FloorGen vs HomeByMe
HomeByMe, from Dassault Systèmes, is a decorating tool: furnish rooms with real branded products and make photoreal images, 360s and videos. FloorGen is a free floor plan editor focused on dimensions, scaled drawings and CAD export. Checked October 2026 against HomeByMe's own pages, help articles and App Store listing.
- Checked
- October 2026
- FloorGen
- Free, no account
- HomeByMe free
- 2 projects, 5 HD images
- Its free use
- Non-professional
We make FloorGen, so weigh our view. HomeByMe's web pricing page loads its amounts in the browser and showed none to us; the US dollar prices below are from its own App Store listing, which gives two different monthly prices for Pro, so we quote only its yearly Pro price.
At a glance
| FloorGen | HomeByMe | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and free tier | Free, every feature; free exports may carry a small badge | Free Starter plan: 2 projects, 5 Full HD images; Essentials $29/month or $299/year and Pro $590/year (US App Store) |
| Sign-up to start | Not needed; Google sign-in adds cloud sync | Account required |
| Platforms | Browser on computers, tablets and phones | Web editor in the browser; iOS, iPadOS and Android apps; some features not on phones |
| 2D and 3D | 2D plans; 3D orbit, dollhouse and walk modes; no photoreal renders | 2D and 3D with a walk-around avatar; photoreal Full HD and 4K images; 360° images on paid plans or packs |
| Furniture library | About 3,000 models in 14 categories | 20,000 to 90,000+ branded products from 300+ brands (its pages differ) |
| Units | Imperial or metric, to 1/16 in or 1 mm | Metres or feet |
| Trace an image or PDF | Image or PDF; two-point scale; suggested walls you accept; DXF import | Background image (PNG, JPEG or PDF) to draw over; a paid service redraws your plan within 3 business days |
| Exports (DWG, DXF, PDF) | PDF, PNG, SVG, DXF (R12), glTF, CSV, HTML; no DWG or IFC | Images; 2D plan export watermarked on Starter; DWG/DXF through DraftSight on Pro (Windows, English only) |
| Video | MP4 or WebM walkthrough, up to 1440p, with captions | HD, Full HD or 4K walkthrough videos on paid plans or as packs |
| AI and MCP | MCP server with 151 tools; in-app AI chat with sign-in | AI furnishing suggestions on mobile; no API or MCP found |
| Collaboration | View-only HTML file to share; no real-time co-editing | Share projects and images, read-only sharing on Pro; no co-editing found |
HomeByMe's general service conditions say its basic features are free for non-professional, consumer use and fee-based for professional use; its help center confirms Pro accounts may be used commercially. HomeByMe itself does not sell the products in its catalogue.
Where HomeByMe is the better choice
- Decorating with real products. Tens of thousands of branded pieces from retailers such as Maison du Monde, Wayfair and Westwing. FloorGen's 3,000 or so models are generic shapes you size yourself.
- Pictures and video. Photoreal Full HD and 4K images (unlimited on Pro), 360° panoramas and HD to 4K walkthrough videos. FloorGen has no photoreal rendering.
- A redraw service. Send your plan and HomeByMe's team builds the 3D project, within 3 business days.
- Mobile scanning. LiDAR room scanning on iPhone 12 Pro and later, and AI furnishing suggestions in the app.
- Community and extras. An inspiration gallery of other people's projects, MakeByMe for custom furniture, and 3DStory portfolios on Pro.
Where FloorGen is the better choice
- Free for any use, with no project cap. No account to start, and the terms let you use what you draw in your own plans and exports; free exports may carry a small FloorGen badge. HomeByMe's free plan has two projects and is for non-professional use.
- A plan you can build from. Feet and inches to 1/16 in or metric to 1 mm, typed wall lengths, dimension strings and room areas.
- Scaled drawings. Print sets at a real scale up to ARCH D or A1 with a title block, plus elevations and sections. HomeByMe's help suggests printing an image to PDF.
- CAD on every plan. DXF (R12) straight from the browser. HomeByMe's DWG/DXF route is DraftSight on Pro, on Windows only.
- Tracing with help. Set the scale from two points and accept the walls FloorGen suggests from the drawing.
- Checks and quantities. Code checks for rooms, stairs and escape windows, and paint, flooring and tile quantities with a budget.
- AI agents. An MCP server so Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor can edit the plan.
Using both, or switching
A common split is to draw the plan accurately in FloorGen and decorate it in HomeByMe. FloorGen has no importer for HomeByMe projects, so to move a plan across, trace a picture of it:
- Take a 2D image of the plan in HomeByMe (a plan export or a screenshot of the 2D view) with its dimensions showing.
- Start a trace in FloorGen with the button above and pick the file.
- Set the scale from the longest dimension.
- Accept the suggested walls or draw over them, then furnish with FloorGen's models; HomeByMe's branded products do not carry over.
- Check the room areas against the original.
Questions
Is HomeByMe free?
Its Starter plan is free for non-professional use: two projects, five Full HD images, unlimited 2D and 3D screenshots and its full catalogue. Paid plans add more images, 4K, 360s and video.
Can I use HomeByMe for client work?
HomeByMe's service conditions make professional use fee-based, and its help center says Pro accounts may be used commercially.
Can FloorGen show real furniture brands?
No. FloorGen's models are generic. You can attach a product link, code and price to any item, and the shopping list totals them.
Can FloorGen open HomeByMe projects?
No. Trace an image of the plan instead; converting a floor plan image walks through it.