Planner 5D is for homeowners.
Alcovia is for contractors.
Planner 5D has grown into a capable design app — LiDAR room scanning, an AI design generator, and 4K photorealistic renders. But it's built for homeowners and designers, not for contractors who need takeoffs, estimates, and an on-site client-close workflow. Alcovia pairs comparable scanning and AI rendering with the contractor business layer.
A capable design app vs a contractor sales platform
Planner 5D is a genuinely capable design tool: scan a room with LiDAR, generate layouts with AI, and produce 4K photorealistic renders. The gap for contractors is everything around the design — there's no material takeoff, no instant labor-and-materials quote, no contractor CRM, scheduling, or lead generation, and its exports are design-oriented rather than a remodel proposal. Alcovia matches the scan-and-render workflow and adds the contractor layer: takeoffs, instant estimates with your price list, and client-ready presentations built to close the job.
Why contractors switch
- LiDAR scanning and AI rendering, built around the contractor's job
- AI-powered design engine — prompt changes to any surface or material
- Photorealistic renders grounded in a real LiDAR scan of the actual room
- Built for contractors: PDF presentations, material takeoffs, instant estimates
- Per-project pricing with no monthly subscription — first project free
- Close the deal on-site instead of going back to the office
Feature comparison
Alcovia vs Planner 5D
| Capability | Alcovia | Planner 5D |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Plan | ||
| AI redesign / reskinning | ||
| Core Plan — All Basic Features Plus | ||
| Phone room scan | ||
| LiDAR scanning | ||
| Auto floor plan generation | ||
| 3D room modeling | ||
| Client inspiration upload / reskin | ||
| Photorealistic PDF export | ||
| Growth Plan — All Core Features Plus | ||
| Material library / catalog | ||
| Customer design portal | ||
| Client design collaboration | ||
| Material takeoff automation | ||
| Instant project quote | ||
| Vendor marketplace integration | ||
| Contractor CRM | ||
| Project management tools | ||
| Scheduling tools | ||
| Coming Soon | ||
| Payments / invoicing | Soon | |
| Contractor lead generation | Soon | |
| AR / VR walkthrough | Soon | |
| CAD model from architectural plans | Soon | |
| Full house design (new build / flips) | Soon | |
Key advantages
What Alcovia does that Planner 5D doesn't
Built for contractors, not homeowners
Planner 5D is a design app for homeowners and designers. Alcovia is built around the contractor's job — scan, design, estimate, present, and close on-site.
AI design from a prompt
Prompt Alcovia's AI to redesign any surface — cabinets, countertops, flooring, paint, fixtures — in natural language, tuned for fast remodel iterations.
Takeoffs & instant estimates
Alcovia's Growth plan turns the scan into material takeoffs and an instant estimate using your price list. Planner 5D tracks item costs but has no contractor takeoff or labor-inclusive quote.
Presentations that close
Alcovia exports polished PDF presentations with wide-angle views, close-ups, and material breakdowns — built to win the job. Planner 5D's exports are design-focused, not contractor remodel proposals.
Mobile, on-site workflow
Scan, design, and present during the visit, from your phone. Planner 5D is strongest as a sit-down design tool.
Contractor business tools
Material takeoffs, instant estimates, and client presentations — with CRM and more on the way — the operational layer a consumer design app doesn't include.
The bottom line
Planner 5D designs the room. Alcovia sells the remodel — the same scan-and-render power, plus takeoffs, estimates, and a contractor close.
Scan any room with your phone, redesign it with AI, generate photorealistic renders, and present to your client — all in one app. Try your first project free.
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