AgroForest Designer
AgroForest Designer is browser-based software for planning food forests and other layered planting systems.
What AgroForest Designer is
AgroForest Designer is browser-based software for planning food forests and other layered planting systems. Users can map site boundaries over map, satellite, combined, or orthomap views, then add features, planting zones, and paths. Its public plant database supports filters for growing conditions, reusable recipes, cultivars, and personal plant records. The generator creates an editable planting proposal using a recipe, planting area, density, objectives, and a 1-, 5-, 10-, or 20-year horizon. Planning tools include sun-path and indicative shade views, elevation contours, distance and area measurements, and harvest-period review. Professional workflows add technical drawings, plan sharing, QGIS workflows, and selected GeoJSON, project-data, and 3D model exports. Shade analysis does not account for terrain or objects outside the plan, so critical conditions should be checked on site. Plans include Free at no cost, Starter at €14.99 a month, Pro at €24.99 a month, and Max at €49.99 a month. Professional delivery tools are unavailable on Free and Starter.
Good
- Maps sites against multiple view types
- Plant database filters growing conditions
- Editable proposals support four design horizons
- Includes terrain modeling and planting plans
- Pro and Max include professional delivery tools
Watch out
- Shade analysis is indicative, not comprehensive
- Free plan allows one project
- Professional delivery tools unavailable on Free and Starter
- No free trial
Who it suits
It suits garden owners, designers, advisers, educators, organizations, teams, and larger project portfolios planning layered plantings. The Free plan is limited to one project, two recipes, and five cultivars.
Verdict
AgroForest Designer combines site mapping, plant research, and planting-plan generation in a browser-based workflow. Check plan limits and the shade model's on-site verification caveat when choosing a tier.
Plans and prices
From AgroForest Designer's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1 project · 2 recipes · 5 cultivars · professional delivery tools unavailable |
| Starter | €14.99 a month | 5 projects · 10 recipes · 20 cultivars · professional delivery tools unavailable |
| Pro | €24.99 a month | 25 projects · 50 recipes · 100 cultivars · 9 professional delivery tools included |
| Max | €49.99 a month | Unlimited projects · unlimited recipes · unlimited cultivars · 9 professional delivery tools included |
The facts
Each one read from AgroForest Designer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accuracy limit
- Shade analysis is an indicative model and excludes terrain and objects outside the plan; the maker advises verifying critical conditions on site.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Analysis
- The software provides sun-path and indicative shade views, elevation contours, distance and area measurements, and harvest-period review.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Exports and integration
- Professional workflows include technical drawings, plan sharing, QGIS workflows, and selected GeoJSON, project-data, and 3D model exports.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker presents the product for garden owners, designers and advisers, education, organizations, teams, and larger project portfolios.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy and hosting
- The maker says data is stored on secured servers in Europe and that transfers outside the EU use appropriate GDPR safeguards.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- AgroForest Designer is browser-based software for planning food forests and other layered planting systems.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says safeguards include TLS encryption, secure password hashing, limited staff access, security audits, and incident-response procedures.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can contact support through a message form or directly at [email protected], and product documentation is available online.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Third-party services
- Stripe processes payments and Google Maps processes map coordinates and location data; the maker says it does not store card details on its servers.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Antwerp, Belgiumchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mapping
- Users can map site boundaries against map, satellite, combined, or orthomap views and add site features, planting zones, and paths.checked 5 Oct 2026
Money
- Plan generation
- The generator creates an editable proposal from a linked recipe, planting area, density, objectives, and a 1-, 5-, 10-, or 20-year design horizon.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Plant research
- The public plant database offers filters for growing conditions and supports reusable recipes, cultivars, and personal plant records.checked 5 Oct 2026
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