Home Designer vs Renga Architecture
Home Designer
homedesignersoftware.com
Renga Architecture
rengabim.comSide by side
| Figure | Home Designer | Renga Architecture |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $41.25/mo | $49.17/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 4 |
| Spec score · Architecture Design software | 8.7 (#3) | 7.6 (#13) |
| Spec score · Architecture Software | 8.7 (#7) | 7.7 (#24) |
| Spec score · 3D Architecture Software | 8.6 (#5) | 7.6 (#13) |
| Founded | 1992 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | LinkedIn lists the headquarters at 6500 N Mineral Drive, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States. | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Purpose | Home Designer is DIY software for home design, remodeling, kitchen and bath design, and cost estimation. | Renga is a BIM system for architectural design, structural design, and MEP engineering of buildings. |
| Support | Free online support resources are available 24/7, including a knowledge base, webinars, training materials, and the HomeTalk forum. | The maker lists [email protected] as its email contact and provides a user Help link from its site. |
| Trial | A free trial is offered, but trial users cannot save, print, export, or record walkthroughs, and Library Browser functions are restricted. | Renga Standard and Professional have non-commercial trials with full access for 30 days; afterward the software switches to reduced functionality without saving changes, exporting, or printing. |
Plans
Home Designer
- Home Designer$79 a month
- Home Designer$495 a year
- Home Designer Pro Rent (legacy)$59 a month
- Home Designer (monthly subscription)$79 a month
- Home Designer subscription (monthly)$79 a month
- Home Designer Suite (legacy)$129, paid once
- Home Designer Architectural (legacy)$249, paid once
- Home Designer (annual subscription)$495 a year
- Home Designer subscription (annual)$495 a year
- Home Designer Pro (legacy)$595, paid once
Renga Architecture
- Renga Professional, License fee for the software update package$550, paid once
- Renga Standard, annual license$590 a year
- Renga Professional, annual license$900 a year
- Renga Professional, permanent license$1,800, paid once
In their own words
Home Designer
Home Designer is desktop software for DIY home design, remodeling, kitchen and bath projects, and cost estimation. It runs on Windows and macOS and provides 2D floor plans alongside 3D views, cross-sections, elevations, and real-time ray-trace rendering. Automatic design tools generate roofs, floors, foundations, ceilings, and framing as users work. Users can create scaled construction documents and site plans, produce materials lists, assign prices for estimates, and dimension plans manually or automatically. The software also supports customizable smart cabinets, automatic door and window framing, and materials takeoffs. Virtual tour walkthroughs can be recorded, and interactive 3D Viewer models can be exported to Chief Architect’s cloud for mobile sharing. Core, bonus, and manufacturer library items are available; bonus and manufacturer catalogs are free downloads. Home Designer is compatible with Chief Architect software for project sharing. A trial is available, but trial users cannot save, print, export, or record walkthroughs, and Library Browser functions are restricted. The monthly plan is $79 a month; annual subscription is $495 a year.
Renga Architecture
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