Rayon
Browser-based, real-time-collaborative CAD/light-BIM design tool for architects and interior designers, positioned as a lighter alternative to AutoCAD/Revit/ArchiCAD for 2D floor plans, space planning, and AI-assisted visualization.
Agent-hostile
3.4 /5 composite score
C1 5/5 reflects the free tier and self-serve Pro and Team pricing, C4 3/5 reflects DWG, DXF, and partial PDF exchange, and RF2 caps C2 because no public API, CLI, or MCP is documented. Firm-size fit spans solo to growing.
Solid
Rubric Scorecard
| Criterion | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Value for the price | 5/5 | per-editor subscription with a free tier, from $21, free tier Source → |
| Agent Friendliness | 1/5 | API: unknown -- no public developer API/docs, MCP server, or webhook documentation found on rayon.design or docs.rayon.design |
| Ease of adoption | 5/5 | web-saas, gentle learning curve Source → |
| Portability & lock-in | 3/5 | 3 file formats, export: manual Source → |
| Interoperability | 3/5 | 5 integrations |
Pricing
Modelper-editor subscription with a free tier
Entry price$21
Free tieryes
Trialyes
Billing unitper-seat
Free tier scopecrippled
TiersFree ($0), Pro ($21), Team ($38)
How we verified this: we checked Rayon against its live site and an independent source — techcrunch.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-04.
Evidence
File formats
| Format | Direction | Support |
|---|---|---|
| DWG | both | full |
| DXF | both | full |
| both | partial |
Integrations
AutoCAD Revit ArchiCAD SketchUp TestFit
Adoption
Deploymentweb-saas
Self-serve signupyes
Implementation requirednone
Learning curvegentle
Data export
Export mechanismmanual
Export scopeper-file
Ecosystem
Plugin marketplaceno
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