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Sweet Home 3D vs Homestyler: catalog facts
Sweet Home 3DHomestyler

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

Best for: Homeowners and designers planning and visualizing rooms in 3D

Free

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

Free + paid options

Free to design online; enterprise solutions are sold through sales.

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
  • No install needed
  • Large library of furniture models
All 4 strengths for Homestyler
  • No install needed
  • Large library of furniture models
  • Converts uploaded 2D plans into 3D
  • Cloud rendering
  • 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
  • Details of paid tiers are not listed on the homepage
Downloadable app, Web application Web application
Open source Not open source
License: GPL-2.0 License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available Needs internet
Sources for Sweet Home 3D

Catalog checked September 20, 2026

Sources for Homestyler

Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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