They all say they’re free; none of them is free in the same way. Here’s what each one does, what it charges for, and who it’s built for — Homicrea included, limits and all. Checked on each publisher’s website in September and October 2026.
| Homicrea | Kazaplan (Leroy Merlin) | HomeByMe | Sweet Home 3D | ArchiFacile | Planner 5D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher | IACrea | Leroy Merlin (formerly Kozikaza) | Dassault Systèmes | Open-source project (GPL) | ArchiFacile | Planner 5D |
| Access | Online | Online, Leroy Merlin account | Online + apps | Desktop install, or online version | Online | Online + apps |
| What’s free | Everything, no quotas or watermarks | Everything, HD renders with a daily quota | 2 projects, 5 realistic images | Everything (free software) | 3 projects, with ads | Unlimited projects, standard renders |
| What you pay for | Nothing | Nothing (it sells its products) | Unlimited projects and renders | Nothing | Plus (€37, one-time): unlimited projects, no ads, PDF; Pro: €84/year | Premium €4.99/month: AI, renders; Pro: 4K, 360° tour |
| 2D plan → 3D | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Virtual tour | Yes, immersive | Yes | Not advertised | Yes | No | Paid (Pro) |
| Photorealistic renders | No | Yes, HD | Yes, HD and 4K | Yes (plug-in) | No | Yes, paid quota |
| Furniture | 300+ generic pieces, true to size | Leroy Merlin products, for sale | Major brands, for sale through partners | 10,000 generic models | Library of 2D objects | 10,000 pieces, full catalog paid |
| Paint and floors | Yes, per wall and per room | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes |
| Outdoors, garden | No | Yes | Not advertised | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple floors | No (one plan per floor) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plan import | No | Not advertised | No | Background image | Land registry, image | Plan recognition (paid) |
| Export | No | Renders | Renders, screenshots | PDF, images, 3D formats | PDF to scale (Plus version) | Renders, CAD (Pro) |
| Built for | Picturing your home before renovating or buying | Shopping at Leroy Merlin | Decorating with brand-name products | Users comfortable with desktop software | Drawing a precise 2D plan | Decorating, renders |
That won’t be Homicrea. HomeByMe and Kazaplan produce photorealistic renders, and so does Planner 5D with a paid quota. Homicrea shows clear, real-time 3D, built to judge space and flow, not to produce a magazine shot. If the final image matters more than the plan, look at HomeByMe or Kazaplan.
Homicrea stops at the interior walls and one floor per plan. Kazaplan, Sweet Home 3D, ArchiFacile and Planner 5D handle the outdoors; all the others manage several floors in the same file. For a multi-story house, Homicrea needs one plan per floor in the same project, which is enough to picture the space but not for a complete file.
That’s what ArchiFacile is for: dimensions, land registry data, PDF export to scale with the Plus version, sold as a one-time purchase. Sweet Home 3D also exports to PDF and 3D formats. Homicrea measures to the centimeter but doesn’t export yet: the plan is for viewing on screen, not printing.
A real estate agent can share a property’s floor plan with you; you open it without an account and copy it into yours to test your own layout before you buy.
Everything else, Homicrea does like the others, more simply and with a shorter catalog: a 2D plan to scale, generated 3D, true-to-size furniture, floors and paint. If what you need is to “see whether it works before knocking down a wall or signing,” that’s exactly what it was built for.
Kozikaza shut down on April 22, 2025; its plans and its tool now live at Leroy Merlin under the name Kazaplan, with a retailer account. If you want a tool that isn’t tied to a store, Homicrea and Sweet Home 3D are the two free options without a brand catalog.
2D plan, 3D, furniture, virtual tour. Free, no quotas, no watermarks. And if another tool suits you better, now you know.
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