Build·A·Yard vs. HomeDesigns AI: landscape design built for landscapers
HomeDesigns AI covers interiors, exteriors and yards. Build·A·Yard is built only for landscapes, with plant checks, HOA plans and proposals for your crew.
HomeDesigns AI is a general home-redesign tool with many visual modes for interiors and exteriors, priced around $22 to $37/mo (public pricing, October 2026). It is a general design tool that also covers interiors and real estate staging, rather than a landscape-specific product. HomeDesigns AI is a broad home-redesign tool with a large set of visual modes. Build·A·Yard goes deeper on landscaping: plants checked for the address, HOA plans, material quantities and branded proposals. Pick HomeDesigns AI if you redesign whole homes, inside and out. Pick Build·A·Yard if landscaping is your business and you need plants, HOA plans, material quantities and proposals.
- Landscape know-how built in Build·A·Yard grounds every design in the USDA zone for the address and screens invasive and disease-prone plants.
- From picture to price Material estimators give paver square footage, base tons and block counts, and feed straight into a branded proposal.
- Ready for the HOA Turn a chosen design into a labeled top-down HOA plan PDF with numbered callouts.
How much does HomeDesigns AI cost?
HomeDesigns AI lists plans from about $22 to $37/mo (public pricing, October 2026). Build·A·Yard is free to start with 5 credits a month.
Is there a HomeDesigns AI alternative just for landscaping?
Yes. Build·A·Yard focuses only on yards: six landscape design engines, zone-checked plants, HOA plans and branded proposals.
Is HomeDesigns AI made for landscapers?
It offers a landscaper plan, but it is a general home-design tool. Build·A·Yard is built only for landscapes, with plant checks, HOA plans and proposals.
Does Build·A·Yard estimate materials?
Yes. Built-in calculators give quantities like paver square footage, base tons and wall block counts.
Is Build·A·Yard free to try?
Yes. Every new account gets 5 free credits each month with no credit card, and one credit makes three designs.
Can I change one part of a design without redoing it all?
Yes. Precision Editor swaps a specific plant or hardscape piece while keeping the rest of the design locked.