Alternatives
Home Design 3D Alternative
Draw the plan and the home stands up in 3D: walls, doors and windows, roofs and stairs, kitchens and furniture, the garden round it. In a browser tab, with drawings you can build from.
Home Design 3D: Paid editions from about $9. Home 3D Plan (home3dplan.com): Free.
What Home Design 3D does, and where it is here
Floor plans
Walls drawn in plan give the rooms with their areas, and the 3D model follows. See the tool
2D and 3D
The plan and the 3D model are one: change a wall in 2D and the 3D home follows, or edit it in 3D. See the tool
Furniture
769 catalogue models in 24 categories, and 64 tables, chairs, beds and wardrobes you size yourself. See the tool
Stairs and storeys
23 stairs between storeys, checked step by step. See the tool
Roofs
Hipped, gabled, shed and flat roofs with pitch and overhangs, and dormers and skylights that cut them. See the tool
Renders
Four render tiers in the browser, with the lights you place. See the tool
Home 3D Plan and Home Design 3D, side by side
| Feature | Home 3D Plan | Home Design 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free to download. Paid editions from about $9 one time; mobile subscriptions from $12.99 a month or $44.99 a year |
| Free option | Start in the browser with no account | Free version with limits |
| Runs on | Any modern browser: Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iPad and phone | Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android |
| Install | None. Can be installed as a web app | App 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 | 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 3D views |
| Rendering | Four render tiers, the top one a GPU path tracer on desktop | 3D view of the home |
| Team work | Organisation projects with discipline roles and live presence | Sharing with its community |
| AI and agents | MCP server with 38 tools for Claude, ChatGPT and other agents | See vendor |
Home Design 3D prices as published on 10 October 2026 (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/home-design-3d/id463768717). "See vendor" means the vendor does not publish the fact or we could not confirm it. Home Design 3D is a trademark of Anuman. Home 3D Plan is not affiliated with Anuman.
What Home Design 3D does that Home 3D Plan does not
- A native app on phones and tablets that works offline.
- A large community of users sharing their homes.
- Simple touch controls made for a phone screen.
Moving from Home Design 3D
Export your Home Design 3D plan as an image, put it under the drawing here, set it to scale and trace the walls.
Then carry on in 3D, and print measured drawings or export DWG and IFC4.
Which one fits your work
Pick Home Design 3D when
- You design on a phone or tablet away from a connection.
- You want an app you install once.
- You only need a picture of the idea.
Pick Home 3D Plan when
- You want to design in a browser on any computer, with nothing to install.
- You want measured drawings, DWG or IFC4 for a builder.
- You want the garden, the site, structure and services as well.
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.
Home Design 3D and Home 3D Plan, answered
Is Home 3D Plan the same as Home Design 3D?
No. Home Design 3D is an app by Anuman. Home 3D Plan is a different product that runs in the browser at home3dplan.com.
Can I use Home 3D Plan on a PC without installing an app?
Yes. Open home3dplan.com in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, Linux or ChromeOS and start designing.
How much does Home Design 3D cost compared with Home 3D Plan?
Home Design 3D: Free to download. Paid editions from about $9 one time; mobile subscriptions from $12.99 a month or $44.99 a year, 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.
- Room planner: Lay out a room to scale and furnish it in 3D.
- HomeByMe alternative: Plan, furnish, render and draw your home in the browser.
- RoomSketcher alternative: Floor plans with areas, 3D and builder drawings.
- All alternatives: Every product we compare against, with its price.