DATAflor LANDXPERT vs Lands Design

DATAflor LANDXPERT is CAD software for property and landscape planning, combining Autodesk-powered CAD with tools developed for landscape architecture. It supports professional plans, 3D views, and foundations for photorealistic visualizations. Planting tools include plant objects and data, views as symbols, photos, watercolors, or 3D, and AI-assisted editable care instructions. LANDXPERT calculates areas, lengths, volumes, and earthwork volumes directly from CAD drawings. Its BIM Manager imports IFC files with 3D geometry and object information for planning, execution, and billing. Georeferenced plans can transfer to excavator and machine-control systems through LANDXML or DXF. The web version creates and edits drawings in a browser without local CAD installation and links them to myDataflor project information. Integrations include BUSINESS, MEASURE now PRO, LANDSKETCH, and Dataflor apps. It runs on Windows and in a web browser. Pricing starts at €106/mo with a 15-day trial; no free plan is listed.

Lands Design is landscape design software for creating gardens, green spaces and landscapes in Rhino or AutoCAD. As you draw 2D elements such as contours, plants, paths and walls, the software builds a live 3D model. Terrain can be modeled from contours, meshes or point clouds, or imported from satellite maps, DEM or GIS files. A filterable library covers more than 8,000 plant species, with botanical descriptions and 2D and 3D representations. Planting tools support individual placements, rows and mass groups, with settings for species mix, density and distribution. Parametric walls, fences, ramps and stairs, along with urban furniture, cover hardscape work. Project lists for plants, furniture, terrain and other elements update as the design changes and can be exported to Excel. The Rhino version integrates with Grasshopper and lists compatibility with several renderers. Lands Design runs on Windows as a plugin and requires a matching Rhino or AutoCAD license. A 60-day trial is available; educational and commercial perpetual licenses cost 95.00 EUR and 795.00 EUR once, respectively.