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

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

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

Free

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

Free + paid options

Free account available, with paid plans.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web Web
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Downloadable app, Web application Web application
Open source Not open source
License: GPL-2.0 License not stated
No account needed Account needed
Offline features available Needs internet
Sources for Sweet Home 3D

Catalog checked September 20, 2026

Sources for Floorplanner

Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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