Alternatives
VizTerra Alternative
Outdoor living on real ground: terraces, retaining walls, patios, pergolas, fences and planting round the house, shown in 3D and drawn for the builder.
VizTerra: $997 a year. Home 3D Plan (home3dplan.com): Free.
What VizTerra does, and where it is here
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
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
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 VizTerra, side by side
| Feature | Home 3D Plan | VizTerra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $997 a year, or $97 a month plus $95 activation |
| 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 | Landscape, hardscape, decks and terrain |
| 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 | See vendor |
| Rendering | Four render tiers, the top one a GPU path tracer on desktop | 3D presentations, walkthroughs and video |
| 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 |
VizTerra prices as published on 10 October 2026 (https://www.capterra.com/p/135226/VizTerra/). "See vendor" means the vendor does not publish the fact or we could not confirm it. VizTerra is a trademark of Structure Studios. Home 3D Plan is not affiliated with Structure Studios.
What VizTerra does that Home 3D Plan does not
- Polished 3D presentations and videos for selling outdoor projects.
- A sister product for pools.
- A large library of outdoor products and materials.
Moving from VizTerra
Put a VizTerra plan under the drawing as a scaled picture and trace it.
Drawings go out as DWG and PDF; the house as IFC4.
Which one fits your work
Pick VizTerra when
- You sell outdoor projects with video presentations.
- You design pools as well.
- Your sales team already uses it.
Pick Home 3D Plan when
- You need real ground levels and drawings for the builder.
- You design the house and the outdoor space together.
- 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.
VizTerra and Home 3D Plan, answered
Can Home 3D Plan show a garden in 3D?
Yes. The site, paving, pergolas, fences, trees and lawns are in the 3D model, with four render tiers up to a GPU path tracer.
How much does VizTerra cost compared with Home 3D Plan?
VizTerra: $997 a year, or $97 a month plus $95 activation, 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
- Terraces: Flat platforms cut into the slope, with graded edges.
- 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.