DynaScape Creator vs Vectorworks Landmark

DynaScape Creator is a browser-based CAD application for landscape design, made for landscaping professionals, including people without CAD expertise. It runs on the web, macOS and Windows. Its design workspace includes landscape figures, plant libraries, sketching, measurement and dimension tools, labels and layer standards. Users can import raster images and site surveys, then export designs as PDFs for sharing or printing. Plant and material labels can drive automatic quantity counts and exports. Cloud file integration lets users store work and access it from different locations. The Color add-on adds color, texture and shading options. Plans include unlimited designs and cloud connectivity. Annual billing is displayed as $101.17 per month, with a $1,214 total annual charge; monthly billing is $119.00 per month. A 14-day trial is available, but there is no free plan. Subscribers can contact support by phone or email on weekdays during stated Eastern Time hours, subject to exclusions.

Vectorworks Landmark is landscape design software for work from pre-design and schematic design through construction documents. Its BIM tools link drawings, details, models, and schedules so project changes carry through related material. Landscape-specific tools support planting, grading, hardscape, and irrigation design. Terrain analysis covers cut and fill, slope, and drainage; other tools evaluate water budgets and track sustainability goals. Worksheets and reports can generate estimates, proposals, quantity take-offs, plant lists, material schedules, and land use reports from site drawings. File workflows include AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, IFC, DWG, RVT, and BCF, among other listed import formats. Landmark supports cloud sharing and processing, while the mobile app can review cloud-hosted files and visualize designs with AR and VR. A free 7-day trial of Design Suite includes Landmark capabilities. The Annual plan is $127.50 a year, billed $1,530.00 billed annually; Monthly is $170 a month. A license can be installed on up to two machines but used on one device at a time. It must contact Vectorworks for authorization at first launch and periodically.