Hypar
Hypar is space-planning software for architects and engineers testing layouts against a client's program and site.
What Hypar is
Hypar is space-planning software for architects and engineers testing layouts against a client's program and site. Users plan spaces in 3D and track live net and gross areas, counts, and progress against targets. Project inputs can include programs from spreadsheets or dRofus and site underlays such as DXF or DWG files, images, PDFs, or laser scans. Hypar exports to PDF, image, Excel, Revit, and Rhino. Teammates can edit a project together in real time, and a Revit add-in supports Revit 2020 through 2027 and is included with free accounts. AI can suggest furniture and equipment; beta chat can create space programs, count elements, produce analytical views, and edit models, though whole-plan layout is rated low proficiency. The free Personal plan permits three owned projects and is for evaluation and learning, not professional design-project work. Professional costs $100 a month per user when billed monthly or 1000 USD per year per user when billed annually.
Good
- Tracks areas, counts, and progress against targets.
- Teammates can edit projects in real time.
- Revit add-in is included with free accounts.
- Accepts several program and site-underlay formats.
Watch out
- Personal plan is not licensed for professional design work.
- Curved spaces are not supported.
- Standalone walls are not supported.
- Whole-plan layout has low proficiency in beta chat.
Who it suits
Hypar suits architects, engineers, and BIM managers planning spaces against requirements and site constraints. Its free Personal plan is intended for evaluation and learning rather than professional project work.
Verdict
Hypar brings 3D planning, live project metrics, and real-time collaboration together, with support for Revit and several input and export formats. Note the Personal plan's stated use restriction and the lack of support for curved spaces and standalone walls.
Plans and prices
From Hypar's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Professional | $100 a month | Automatic clash detection · editable clearances · design options · customizable libraries · DWG import · DXF/DWG export · view-only live links · Per user; $1,000 USD/year when billed annually |
| Studio | Priced on request | Starts past 20 seats · SSO · all paid features · local license reassignment · remote training · direct Teams/Zoom/Slack support channel · usage statistics on request · Invoice; volume pricing |
| Personal | Free | Maximum 3 owned projects · evaluation and learning only · no professional project work · paid-only features unavailable · No credit card required |
The facts
Each one read from Hypar's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- 3D planning
- Users can draw buildings, rooms, circulation, doors, windows, and equipment in 3D.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Free plan restriction
- The Personal plan is intended for evaluation and learning and is not licensed for professional design-project work.checked 7 Oct 2026
What it does
- AI
- AI features include furniture and equipment suggestions; its beta chat can create space programs, count elements, create analytical views, and edit models, while whole-plan layout is rated low proficiency.checked 7 Oct 2026
- AI suggestions
- Layout suggestions can generate editable furniture arrangements and other planning elements from the current space and naming context.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API and SDK
- Developers can build Hypar Functions with the Hypar CLI, C#, Excel, custom JSON element types, and the open-source Elements library.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Multiple editors can work in one project simultaneously and see live changes and collaborator avatars.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Design options
- Multiple layout options can be maintained and compared inside one project, with separate metrics for each option.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer licensing
- The Elements library is described as open source, free to use or extend, and independent of Hypar web services.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- Documentation includes getting-started tutorials, task guides, API references, element schemas, Revit guidance, function authoring, exporters, and FAQs.checked 15 Oct 2026
- dRofus integration
- Hypar can receive dRofus rooms, send designed room data back, synchronize custom fields, and carry room identifiers into Revit.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Elements licence
- The public Hypar Elements GitHub repository is marked MIT licensed and provides a cross-platform C# BIM library.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Projects can be exported to PDF, images, Excel, Revit, and Rhino.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Function publishing
- The C# workflow uses hypar new, hypar init, hypar run or test, and hypar publish commands.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Funding profile
- Crunchbase lists Hypar as privately held with three funding rounds and a Series A, but hides the funding amounts.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent review score
- AgentAya scored Hypar 4.0 out of 5, with feature functionality 5.0, integrations 3.0, support 4.0, ease of use 3.0, and value 3.0.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Inputs
- Hypar accepts spreadsheets or dRofus programs and DXF/DWG, image, PDF, and laser-scan site references.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Inputs and exports
- Hypar accepts programs from spreadsheets or dRofus, site underlays such as DXF/DWG, images, PDFs, or laser scans, and exports to PDF, image, Excel, Revit, and Rhino.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Hypar connects with Revit through an add-in and supports importing requirements from dRofus; the dRofus sync described is one-way into Hypar.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Limit: curved geometry
- Hypar’s FAQ says curved spaces and standalone walls are not yet supported.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: mobile
- AgentAya reports that Hypar has no native mobile applications and is optimized for desktop browser use.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founding
- LinkedIn lists Hypar as founded in 2018.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the company’s legal name as Hypar, Inc.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Hypar at 11–50 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- LinkedIn lists headquarters in Culver City, California.checked 15 Oct 2026
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