Arcadium 3D vs Garden Sketchbook

Arcadium 3D is a browser-based tool for designing landscapes, houses, floor plans, and interiors. Its landscape tools cover property boundaries, terrain, patios, paths, retaining walls, fencing, planting, and outdoor features. The landscape planner includes hundreds of trees, shrubs, flowers, garden furniture, pergolas, fences, and outdoor structures. Users can create 3D designs, generate photorealistic landscape renders with AI, take first-person walkthroughs, and export printable 2D plans as PDFs. Projects can be shared by URL, and viewers can open shared designs in a browser without an account. The service runs without software installation and lists Mac, PC, iPad, and mobile device support, with web, iOS, and Android platforms. The free plan allows two projects, up to 30 objects per project, and one floor plan generation. Pro is $18 a month billed yearly; Power is $60 a month billed yearly. Paid plans raise limits and include custom model import, AI images, storage, and additional floor plan generations.

Garden Sketchbook is a browser-based tool for designing gardens to scale and previewing them in 3D across the seasons. Its 2D drag-and-drop editor lets users arrange plants, while the seasonal view shows how the garden and its colors change through the year. Filters cover hardiness zone, sun, soil, bloom season, color, deer resistance, and drought resistance. Plants are sized automatically, and users can trace a floor plan or aerial photo while drawing beds, paths, and structures. The library contains hundreds of plants with growing information and specific varieties; custom varieties can be made by changing size, color, and bloom time. The software runs in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge without installation. The 2D planner works on any device, but the 3D seasonal view requires WebGL. The free demo needs no account, though gardens expire after 24 hours. Gardener costs $39 a year after a 14-day free trial and saves up to 10 gardens. A one-time $9 add-on provides PDF export in the free demo.