Floor plan software comparison
FloorGen next to eight other floor plan tools, one page each, with free plans, platforms, 3D and exports checked against each vendor's own pages in October 2026. Looking for a FloorGen alternative? Each page has a section on where the other tool is the better choice.
FloorGen compared with
- Browser · freemiumFloorplannerA huge furniture library and paid 8K renders, against free full-resolution exports and DXF.
- Apps · paid downloadsRoomSketcherPolished apps, AI renders and a drafting service, against free downloads, phones and CAD export.
- Every platform · freemiumPlanner 5DApps everywhere, live co-editing and AI tools, against the full library and free DXF.
- Decorating · freemiumHomeByMeReal branded furniture, photoreal images and video, against scaled drawings and professional use for free.
- Desktop · open sourceSweet Home 3DOffline desktop and photoreal images, against nothing to install, PDF tracing and DXF.
- Phone scanning · field teamsmagicplanLiDAR scans, reports and estimates on site, against designing, furnishing and a plan set.
- Builders · paidCedreoPhotoreal renders and a builder sales workflow, against a free plan, video and quantities.
- Diagramming · paidSmartDrawEvery kind of diagram and team editing, against 3D, walls and rooms, and DXF.
The summary
| Tool | Free plan | Platforms | 3D | Exports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FloorGen | Everything, no account; exports may carry a small badge | Browser on computers, tablets and phones | Orbit, dollhouse and walk; MP4 video; no photoreal | PDF, PNG, SVG, DXF, glTF, CSV |
| Floorplanner | 5 projects; 960 × 540 watermarked exports | Browser; iOS scanning app | Real-time 3D; photoreal up to 8K on paid projects | JPG, PNG; PDF and SVG on upgraded projects |
| RoomSketcher | Account with 2 credits; floor plan downloads $4 each | Windows, Mac, iPad and Android tablet apps | Live 3D and 360 on paid plans; AI renders | JPG, PNG, PDF |
| Planner 5D | Unlimited projects, half the catalogue, watermarked renders | Browser, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | Walkthrough; photoreal renders on paid plans | PDF; DWG and DXF on Professional |
| HomeByMe | 2 projects, 5 Full HD images, non-professional use | Browser, iOS, Android | Photoreal images, 360s and video | Images; DWG/DXF via DraftSight on Pro |
| Sweet Home 3D | The whole program, open source | Windows, macOS, Linux, mobile, online | Virtual visitor; photoreal images and video | PDF, SVG, OBJ, CSV |
| magicplan | 2 projects with all features | iOS and Android; browser cloud | 3D and elevation views; no photoreal | PDF, PNG, SVG, DXF, OBJ; IFC on Report or PRO |
| Cedreo | 1 project, 5 watermarked renders, personal use | Browser on Windows and Mac | Photoreal renders in minutes | JPG, PDF, DXF; downloads on paid plans |
| SmartDraw | None; 7-day trial | Browser; Windows and Mac app | None: floor plans are 2D | PDF, PNG, SVG, Visio |
How we compare
- We make FloorGen. Every page says so, and every page has a section on where the other tool is the better choice.
- Vendor pages only. Each fact about another tool comes from its own pricing page, help center, terms or app store listing, not from review sites.
- Dated. Every page says when it was checked. Plans and prices change often; check the vendor's page before you commit a project to it.
- No guessed prices. Where a vendor's prices load only in the browser and we could not read them, we leave them out and say so. Where a vendor's own pages disagree, we give both.
- No logos and no scores. We compare what each tool does, not how many people use it.
Which tool fits which job
| If you need… | Look at |
|---|---|
| To scan an existing house with a phone | magicplan; Floorplanner, Planner 5D and HomeByMe also scan on recent iPhones |
| Photoreal renders to sell a home or a remodel | Cedreo; paid plans of Floorplanner, Planner 5D or HomeByMe |
| To decorate with real branded furniture | HomeByMe |
| A free desktop program that works offline | Sweet Home 3D |
| Diagrams beyond floor plans, or Visio files | SmartDraw |
| Several people editing one plan at once | Planner 5D, SmartDraw |
| Someone to draw the plan for you | RoomSketcher, HomeByMe |
| A dimensioned plan to scale, with a print set and DXF, free and without an account | FloorGen |
FloorGen's own gaps, so you can rule it out quickly: no photoreal rendering, no phone scanning, no DWG or IFC export, no DWG import, no hosted share links and no real-time co-editing. Who FloorGen is for goes through what that means for homeowners, designers, agents, architects and builders.
Questions
What is the best free alternative to FloorGen?
For a full offline program, Sweet Home 3D, which is free and open source. For decorating, HomeByMe's or Planner 5D's free plans. Each has limits that FloorGen does not, and features FloorGen lacks; the pages above set them side by side.
Which floor plan software is completely free?
Of the nine here, FloorGen and Sweet Home 3D let you draw and export every format free (FloorGen's free exports may carry a small badge). The others are freemium with limits on projects, resolution, watermarks or downloads, except SmartDraw, which has a trial only.
Can I move a plan from one tool to another?
Sometimes. FloorGen imports DXF, which most CAD tools export, as editable walls, doors and windows. From other tools you trace a PDF or image of the plan instead, which takes minutes for a simple house. Each comparison page has the steps.
How often are these pages checked?
Each page carries the month it was checked, October 2026 for all of them now. The date changes when a page is re-checked.