Alternatives
Rayon Alternative
Draw the plan in the browser, with AutoCAD style commands if you like, and the walls become a building: rooms with areas, the 3D model, sections, elevations and sheets.
Rayon: From about $21 an editor a month. Home 3D Plan (home3dplan.com): Free.
What Rayon does, and where it is here
Floor plans
Walls drawn in plan give the rooms with their areas. See the tool
Drafting
Line, polyline, arc, circle and hatch, with typed commands. See the tool
Furniture blocks
Blocks you make and keep, and 769 catalogue models drawn on the plan. See the tool
DWG
DWG and DXF in and out. See the tool
Layouts
Sheets from plans, sections and elevations, to PDF. See the tool
Home 3D Plan and Rayon, side by side
| Feature | Home 3D Plan | Rayon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free. Pro about $21 to $27 an editor a month. Team about $38 to $49 |
| Free option | Start in the browser with no account | Free plan |
| 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 | DWG 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 | 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 | Plans and layouts to PDF |
| Rendering | Four render tiers, the top one a GPU path tracer on desktop | See vendor |
| Team work | Organisation projects with discipline roles and live presence | Real time collaboration |
| AI and agents | MCP server with 38 tools for Claude, ChatGPT and other agents | See vendor |
Rayon prices as published on 10 October 2026 (https://docs.rayon.design/documentation/team-management-and-billing/pricing-and-billing). "See vendor" means the vendor does not publish the fact or we could not confirm it. Rayon is a trademark of Rayon. Home 3D Plan is not affiliated with Rayon.
What Rayon does that Home 3D Plan does not
- A clean 2D drawing tool focused on interior plans.
- Real time collaboration on drawings for design teams.
- Light and quick for plan only work.
Moving from Rayon
Export Rayon plans as DWG and open them here; the wall lines become walls and the 3D model follows.
Drawings go back out as DWG or PDF.
Which one fits your work
Pick Rayon when
- You only need 2D plans.
- Your interior team edits drawings together.
- You want the lightest drawing tool.
Pick Home 3D Plan when
- You want the plan to build the 3D model and sections.
- You need roofs, structure, services or the site.
- You need IFC4 for consultants.
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.
Rayon and Home 3D Plan, answered
Is Home 3D Plan a 2D tool like Rayon?
It has a full 2D drafting side with typed commands, DWG and DXF, but the walls you draw also build the 3D model, rooms, sections and elevations.
How much does Rayon cost compared with Home 3D Plan?
Rayon: Free. Pro about $21 to $27 an editor a month. Team about $38 to $49, 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
- Rooms: Rooms read from the walls, with areas, floors, ceilings, finishes and trim.
- Massing: Footprint and storeys, with area, coverage, plot ratio and walls from it.
- Snaptrude alternative: From massing to drawings, services and IFC4 in the browser.
- Qonic alternative: Author the building in the browser and send IFC4 out.
- All alternatives: Every product we compare against, with its price.