Floorplanner vs nanoCAD

Floorplanner is a browser-based editor for drawing floor plans and producing architectural visualizations with cloud rendering. Users create rooms, move walls, add doors and windows, and see changes in a real-time 3D view. The model library contains over 260,000 items at no extra cost. Projects can generate 2D, 3D, and photorealistic images, with advertised output up to 8K. A free account allows up to five projects; each free project supports three floors and three designs, while SD Lite exports are 960 × 540 pixels and carry a watermark. One-time credit purchases can raise projects to seven floors and ten designs per floor, remove the watermark, and unlock higher-resolution exports. Upgraded projects can add paid 3D tours and public Spaceplanner links. The editor runs in a browser without downloads or plug-ins and offers API and custom integrations.

nanoCAD is Windows software for 2D and 3D engineering drawing and design. It uses a hybrid modeling approach and supports parametric and direct modeling, assembly design, sheet-metal tools, and surface modeling. The platform is compatible with DWG natively and supports import and export formats including DXF, 3D PDF, DWF/DWFX, STL, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, ACIS, VRML, JT, COLLADA, C3D, and glTF/GLB. nanoCAD Free provides 2D engineering drawing tools without a time limit, while a 30-day trial includes all modules. The nanoCAD 26 Platform starts at $289 a year for one workstation license; other listed plans include nanoCAD Pro at $459 a year and nanoCAD Max at $849 a year. Listed prices exclude taxes, VAT, or levies. Network licenses work on computers on a local network and require the supplied License Server. The API supports JavaScript, VBS, Python via COM, LISP,.NET, and C++. Support includes email and help desk for subscribers, plus community forum support. The maker is headquartered in Lillestrøm, Norway.