Alternatives
Vectorworks Landmark Alternative
The ground from its survey levels, terraces and retaining walls cut into it, roads and paving laid on it, and planting, all around a house in the same model.
Vectorworks Landmark: $1,530 a year. Home 3D Plan (home3dplan.com): Free.
What Vectorworks Landmark does, and where it is here
Terrain and grading
Spot levels, contours and breaklines shape the ground; the house sits on it at its floor level. 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
Hardscape
Patios, yards, paths and car parks with the bays set out, laid on the survey. See the tool
Drives and roads
Driveways, footpaths, streets and access roads with kerbs and footways. See the tool
Planting
62 trees, shrubs and palms grown from a seed, and lawns grown tuft by tuft. See the tool
Decks, pergolas and fences
13 pergolas with a cut list, 35 fence styles with gates, and raised beds and planters. See the tool
Home 3D Plan and Vectorworks Landmark, side by side
| Feature | Home 3D Plan | Vectorworks Landmark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $1,530 a year, or $153 a month |
| Free option | Start in the browser with no account | Trial. Free student licence |
| Runs on | Any modern browser: Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iPad and phone | Windows and Mac |
| Install | None. Can be installed as a web app | Desktop install |
| IFC | IFC4 export of architecture, structure and services | IFC import and export |
| DWG and DXF | DWG and DXF in and out | DWG and DXF import and export |
| 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 | Irrigation design |
| Site and terrain | Survey levels, terraces, retaining walls, roads, paving and planting | Site model, grading, hardscape and planting |
| Quantities | Takeoff by storey, element, function and material, as CSV or a workbook | Worksheets and plant schedules |
| Drawings and sheets | Sections, elevations, 1:5 details and sheet sets to PDF, DWG, DXF and SVG | Construction documents |
| Rendering | Four render tiers, the top one a GPU path tracer on desktop | Renderworks and Redshift |
| Team work | Organisation projects with discipline roles and live presence | Project Sharing |
| AI and agents | MCP server with 38 tools for Claude, ChatGPT and other agents | AI Visualizer for concept images |
Vectorworks Landmark prices as published on 10 October 2026 (https://www.capterra.com/p/156238/Vectorworks-Landmark/). "See vendor" means the vendor does not publish the fact or we could not confirm it. Vectorworks Landmark is a trademark of Vectorworks, Inc.. Home 3D Plan is not affiliated with Vectorworks, Inc..
What Vectorworks Landmark does that Home 3D Plan does not
- Irrigation design and plant databases for landscape architects.
- GIS data and large site work.
- Plant schedules and worksheets for planting plans.
- IFC import as well as export.
Moving from Vectorworks Landmark
Export the Landmark site plan as DWG or DXF and open it here, then place spot levels from the survey on the plot.
The site and the house go out together as DWG, PDF and IFC4.
Which one fits your work
Pick Vectorworks Landmark when
- You are a landscape architecture practice with large sites.
- You design irrigation.
- You work with GIS data.
Pick Home 3D Plan when
- You design a house and its garden or plot together.
- You want the site and the building in one browser model.
- You want services and structure in the same model.
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.
Vectorworks Landmark and Home 3D Plan, answered
Can Home 3D Plan shape the ground from a survey?
Yes. Spot levels, contours and breaklines shape the ground; terraces are cut into it, retaining walls hold it, and roads and paving are laid on it at their drawn levels.
How much does Vectorworks Landmark cost compared with Home 3D Plan?
Vectorworks Landmark: $1,530 a year, or $153 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
- Ground Levels: Spot levels, contours and breaklines that shape the ground.
- Landscape design software: Gardens, terraces, paths and planting around the house.
- Lands Design alternative: Landscape design without Rhino, in the browser.
- Realtime Landscaping Architect alternative: Gardens, pergolas, fences and paving in 3D, in the browser.
- All alternatives: Every product we compare against, with its price.