFC4 out.
Cedreo: From $129 a month. Home 3D Plan (home3dplan.com): Free.
What Cedreo does, and where it is here
Lot and terrain
Spot levels, contours and breaklines shape the ground; terraces and retaining walls hold it. See the tool
Drives and paths
Driveways, footpaths and car parks laid on the survey with kerbs. See the tool
Floor plans
Walls drawn in plan give the rooms with their areas, and the 3D model. See the tool
Renders
Four render tiers in the browser, up to a GPU path tracer. See the tool
Furnishing
769 catalogue models in 24 categories, each part with its own finish. See the tool
Home 3D Plan and Cedreo, side by side
| Feature | Home 3D Plan | Cedreo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Professional $129 a month. Enterprise $159 a user a month. Personal $139 one time |
| Free option | Start in the browser with no account | Free plan: 1 project, 5 renders |
| Runs on | Any modern browser: Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iPad and phone | Browser |
| Install | None. Can be installed as a web app | None |
| 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 | Lot, terrain, slopes, paths and drives |
| 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 | Floor plans with dimensions for sales |
| Rendering | Four render tiers, the top one a GPU path tracer on desktop | Photo renders in minutes |
| Team work | Organisation projects with discipline roles and live presence | Team accounts on Enterprise |
| AI and agents | MCP server with 38 tools for Claude, ChatGPT and other agents | See vendor |
Cedreo prices as published on 10 October 2026 (https://www.capterra.com/p/177284/Cedreo/). "See vendor" means the vendor does not publish the fact or we could not confirm it. Cedreo is a trademark of Cedreo. Home 3D Plan is not affiliated with Cedreo.
What Cedreo does that Home 3D Plan does not
- Fast, polished sales renders and presentations for home builders.
- A builder focused workflow for quoting and selling plans.
- Exterior and interior render quality tuned for marketing.
Moving from Cedreo
Put a Cedreo floor plan image or PDF under the plan as an underlay, set it to scale and trace the walls.
From there the model carries on to structure, services, sections, sheets, quantities and IFC4.
Which one fits your work
Pick Cedreo when
- You sell homes and need marketing renders fast.
- Your process ends at the sales plan.
- Your sales team already uses it.
Pick Home 3D Plan when
- You want the same model to go on to construction drawings and IFC4.
- You need structure, services and site levels in the model.
- You exchange DWG with architects and engineers.
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.
Cedreo and Home 3D Plan, answered
Is Home 3D Plan like Cedreo?
Both run in the browser and model a house on its lot. Home 3D Plan carries on past the sales plan, to structure, services, sections, sheets, quantities, DWG and IFC4.
How much does Cedreo cost compared with Home 3D Plan?
Cedreo: Professional $129 a month. Enterprise $159 a user a month. Personal $139 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
- Ground Levels: Spot levels, contours and breaklines that shape the ground.
- Home design software: Plan, build and furnish a house in the browser.
- Chief Architect alternative: Houses, roofs, kitchens and services, in the browser.
- Home Designer alternative: Plan, roof, kitchen and furniture, with drawings out.
- All alternatives: Every product we compare against, with its price.