Planner 5D vs Homestyler
Planner 5D and Homestyler are the two most popular free-to-start 3D home design tools. Homestyler gives away more for free, especially renders; Planner 5D is simpler to learn and sells a cheap yearly plan. Both have added AI on top.
Updated November 2026. Disclosure: we make remodelhome, an AI room redesign tool, and it appears as a third column so you can see when a lighter tool is enough. The verdict between the other two does not depend on it.
The 20-second verdict
Planner 5D
4/8 rows
Free; Premium $59.99/yr
Choose it if you want the easiest planner and a cheap yearly plan with the full catalog.
Homestyler
5/8 rows
Free; Pro+ from $6.80/mo
Choose it if you want free renders and a huge library of real branded furniture.
remodelhome
4/8 rows
Free credits; $14.99/mo
Choose it if you want to restyle your existing room from a photo, no 3D model.
Try it free →| Planner 5D | Homestyler | remodelhome | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Unlimited projects, half the catalog, no renders | ✓ Free planner, unlimited 1K renders | 3 credits, no card |
| Furniture library | 10,000+ on Premium | ✓ 100,000+ free models; 10M+ claimed overall | Not needed, AI furnishes |
| Ease of use | ✓ Very easy | Easy, more options | ✓ Very easy |
| Photoreal renders | On paid plans | ✓ Free at 1K; 2K/4K on Pro | ✓ Every design |
| AI tools | ✓ Floor plan recognition, AI Studio | ✓ Image-to-Image, AI Planner, Spark agent | ✓ Photo redesign is the product |
| Start from a photo of your room | No, from a floor-plan image | Partly, via Image-to-Image | ✓ Yes |
| Devices | ✓ Web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows | ✓ Web, iOS, Android, desktop | Web |
| Cheapest paid plan | ✓ $59.99/yr (Premium) | Pro+ from $6.80/mo (US) | $119.99/yr or $14.99/mo |
From planner5d.com/pricing and homestyler.com/pricing, checked October 21, 2026. Homestyler prices are the US "starts from" prices (Pro+ $6.80, Master+ $11.80 a month); they vary by region.
Where Homestyler wins
What you get for free. Homestyler's free plan includes the cloud floor planner, unlimited 1K renders and more than 100,000 free models and materials, many of them real branded products. Paid plans add 2K and 4K renders, watermark removal and monthly AI credits for tools like Image-to-Image (restyle a space), AI Planner, AI Modeler (photo to 3D object) and Spark, a chat-based design agent. It has more knobs than Planner 5D, which designers like and beginners notice.
Where Planner 5D wins
Simplicity and a clear price. Planner 5D is the easier of the two to pick up, and Premium costs $59.99 a year for the full catalog, renders, AI floor-plan recognition and 100 AI Studio credits a month. It runs everywhere, including Mac and Windows apps, so you can start on a phone and finish on a laptop.
When you do not need a floor plan at all
Planner 5D and Homestyler start from a plan: you draw walls, place furniture from a catalog, then render. That is the right workflow when the layout changes. When the walls stay where they are and the question is how should this room look, a photo is a faster starting point.
remodelhome takes a picture of your actual room and returns photorealistic redesigns in the style you pick, with the materials you choose and anything you want to avoid. It does not make floor plans, measurements or 3D models, so it does not replace either tool for a renovation that moves walls. It does replace hours of modeling when you only want to compare looks. New accounts get 3 free credits, no card; Basic is $14.99 a month or $119.99 a year.
Browse what each style looks like in our room ideas or estimate the budget with the remodel cost calculator.
See your own room redesigned first
Upload a photo, pick a style, and get a photorealistic redesign in under a minute. New accounts get free credits.
Try remodelhome free →FAQ
Is Homestyler really free?▾
Yes, the Basic plan is free with unlimited 1K renders and a large free model library. Higher-resolution renders, watermark removal and more AI credits are paid.
Which is easier, Planner 5D or Homestyler?▾
Planner 5D is generally easier for beginners. Homestyler has more features and options, which takes a bit longer to learn.
How much does Planner 5D cost?▾
Free to start; Premium is $19.99 a month or $59.99 a year, as of October 2026.
Do they have AI interior design?▾
Both do now. Planner 5D has AI floor-plan recognition and AI Studio; Homestyler has Image-to-Image, AI Planner, AI Modeler and the Spark agent, paid with AI credits.
What if I want to redesign the room I already have?▾
Homestyler's Image-to-Image can restyle an image. A dedicated photo tool like remodelhome is built entirely around that: upload a photo, pick a style and materials, get photoreal results.