Floor Plan Creator vs Floorplanner: My Hands-On Experience

I’ve been experimenting with different floor plan tools recently, and two of them really stood out: Floor Plan Creator (powered by Coohom) and Floorplanner.

At first glance, they seem similar—they both let you build layouts, drag in furniture, and visualize spaces in 3D. But after testing them on the same café project, I realized the experience is actually quite different.

1. My First Impressions

Opening Floor Plan Creator for the first time, I noticed the interface felt more professional but still approachable. I uploaded my rough sketch, clicked on the AI layout tool, and within seconds, it generated three different 2D and 3D layouts for me to review.

Floorplanner, on the other hand, has a very lightweight, browser-based setup. It took me less than five minutes to start drawing walls and placing furniture. It doesn’t push too many advanced features up front, which makes it easy to get started, especially if you’re new to design software.

2. Workflow Differences

What surprised me was how different my workflow felt in both tools:

1. With Floor Plan Creator, AI handled the heavy lifting. It didn’t just create the layout—it automatically suggested optimized furniture placements and lighting configurations. For my café project, this saved me at least an hour of trial and error.
2. With Floorplanner, I had to manually position everything. It gave me full control, which I liked, but it was slower. If you enjoy fine-tuning every little detail yourself, this might actually feel satisfying.

Neither approach is “better”—it really depends on how you like to work.

3. Rendering Quality

For this café project, I needed visuals to pitch to a client. Here’s where the tools really diverged:

1. Floor Plan Creator produces photorealistic 3D renders right inside the platform. My client honestly thought the images were real photographs.
2. Floorplanner delivers clean, easy-to-read visuals but not at the same realism level. I found them better suited for internal presentations or quick conceptual drafts.

4. Model Libraries & Flexibility

Designing this café meant sourcing a lot of furniture and fixtures:

1. Floor Plan Creator gave me access to over 600K models—including branded furniture, lighting, and finishes. It even let me upload custom assets when I couldn’t find the exact piece I wanted.
2. Floorplanner has a solid library too, just not as extensive. It covered the basics, but I occasionally had to improvise when I couldn’t find the exact model I needed.

5. What Designers Are Saying (G2 Feedback)

Before I tested these tools, I checked real user reviews on G2. Floor Plan Creator—via Coohom—has a 4.6★ rating, and a lot of designers seem to love its speed and output quality:

“Coohom’s AI one-click floor plan generation saved me hours of work.”

— Mike T., Interior Designer

“The rendering quality is incredible. Clients often think my designs are real photos.”

— Sarah L., Architecture Firm Owner

This lined up with my own experience almost perfectly.

6. Collaboration & Sharing

For client projects, sharing designs matters just as much as creating them:

1. Floor Plan Creator lets me send an online link where clients can walk through the space in VR—no downloads, no setup.
2. Floorplanner is more straightforward: export an image or a PDF and send it over. It works, but it doesn’t have the same interactive experience.

7. My Takeaways

8. Final Thoughts

After using both tools on the same project, here’s how I see it:

1. Go with Floorplanner if you want a quick, lightweight tool for basic layouts and personal projects.
2. Choose Floor Plan Creator if you need AI-assisted workflows, photorealistic rendering, 600K+ design assets, and interactive client previews.

For me, Floor Plan Creator just saved time and produced more polished results—but Floorplanner still has its place when simplicity is all you need.

Editor: Usher

Role: Global Product Manager for Traffic Growth at Coohom, AI Prompt Script Specialist & Interior Design Expert