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Compare 3D Cityplanner and Archicad 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (86.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 User Per Month
$2,810.00 1 Seat Per Year
3D Cityplanner
Star Rating
(18)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 User Per Month
Learn more about 3D CityplannerArchicad
Star Rating
(288)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2,810.00 1 Seat Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plans3D Cityplanner vs Archicad
- Reviewers felt that Archicad meets the needs of their business better than 3D Cityplanner.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that 3D Cityplanner is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of 3D Cityplanner over Archicad.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
3D Cityplanner
Professional Version
Free Trial
1 User Per Month
- Add your own datalayers
- Create 50 projects
- Worldwide data
Archicad
3-Year Archicad Collaborate Subscription
$2,810.00
1 Seat Per Year
Three year subscription, billed annually. Prices are informational only. Final price depends on your billing country, and may differ from prices shown here.
- BIMx Pro
- Redshift rendering
- Surface catalog
Free Trial
3D Cityplanner
No trial information availableArchicad
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.8
12
8.8
240
Ease of Use
8.1
12
8.4
242
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.3
86
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.0
41
Quality of Support
9.7
10
8.2
229
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.4
41
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
11
8.2
226
Features by Category
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)Hide 28 FeaturesShow 28 Features
Not enough data
7.6
148
Design
Not enough data
9.2
141
Not enough data
7.4
134
Not enough data
9.1
141
Not enough data
8.8
139
Not enough data
7.5
117
Not enough data
8.7
110
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
121
Not enough data
8.5
139
Not enough data
8.2
138
Not enough data
8.4
136
Construction
Not enough data
7.3
103
Not enough data
6.4
97
Not enough data
7.3
109
Not enough data
6.5
100
Not enough data
6.2
96
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.1
27
Not enough data
6.0
27
Not enough data
5.9
27
Common Data Environment (CDE) - Building Design and Building Information Modeling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost Estimation - Building Design and Building Information Modeling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Electrical & Circuit Design - Building Design and Building Information Modeling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Plan
7.1
7
8.4
27
8.0
5
7.4
25
6.7
5
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.6
27
Design
8.0
10
9.2
27
7.7
10
7.6
27
6.4
7
8.6
27
7.4
9
8.8
27
Analysis
6.7
6
7.0
25
8.3
6
5.9
23
7.0
5
6.4
23
Library
Not enough data
7.6
130
Not enough data
7.6
130
Rendering
Not enough data
7.2
128
Not enough data
7.8
127
Not enough data
7.1
120
Not enough data
7.0
123
Not enough data
7.0
117
Not enough data
6.1
108
Integrations
Not enough data
8.5
122
Not enough data
8.1
125
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.4
37
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
3D Cityplanner and Archicad are categorized as Urban Planning and Design
Unique Categories
3D Cityplanner has no unique categories
Archicad is categorized as Architectural Rendering and Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
3D Cityplanner
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Archicad
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Architecture & Planning
50.0%
Design
11.1%
Civil Engineering
11.1%
Primary/Secondary Education
5.6%
Luxury Goods & Jewelry
5.6%
Other
16.7%
Architecture & Planning
83.6%
Construction
5.0%
Design
3.9%
Civil Engineering
1.4%
Marketing and Advertising
0.7%
Other
5.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is it possible to make it so that in the future, it is possible to convert old buildings to your pr-
1 Comment
Official Response from 3D Cityplanner
We didn't see this comment earlier, so this comment comes a bit late. You are describing is a good feature. I will ask the developers to look into it. I...Read more
3D Cityplanner has no more discussions with answers
Why doesn't Archicad do 3D renderings?
2 Comments
AE
Archicad does 3d Rendering throughout Cinema Render, a rendering motor that comes within the software installation. Read more
How do other people make custom objects for their projects?
2 Comments
AE
you can model your own objects with native Arhicad elements such as Walls, Slabs or any other, and then save them as objects by selecting the entire elements...Read more
What is the best way to stop it from overloading my computer?
2 Comments
MH
Close 3D windows that are not being used. Hide layers, especially ones with complex 3D geometries. Reduce the polygon count of imported objects. Turn...Read more
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