Every van layout planner, compared
Prices and features as published by each vendor, checked September 2026. I sell one of these tools — so every claim is dated, sourced, and includes what the others do better.
| VanPlot | Vanspace 3D | VanCAD | SketchUp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $39 once | $57 lifetime | $69.99 / year | Free–$399 / yr |
| Runs in the browser | Yes | No — download | Yes | Free tier only |
| Free plan that saves | Yes | No trial | No — saving is paid | Yes |
| Weight, axles & balance | Yes | No | Total + per axle, no CoM | No |
| Power & autonomy | Yes | No | No | No |
| Cut list & budget | Yes | No | BOM + cut lists | No |
| Van models | 29 vehicles / 197 variants | 170+ templates | 180+ bodies | Model it yourself |
The full head-to-heads
VanPlot vs Vanspace 3D
Try before you buy, keep your work in the cloud, and get the planning maths — weight, power, cost — that a layout picture alone can't give you.
→VanPlot vs VanCAD
VanPlot is the VanCAD alternative for a one-off project: $39 once instead of VanCAD's $69.99 per year, a free 15-minute trial that saves your work, and weight maths that go past the axle split — live centre of mass, a weight map, a tilt test and the EN 1646-2 reserve.
→VanPlot vs SketchUp
Forum wisdom says: learn SketchUp, find a van model in the 3D Warehouse, build everything from scratch.
→VanPlot vs VanLogic
VanLogic takes weight seriously — live axle loads, centre of gravity, a TÜV-ready PDF — on a 2D floor plan in a phone app.
→VanPlot vs VanKit
VanKit is the best-looking van planner on the market: photoreal van shells inside and out, parametric cabinets, one-click AI renders and CNC-ready DXF files.
→VanPlot vs Vanometry
Vanometry is a generous free 3D planner for US vans — Transit, Sprinter, ProMaster, Express and E-Series — with collision checks, a walk mode and a parts list; its Pro tier adds payload maths and exports for $39 a year.
→VanPlot vs Plan your Van
Plan your Van gets the price shape right — €9.99 or €24.99 once, no subscription — and totals cost and weight from a database of real products.
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Questions people actually ask
Which van layout planner is free?
VanPlot's 15-minute trial is free, needs no card and saves your work; SketchUp has a free web tier with limits; VanCAD's free sessions don't save your layout; Vanspace 3D has no free trial. Prices as published, last checked September 2026.
Is VanPlot a subscription?
No. VanPlot is $39 once (founding price, then $59). VanCAD is $69.99 per year or $11.99 per month, VanKit is £39 per year plus a one-time £119 Build Pass for cut files, Vanometry Pro is $39 per year, SketchUp Go is $129 per year, and Vanspace 3D is $57 lifetime as a desktop download. Plan your Van is €9.99 or €24.99 once.
Which van planner checks weight and axle loads?
VanPlot computes payload, front/rear axle split and centre of mass live while you place furniture, with a weight distribution map, a tilt test and the EN 1646-2 reserve. VanCAD totals weight and, since September 2026, shows it per axle in its bill of materials and on a top-down weight map — no centre-of-mass marker or tilt check. Vanspace 3D and SketchUp don't do weight at all.
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Who makes this
I'm Vladimir. I'm planning my own conversion, and none of the tools I tried could tell me whether a layout would fit or what it would do to the rear axle, so I made this one. I work on it alone. If something's wrong or missing, write to me — the address goes to my inbox.
Vladimir Šterjoski