Hypar

tiered subscription Design the Building

Cloud-based, code-first generative design and space-planning platform where architects and engineers build, share, and run custom parametric "Functions" via an open-source C# BIM SDK (Elements) and CLI, plus a space-planning product (Hypar Space) for rapid test-fit and layout generation, exporting to Revit, IFC, and glTF.

3.8 /5 composite score

Open-source, actively-maintained (near-daily GitHub commits through July 2026) generative-design SDK/CLI with transparent per-seat pricing, native Revit/Rhino/Grasshopper/Dynamo integrations, and open IFC/glTF export, backed by real enterprise customers (DPR Construction, Obayashi, Unispace).

Solid

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion	Score	Evidence
Value for the price	4/5	tiered subscription, from $50, free tier Source →
Agent Friendliness	4/5	CLI, API: unknown -- a hosted REST API is referenced in docs but no canonical public API-reference URL or auth model was independently confirmed Source →
Ease of adoption	3/5	web-saas, moderate learning curve Source →
Portability & lock-in	4/5	4 file formats, export: api Source →
Interoperability	4/5	4 integrations, unknown apps Source →

Pricing

Modeltiered subscription

Entry price$50

Free tieryes

Trialyes

Billing unitper-seat

Free tier scopecrippled

TiersTrial ($0), Individual ($50), Enterprise ($500)

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How we verified this: we checked Hypar against its live site and an independent source — aecmag.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-04.

Evidence

File formats

Format	Direction	Support
IFC	both	partial -- Via the open-source Elements.Serialization.IFC module.
GLTF	export	full
RVT	both	partial -- Revit import/export for handoff.
JSON	both	full

Integrations

Autodesk Revit (native) Rhino / Grasshopper (native) Dynamo (native) Unity (native)

Adoption

Deploymentweb-saas

Self-serve signupyes

Implementation requiredoptional

SSO/admin requiredno

Training requiredtutorials

Learning curvemoderate

Data export

Export mechanismapi

Export scopeper-file

Ecosystem

Plugin marketplaceyes

App countunknown

Sources

Pricing API docs CLI docs Agent docs Signup Formats Integrations Marketplace Changelog

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