Cedreo

Cedreo is cloud-based 3D home-design software for housing professionals who need both construction plans and client-facing visuals. It suits builders, contractors, remodelers, and interior designers working on residential projects with meaningful site conditions. The free tier is a useful introduction, but its single-project limit, watermarked output, and fixed access period make paid plans more practical for continuing work.

Overview

Cedreo combines terrain and site plans with floor, cross-section, elevation, and roof plans, plus surface-area tables. It also turns those 2D plans into photorealistic 3D renderings for construction and remodeling projects. That breadth matters when documentation and presentation need to come from the same model; someone seeking only a basic floor-plan sketch is unlikely to need the full range.

Its site-plan tools account for property boundaries, setbacks, terrain grades, elevation points, and contour lines. This makes the product better suited to projects where the lot influences the design than to purely decorative room planning.

Key features

Plans and terrain

The multiple drawing types let housing professionals move from site context to building documentation in one product. Surface-area tables add measurable project information, while terrain controls represent grades and elevation instead of treating every site as flat. This is a substantive advantage for builders and remodelers preparing plans around real property constraints.

3D visualization

Photorealistic renderings provide a visual counterpart to technical plans, useful for explaining a construction or remodeling proposal. Cedreo also supports real-time scenes and AI visualization tools, giving users additional ways to present a design. Rendering quotas still determine how often that presentation workflow can be used on paid plans.

Browser delivery and support

Cedreo runs in a web browser, with no download or installation. Cedreo recommends a stable internet connection and a recent browser, and publishes Windows and Mac requirements on its pricing page. Every plan includes the Knowledge Base and tutorial videos. Professional and Enterprise customers also receive a dedicated Success Manager by phone, chat, or email, a meaningful service difference for teams that need guided help.

Pricing

Free

The Free plan costs free and allows one project with five photorealistic 3D renderings. Furnishing, room symbols, furniture, and materials are limited; renderings carry a watermark and are for personal use. A free account remains accessible for three years, after which its project is deleted if it has not been upgraded. It is appropriate for evaluating the workflow or completing a small personal exercise, not for maintaining a professional portfolio.

Professional

Professional has custom pricing and a monthly rendering allowance. It includes unlimited projects, 40 renderings per month, watermark-free output, blueprint downloads, and the full catalog. It is the clearest fit for an individual or small practice handling several active jobs, although unused monthly renderings expire each month. Separately purchased renderings do not expire until used, which offers more flexibility for uneven workloads.

Personal

Personal uses a one-time purchase with custom pricing. It covers one project, 20 rendering credits, the full furnishing and materials catalog, downloadable blueprints, and watermarked renderings for personal use. Choose it when a single project needs more catalog depth and rendering capacity than Free; the one-project ceiling and watermark make it a poor choice for client-facing, repeated production.

Enterprise

Enterprise has custom pricing for teams. It supports project sharing and collaboration, provides 80 renderings per user per month, and adds dedicated team features. It is the appropriate tier when multiple users must work together, but the same monthly expiry rule means the allowance should be matched to predictable usage.

Platforms

Cedreo's primary platform is the web, and it runs on macOS and Windows through a browser. No installation is required. A reliable connection and recent browser are practical prerequisites, so it is less suitable for work environments where connectivity is intermittent.

Who it's for

Home builders, contractors, remodelers, and interior designers get the strongest case from Cedreo's combination of terrain-aware planning, residential documentation, and photorealistic presentation. Professional is aimed at ongoing individual practice, Personal at a single non-commercial project, and Enterprise at collaborative teams. Casual users who only need a simple 2D layout should look for a narrower tool.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Terrain, site, building, and roof documentation are combined with surface-area tables, reducing the need to split a residential project across separate tools.
• Pro: Photorealistic renderings, real-time scenes, and AI visualization support client presentation as well as planning.
• Pro: Browser access avoids installation and keeps the product available across supported Mac and Windows systems.
• Con: Free is restricted to one project, five renderings, limited content, and watermarked personal-use output.
• Con: Free projects are deleted after three years without an upgrade, so it is not dependable archival storage.
• Con: Professional and Enterprise monthly rendering allowances expire unused, which can penalize seasonal workloads.

Alternatives

For broader architectural workflows, compare Archicad, which has Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows versions plus a free educational license for eligible students and educators. usBIM.platform is a better fit when 10 GB of cloud storage and free online applications are the priority.

Choose LibreCAD for permanently free, open-source 2D CAD without subscriptions or license fees, or Bonsai for free open-source BIM with Studio and Viewer. Finch suits users wanting a free single-user plan with editing tools and real-time building-performance metrics.

Hypar is an option for computational design, with a free Personal tier limited to three owned projects and a Professional plan priced at $100 a month per user. GstarCAD is a paid CAD alternative with a perpetual Standard license at $749 a month. Snaptrude is worth considering for browser-only BIM, offering three free projects and basic BIM and Revit export.

For category browsing, see Architectural Design Software, Architecture Software, 3D Home Design Software, Floor Plan Software, and 3D Visualization Software.

Verdict

Cedreo is a strong choice for residential professionals who need site-aware plans and polished 3D presentations in one browser product. Choose Professional for recurring individual work or Enterprise for collaboration; choose Free only to assess the workflow. Look elsewhere if you need unrestricted long-term free storage, simple 2D drafting, or rendering capacity that does not expire monthly.