Is RoomSketcher free?

There is a free plan, and it is a trial in everything but name. One user, a limited furniture library, ten saved projects, and 3D snapshots that come out with a watermark on them.

The thing most people want from it is not included. Floor plans, 360° views, Live 3D and 3D photos are all paid, and on the paid tiers they are still metered in credits rather than being simply switched on.

Checked 20 August 2026 against roomsketcher.com/pricing

What the free plan actually includes

Checked 20 August 2026 on roomsketcher.com/pricing
Users
Free 1 userPaid 1 on Pro, more on Team
Saved projects
Free 10 projectsPaid 100 on Pro
Furniture library
Free LimitedPaid Full library
3D snapshots
Free Yes, watermarkedPaid Without watermark
2D and 3D floor plans
Free NoPaid Pro, spends credits
360° views and Live 3D
Free NoPaid Pro, spends credits
3D photos
Free NoPaid Pro, spends credits
Measurements and material replacement
Free NoPaid Pro
Ordering a drawn floor plan
Free $38 per levelPaid $38 per level

Paying does not switch everything on

The part that surprises people is not the paywall, it is what sits behind it. A Pro subscription does not simply unlock floor plans and 3D — those keep spending credits from a monthly allowance every time you produce one.

Both quotes below are from five-star reviews. This is not a complaint from people who disliked the product; it is the one thing that confuses them anyway.

Credits, I prefer old way, buy program and have everything included
Capterra · 5★ · July 2026
A bit of a learning curve and "Credits" are confusing at first
Capterra · 5★ · July 2026

Worth knowing before you compare monthly prices with anything else: the subscription buys an allowance, not unlimited output. If you produce a lot of views in one month, the credit line is the number that matters rather than the headline price.

What it costs if you do pay

Prices checked 20 August 2026 on roomsketcher.com/pricing
Free
$0
Trying it, with a watermark on anything you export$0/mo
Pro
$144
One user, floor plans and 3D, metered in credits$24/mo
Team
$420
Several users, bulk ordering, collaboration$70/mo

The yearly price is half the monthly one

Pro is $24 a month billed monthly and $144 a year billed annually, which works out at $12 a month — exactly half. Team does the same thing, $70 against $35. If you know you will use it for more than six months, monthly billing is the expensive way to buy the identical product.

Auto-renewal is the one-star complaint here too

The lowest-rated review on the product is not about the software at all — the same reviewer calls it "gute Software" — but about being renewed automatically after months of not using it. This is the same pattern that dominates one-star reviews across this whole category, so set a reminder whichever tool you pick.

Gute Software, klar verständlich, einfach anzuwenden — meine negative Bewertung bezieht sich weniger auf das Produkt selbst als auf den Umgang mit der automatischen Aboverlängerung
Capterra · 1★ · August 2026

What people who used it say

From 195 reviews on GetApp and Capterra, averaging 4.4 — 176 of them four stars or better.
What people like
how easy it made creating professional-looking floor plans without needing any real design background. The drag-and-drop interface is intuitive, so I could rough out a layout in minutes
Capterra · 5★ · July 2026
Very versatile and comprehensive. Good value for the money. The furniture library is extensive and the AI 3D renderings are amazing!
Capterra · 5★ · July 2026
What wears thin
the limited ability to bring in my own materials. The built-in library is decent, but it does not fully cover the specific finishes, flooring, and fixtures I actually use on my projects
Capterra · 5★ · July 2026
It is not suitable for detailed architectural or BIM-level planning, and the 3D outputs are not photorealistic
Capterra · 5★ · June 2026
when I was using the program more than 2-3 hours and then I wanted to save it or make 360 view it freezed and I had to refresh all the program again
Capterra · 5★ · July 2026

Unusually for this category, the criticism comes almost entirely from people who rated it five stars. They like the tool and name its edges precisely: credits, a library that stops short of their own finishes, and output that is not meant to be photorealistic.

Who the free tier is enough for

Free is enough if

  • you want to see whether the editor suits you before paying
  • a watermark on the image does not matter for what you are doing
  • ten projects is more than you need
  • you are laying out plans to look at rather than to hand over

You will hit the paywall if

  • you need a floor plan out of it, in 2D or 3D
  • the image is going to a client, a landlord or a listing
  • you want a 360° view or Live 3D
  • you need measurements on the drawing

What else to look at

Sweet Home 3D
Fully free, open sourceNo paid tier and no credits. Dated interface, but nothing is withheld
Floorplanner
Free tier, paid exportsClosest in feel; the free plan also limits what you can export
Planner 5D
Free, about half the catalogueNo watermark, but renders and plan upload are paid
Homestyler
Free tierBrowser-based, large catalogue
SketchUp Free
Free web versionMore capable and much steeper; no furniture catalogue
IKEA planners
FreeOnly IKEA products, but complete and ends in a cart

If what you need is a watermark-free plan without paying, Sweet Home 3D is the honest answer — it has no paid tier to meter you against. RoomSketcher is the better editor; the question is only whether you need the output or just the editing.

For the question on this page — how do I get a floor plan without paying — RoomSketcher is not the answer and neither are we. Sweet Home 3D is.

Decato solves a different problem: when the furniture in the plan has to be real products you can order, with prices attached. You bring a plan you already have, and it matches in-stock pieces to the room, checks each one fits, and returns a priced list.

  • Planning is free on your own ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini key. Product matching and renders are paid, from $20 a month. (Checked August 2026.)
  • It is a Mac app today. A Windows version is planned; if you are on Windows right now, this is not your tool yet.
  • It does not draw floor plans for you to hand over. If you need the drawing itself, RoomSketcher is built for that and Decato is not.

Common questions

Does the free version of RoomSketcher put a watermark on everything?

On the 3D snapshots, which is what the free plan gives you. Floor plans, 360° views and 3D photos are not available on the free plan at all, so there is nothing else to watermark (Checked August 2026).

What are credits and why do I still need them after subscribing?

Credits meter the outputs rather than the editor. A Pro subscription comes with a monthly allowance, and producing floor plans, 360° views, Live 3D or 3D photos draws on it. Two separate five-star reviewers name this as the confusing part, so it is worth understanding before you compare the monthly price with anything else.

How many projects can I keep on the free plan?

Ten, against a hundred on Pro. For a single home or one room that is not the constraint you will hit first — the watermark and the missing floor plans are.

Is the yearly plan actually cheaper?

By half. Pro is $24 a month billed monthly and $144 for a year, which is $12 a month (Checked August 2026). The product is identical either way, so the only reason to pay monthly is genuinely needing it for under six months.

Can I just order a floor plan instead of drawing one?

Yes — RoomSketcher will draw one for you at $38 per level, and that price is the same whether you are on the free plan or paying (Checked August 2026). For a one-off plan that can work out cheaper than a subscription you would use once.