DynaScape Creator
DynaScape Creator is a browser-based CAD application for landscape design, aimed at landscaping professionals, including those without CAD expertise.
What DynaScape Creator is
DynaScape Creator is a browser-based CAD application for landscape design, aimed at landscaping professionals, including those without CAD expertise. Its tools include sketching, measurement and dimension features, plant and landscape figure libraries, labels and layer standards. Users can import raster images and site surveys, then export designs as PDFs for sharing or printing. Creator can count and export quantities based on plant and material labels. Cloud file integration lets users store work and access it from different locations. The Color add-on supplies color, texture and shading options. The product supports web, macOS and Windows. The annual plan is displayed at $101.17 a month, with a total annual charge of $1,214; the monthly plan costs $119 a month. Both list unlimited designs, cloud connectivity and Mac and Windows compatibility. There is no free plan, but a 14-day trial is available. Valid subscribers can contact support by phone or email on weekdays during specified Eastern Time hours, with training and some technical issues excluded from support.
Good
- Includes plant libraries and landscape figures
- Imports site surveys and raster images
- Exports designs as PDFs
- Counts and exports labeled plant and material quantities
- Cloud file integration enables access from different locations
Watch out
- No free plan
- Annual plan has a $1,214 total charge
- Support excludes training and some technical issues
Who it suits
Creator is aimed at landscaping professionals who want landscape CAD tools, including both people without CAD expertise and experienced designers looking to simplify their work. It may suit users who need PDF exports and quantity counts from design labels.
Verdict
Creator brings landscape-specific drawing tools, quantity exports and cloud file integration into a browser-based CAD application. Consider the plan cost and support exclusions alongside the 14-day trial.
Plans and prices
From DynaScape Creator's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Color for Creator Monthly | $59 a month | Hundreds of color, texture and style options · Paid monthly |
| DynaScape Creator Annual | $101.17 a month | Browser-based CAD · landscape figure library · sketching tools · measurement and dimension tools · plant database · labeling · layer standards · PDF export · plant/material exports · site-survey import · cloud file storage · Total annual charge of $1,214 |
| DynaScape Creator — Monthly | $119 a month | Unlimited designs · cloud connectivity · Mac and Windows compatibility · Paid monthly |
| DynaScape Creator Monthly | $119 a month | Unlimited designs · precision measuring · symbol and plant libraries · Mac and PC compatibility · cloud connectivity · Paid monthly |
| DynaScape Creator + Sketch3D Monthly | $159 a month | Creator browser CAD · SketchUp add-on · landscape 3D component warehouse · Monthly |
| Color for Creator Annual | $600 a year | Hundreds of color, texture and style options · Paid annually |
| DynaScape Creator — Annual | $1,214 a year | Unlimited designs · cloud connectivity · Mac and Windows compatibility · Total annual charge of $1,214; displayed as $101.17 per month |
| DynaScape Creator + Sketch3D Annual | $1,629 a year | Creator browser CAD · SketchUp add-on · landscape 3D component warehouse · Annual prepayment |
The facts
Each one read from DynaScape Creator's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Cloud access
- Drawings are saved in cloud storage and can be accessed from different locations without installing desktop software.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Color add-on
- DynaScape Color for Creator adds swatches, textures, shading and artistic rendering styles to drawings.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Computer compatibility
- Creator is advertised as compatible with both Mac and PC computers.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Design libraries
- The product includes extensive landscape figure, symbol and plant libraries for composing drawings.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Design tools
- Creator includes landscape figure and plant libraries, sketching tools, measurement and dimension tools, labeling tools, and layer standards.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- DynaScape provides a knowledge base, in-app help links, training classes, workbooks and recorded course videos.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- Creator product updates document export options for DWG, DXF and PDF files.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- DynaScape training materials describe a custom Ruby Script that converts imported DynaScape linework into SketchUp surfaces.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: 3D workflow
- Reviewers ask for easier one-click 3D rendering and report that color workflows can require laborious preparation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: dated interface
- Independent review excerpts describe the interface as dated or clunky and say modern outdoor-living and product libraries need updates.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: large projects
- Software Advice reviewers report inefficiencies with larger projects and multi-page printing.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Manage360 integration
- DynaScape positions Creator and Manage360 together so design quantities can feed estimating and proposal workflows.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Measurements
- Precision measuring and dimension tools are provided to support accurate installation planning.checked 15 Oct 2026
- PDF export
- Creator designs can be exported to PDF for sharing or printing.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: ease of learning
- Software Advice reviewers describe DynaScape as easy to learn compared with building landscape plans from scratch in AutoCAD.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: professional outputs
- Reviewers repeatedly praise professional-looking drawings, plant symbols, revisions and quantity take-offs for estimating.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Public API
- The reviewed Creator product and help pages document file exports and SketchUp tooling but do not present a public Creator REST API or SDK.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Creator is a browser-based CAD landscape design application aimed at landscaping professionals, including those without CAD expertise.checked 3 Oct 2026
The company
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists DynaScape Software as privately held, founded in 1998, headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, with 11–50 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company focus
- DynaScape says it builds landscape design and business management software specifically for the landscaping industry.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- The maker presents itself as DynaScape Software and identifies its corporate entity in product licensing materials as DynaSCAPE Software Inc.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Ontario, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Limit: small-business cost
- Independent reviewers describe the broader DynaScape suite and Manage360 as expensive for small or seasonal operations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Plant and material quantities
- Users can label plants and materials and export quantity lists for estimating.checked 15 Oct 2026
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