Planner 5D is a 100M-user home-design platform — interiors, floor plans, kitchens — where landscape is one of roughly 15 use cases. Plantyd does exactly one thing: landscape plans, with species-accurate plants, hourly sun analysis, and growth modeled to year 15 on a satellite-derived canvas.
If you're furnishing rooms and sketching a yard in the same project, Planner 5D's breadth (and very generous free tier) is the better fit. If the yard is the project, a specialist tool will take you further.
At a glance
| Plantyd | Planner 5D | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Landscape only — every feature is yard-specific | Whole-home design; landscape is 1 of ~15 verticals |
| Platforms | Web (any browser) | Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, visionOS |
| Plant accuracy | 10,000+ species at real mature sizes, zone-filtered | Stylized plant symbols in a furniture catalog |
| Satellite property import | Yes — design on your actual yard at scale | No — image import as background reference only |
| Sun & shade analysis | Hourly simulation from your location | Not offered |
| Growth over time | Years 1, 3, 5, 10, 15 | Not offered |
| 3D / rendering | Top-down 2D plan view | Full 3D, 4K renders, 360° walkthroughs, VR |
| Free tier | 1 project, 15 plants, full sun + growth analysis | Unlimited projects, half the catalog, all platforms |
| Paid price | $9.99/mo or $79/yr | Premium $4.99/mo (annual); Professional $33.33/mo |
Planner 5D details verified June 2026 from planner5d.com. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@plantyd.com.
Breadth vs depth
Planner 5D's scale is real: 100M+ claimed users, 11+ languages, every platform including Apple Vision Pro, and a free tier generous enough that many people never pay. If your project spans the house and the yard — or you want 4K 3D walkthroughs of both — it's a legitimately capable suite.
The landscape side, though, is a thin layer over an interior-design engine. Plants are stylized symbols from a furniture-style catalog, not species with real mature dimensions; there's no hardiness-zone filtering, no sun analysis, and no growth modeling. You can draw a pretty yard in Planner 5D — what you can't do is find out whether that yard works horticulturally.
What "landscape-specific" actually buys you
Plantyd's entire feature set answers yard questions. The canvas comes from a satellite view of your property, so dimensions are real. The plant library is 10,000+ species with USDA-zone filtering, so what you place can survive where you live. Sun and shade are simulated hourly from your latitude and longitude, and the whole plan animates from year 1 to year 15 at real mature sizes.
None of that exists in Planner 5D's landscape mode — and fairly, none of Planner 5D's 3D walkthroughs, interior tooling, or AI floor-plan conversion exists in Plantyd. These are different products that happen to share the word "design."
Pricing: cheaper isn't the same product
Planner 5D Premium at $4.99/month (billed annually) undercuts Plantyd Pro's $9.99/month — and its free tier allows unlimited projects. If price is the only axis, Planner 5D wins. The question is what you're buying: Premium's value is the fuller furniture catalog and floor-plan tools, not better landscape capability. Plantyd's $9.99 buys the sun model, growth timeline, and species-accurate plant data that determine whether a planting succeeds.
Plantyd's free tier is smaller (one project, 15 plants) but includes the full analysis features, so you can test what makes it different before paying.
Which should you choose?
Plantyd is the better fit for…
- Yard-first projects where plant survival and placement matter
- Designing on your real property via satellite, at true scale
- Sun/shade-aware planting and 15-year growth planning
- Gardeners who want species-accurate plants, not symbols
Planner 5D is the better fit for…
- Whole-home projects that include a yard sketch
- 3D visualization, 4K renders, and VR walkthroughs
- Designing across phone, tablet, desktop, and visionOS
- Maximum free tier — unlimited projects at $0
Frequently asked questions
Can Planner 5D do landscape design?
Yes — landscape is one of Planner 5D's roughly 15 use cases, with 2D/3D outdoor design and a plant symbol library. What it lacks is landscape-specific depth: no satellite property import, no sun/shade analysis, no growth-over-time modeling, and no hardiness-zone plant filtering. Those are exactly the features Plantyd is built around.
Is Planner 5D cheaper than Plantyd?
At the entry tier, yes: Planner 5D Premium is $4.99/month billed annually vs Plantyd Pro at $9.99/month or $79/year, and Planner 5D's free tier allows unlimited projects. The difference is what's included — Plantyd's price buys hourly sun simulation, a 15-year growth timeline, and 10,000+ species at real mature sizes, none of which Planner 5D offers at any tier.
Does Planner 5D show sun, shade, or plant growth?
No. As of June 2026, Planner 5D has no sun/shade analysis and no growth modeling in any tier. Plantyd simulates sun hourly from your exact location and renders your plan at years 1, 3, 5, 10, and 15.
Is Plantyd available on mobile?
Plantyd is web-based and runs in a mobile browser, but there's no native app today — designing is most comfortable on a laptop or tablet. Planner 5D has native apps on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and visionOS, so if native mobile apps are essential, it has the edge there.
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