Cedreo

Freemium Produce & Issue Documents

Cloud-based residential home design platform for site plans, floor plans, sections, elevations, and photorealistic 3D rendering in a single workflow; targets builders, contractors, and residential designers with freemium and pro tiers.

Agent-hostile
2.4 /5 composite score
C1 4/5 reflects freemium entry point (free tier for basic residential design) plus transparent pro-tier pricing (€69–89/month or €139/project; approximately $79/month USD equivalent); C2 1/5 reflects GUI-only web interface with no documented API, CLI, or scripting access (RF2); C3 4/5 reflects frictionless web-based adoption and targeting of non-technical users (builders, contractors, 89% SMB user base per independent sources); C4 2/5 reflects limited format documentation and proprietary cloud-native storage model; C5 1/5 reflects no documented integrations with AEC tools (Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp not mentioned). Firm-size fit is solo to small-team.
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Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 4/5 Freemium, from $79, free tier Source →
Agent Friendliness 1/5 API: none
Ease of adoption 4/5 --
Portability & lock-in 2/5 --
Interoperability 1/5 --

Pricing

ModelFreemium
Entry price$79
Free tieryes
Free vieweryes
Trialyes
Billing unitper-project
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How we verified this: we checked Cedreo against its live site and an independent source — capterra.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-08-31.

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