Floor Plan Creator Alternatives (Real Limits Compared)
Floor Plan Creator is a solid choice, but people look for alternatives because of the fine print: The Android free tier lets you draw unlimited projects and floors and save in-app, but any export (PNG/JPG/PDF/DXF/SVG/OBJ) needs a one-time paid unlock; the separate web free tier allows only 1 project and low-res PNG/JPG. On top of that, android and web premium are bought separately and don't transfer. Strong options to compare include Sweet Home 3D, SmartDraw, Plan Your Room, and Floorplanner. Below we line up the real free limits of each — what it exports, what it watermarks, and which platforms it runs on — so you switch for the right reason.
Alternatives at a glance
Sweet Home 3D
Truly freeCompletely free and open-source for personal and commercial use with no feature paywall; the only real limit is that the online and mobile versions can't import custom 3D models or export OBJ, which the desktop app handles.
SmartDraw
Free trial onlyThere is no free tier, only a 7-day trial; after that you must pay, billing is annual-only, and it produces flat 2D floor plans with no 3D or photorealistic rendering at all.
Plan Your Room
Truly freeEntirely free to lay out rooms in 2D and basic 3D with exact dimensions, but there's no paid tier and no real file export; you print to keep a copy, and the save system is widely reported to lose work.
Floorplanner
Free, with limitsFree to design in 2D/3D with the full library, but every free export is locked to SD (960x540) with a Floorplanner watermark, and HD/4K, watermark removal, multiple floors, and DXF/PDF export all cost credits.
Switch to one of these if…
Each card leads with its pricing and free-tier reality — pick the one whose limits you can live with.
Sweet Home 3D
Truly freeCompletely free and open-source for personal and commercial use with no feature paywall; the only real limit is that the online and mobile versions can't import custom 3D models or export OBJ, which the desktop app handles.
SmartDraw
Free trial onlyThere is no free tier, only a 7-day trial; after that you must pay, billing is annual-only, and it produces flat 2D floor plans with no 3D or photorealistic rendering at all.
Plan Your Room
Truly freeEntirely free to lay out rooms in 2D and basic 3D with exact dimensions, but there's no paid tier and no real file export; you print to keep a copy, and the save system is widely reported to lose work.
Floorplanner
Free, with limitsFree to design in 2D/3D with the full library, but every free export is locked to SD (960x540) with a Floorplanner watermark, and HD/4K, watermark removal, multiple floors, and DXF/PDF export all cost credits.