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Floorplanner vs Sweet Home 3D: catalog facts
FloorplannerSweet Home 3D

Best for: Home owners and estate agents sketching floor plans quickly

Best for: Planning a room layout before you move the furniture

Free + paid options

Free account available, with paid plans.

Free

The desktop application is free and open source under the GPL.

Web Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
  • Runs in the browser with nothing to install
  • 2D plans with 3D visualisation
All 3 strengths for Floorplanner
  • Runs in the browser with nothing to install
  • 2D plans with 3D visualisation
  • Demo available before signing up
  • 2D plan and 3D view update together as you draw
  • Over 10,000 models and 400 textures included in the full download
All 5 strengths for Sweet Home 3D
  • 2D plan and 3D view update together as you draw
  • Over 10,000 models and 400 textures included in the full download
  • Produces photo-quality renderings and video walkthroughs
  • An online version runs in any WebGL browser, with nothing to install
  • Translated into around twenty languages
  • Requires an internet connection
  • Saving projects needs an account
All 3 limitations for Floorplanner
  • Requires an internet connection
  • Saving projects needs an account
  • Some features on paid plans
  • Aimed at interior layout, not engineering drawings or parametric parts
  • Java-based, so it does not feel like a native application on any platform
All 3 limitations for Sweet Home 3D
  • Aimed at interior layout, not engineering drawings or parametric parts
  • Java-based, so it does not feel like a native application on any platform
  • The 3D rendering is good enough to plan with rather than to publish
Web application Downloadable app, Web application
Not open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
Account needed No account needed
Needs internet Offline features available
Sources for Floorplanner

Catalog checked September 24, 2026

Sources for Sweet Home 3D

Catalog checked September 20, 2026

“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.