Realtime Landscaping Architect

perpetual license (one-time purchase) Design the Building

Professional-grade landscape design software for contractors and design-build firms -- drag-and-drop 2D-to-3D design with an extensive plant/tree/material asset library, real-time 3D visualization, automatic material calculations, permit-ready plans, and quick-turnaround client presentations; desktop one-time purchase, no subscription.

Agent-hostile
3.0 /5 composite score
C1 4/5 reflects published perpetual license pricing ($599 for Architect edition, free 30-day trial, no subscription), C2 2/5 with RF2 reflects desktop-only GUI without public API, CLI, or MCP, C3 4/5 reflects self-serve one-time purchase and gentle learning curve for design-build contractors, C4 3/5 reflects DWG export capability but limited format breadth, and C5 2/5 reflects standalone desktop without native AEC integrations.
Solid

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 4/5 perpetual license (one-time purchase), from $149 Source →
Agent Friendliness 2/5 API: none -- desktop GUI application without public API or developer portal
Ease of adoption 4/5 --
Portability & lock-in 3/5 3 file formats
Interoperability 2/5 --

Pricing

Modelperpetual license (one-time purchase)
Entry price$149
Free tierno
Free viewerno
Trialyes
Billing unitper-seat
TiersPlus 2026 ($149), Pro 2026 ($279), Architect 2026 ($599)
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Evidence

File formats

FormatDirectionSupport
DWG export full
PDF export full
JPG export full

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Pricing

Also covers

Realtime Landscaping Architect also appears in these sub-categories:

Rendering & Visualization
The rendering placement is real-time 3D visualization as-you-draw; C1 4/5 reflects the perpetual license model with no per-seat or subscription cost for output, C2 2/5 reflects desktop-only output, and C4 3/5 reflects image/PDF export paths.

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