Modelling weight you don’t need
Full BIM is built for architecture and construction. Furnishing a room rarely needs that depth — it needs speed from plan to sourced interior.
Archicad alternative
An Archicad alternative built for furnishing, not modelling
Archicad is powerful BIM — and heavier than most interior projects need. When the job is to furnish a space and present it to a client, Decato takes a floor plan straight to a laid-out, sourced and rendered room, with real products and a budget, without the modelling overhead.
Real productsFit-validated renderBudget-awareClient-ready deck
A room sourced from real, fit-checked products — the render, budget and spec describe the same room.
Where BIM is overkill
You need a furnished room, not a building model
Objects aren’t products
BIM libraries hold generic 3D objects. Decato works in real, in-stock furniture with prices and dimensions you can order against.
No sourcing or budget layer
Archicad won’t tell you what a room costs or whether it’s buyable. Decato tracks the budget and returns a spec as you design.
How Decato does it
From plan to furnished room, faster
01
Import the plan
Start from a floor plan — no full building model required.
02
Furnish with real products
Lay out and source in-stock furniture matched to the space.
03
Fit and budget check
Every piece validated for dimensions and against the budget.
04
Render and present
A client-ready render and deck, built from orderable furniture.
The deliverable
What you get instead of a model
- A furnished, laid-out room from a floor plan — no heavy BIM
- Real, orderable products with dimensions and pricing
- A budget tracked live as the room comes together
- A client-ready render and spec
Comparing planning and modelling tools?
See Decato vs alternatives →Common questions
Is Decato a full Archicad replacement?
No — Archicad is BIM for architecture and construction. Decato is a lighter alternative for the interior-furnishing workflow: it takes a floor plan to a sourced, fit-checked, rendered room with a budget and a client deck, without full modelling.
When should I use Decato instead of Archicad?
When the goal is to furnish and present a space rather than model a building — Decato is faster for layout, sourcing, budget and client-ready output.
Does it work with a floor plan?
Yes. You start from a floor plan; Decato handles layout, real-product sourcing, fit and budget validation, and the render.
Built for professional interior design
Bring the whole workflow into one tool.
Plan, source, render and present a room your client can actually order — from the floor plan, not a stack of disconnected apps.