AgroForest Designer vs Planting F/X
AgroForest Designer
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| Figure | AgroForest Designer | Planting F/X |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €14.99/mo | $57.92/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · 3D Landscape Design Software | 8.3 (#10) | 7.9 (#17) |
| Headquarters | Antwerp, Belgium | San Luis Obispo, California, United States |
| Purpose | AgroForest Designer is browser-based software for planning food forests and other layered planting systems. | Planting F/X is a landscape design plugin for landscape architects that provides tools for CAD, SketchUp, and Revit. |
| Support | Users can contact support through a message form or directly at [email protected], and product documentation is available online. | The subscription includes technical support by phone and email, with phone hours listed as 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific. |
Plans
AgroForest Designer
- FreeFree
- Starter€14.99 a month
- Pro€24.99 a month
- Max€49.99 a month
In their own words
AgroForest Designer
AgroForest Designer is web software for planning food forests and other layered planting systems. It lets users map site boundaries over map, satellite, combined, or orthomap views, then add features, planting zones, and paths. Its public plant database can be filtered by growing conditions and includes reusable recipes, cultivars, and personal plant records. The generator creates an editable proposal from a recipe, planting area, density, objectives, and a 1-, 5-, 10-, or 20-year horizon. Other planning tools show sun paths and indicative shade, elevation contours, distances and areas, and harvest periods. Professional plans include technical drawings, plan sharing, QGIS workflows, and selected GeoJSON, project-data, and 3D model exports. The shade model omits terrain and objects beyond the plan, so critical conditions need on-site verification. The Free plan is free; paid plans start at €14.99 a month. Free and Starter omit professional delivery tools.
Planting F/X
Planting F/X has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.