PROS

• Fast and easy to get high-quality 2D and 3D Floor Plans

• Extensive collection of furniture items

• Excellent choice of pro-level tools

  
  

CONS

• Professional features cost an extra

• Occasionally some objects disappear

• Doesn’t support a simultaneous selection of multiple objects

PROS 

• Sharing files with multiple people is easy

• Layering Feature - This feature allows the user to hide or show specific details

• Functions like  Fill, Hatch, Section lines, chamfer, and fillet, makes AutoCAD a one-stop solution

CONS

• Complexity   - while the software provides an extensive range of tools and features, this can also make it overwhelming, especially for beginners or individuals with limited CAD experience.   

• High Cost - Substantial Investment

•  Intuitive navigation 
• Extensive library of objects and customisations in the paid version.
  
  

• Design selections don't always stick   
• the free version is severely limited; 
• there's hardly any help available.

• Pros

  • Its free and open sourced

  • Development Cycle is often

  • You can do almost anything in it - its diverse

  • Lots of resources
    

  CONS

• Steep learning Curve

• It is not used in the Industry

• Annoying bugs/glitches

  
  

Who Uses it most: Animators

Summary: Although Blender is a good 3 D modelling tool it seems that it more suited to Character Modelling than Interior design

PROS

• PROS

  • Easy to use

  • Very responsive

  • Many customisation options
    

• CONS

  • Need to have Chrome and can be slow to react to changes

  • There does appear to be a few lingering glitches about - Like "Floor Customisation" - it does not like you to change floor levels
    

Who Uses it most: Home Improvement Enthusiasts

Summary: If you want to design a room in your home online for free it is a good option , however it can be slow and you will have to pay if you want your designs rendered properly

PROS

• Each component you create in the Revit is 3D, but you can also modify the associated 2D planes to change the 3D model.

• Database allows you to cut down on the amount of repetition

• Allows you to simulate the location of your model & It has a huge Library

CONS

• Heavy Focus on Structural Design

• It’s still not as popular as the biggest CAD and digital design tools.

• Expensive  approx.€330 a month

PROS

• has the ability to move between 2D and 3D at anytime

• Built-in tutorials and real-time support

  
  

CONS

• Can be difficult to master for inexperienced users

• While there is a free version the paid professional version is Expensive

Ease of Use for Training Purposes

Professional Looking renders Renders

Price

Revit comes with a pretty hefty learning curve for beginners, it remains difficult to use even after a couple of years in practice

Price - 3 options

€158 per month per User

€1,247 per year per User

$3,739 for 3 years per User

It's super easy to use. You will pick up enough to start playing around with in in 20 min

SketchUp Pro And V-Ray Bundle (12 Months)

Solo €784.03 (on one computer only)

Premium €1031.62 (Floating login on any computer

There are numerous ways to pay for Vray and SketchUp - monthly etc...but there is value in buying the Bundle (320€ plus 660€ = 980€ one Computer)

For a beginner, working with 3ds Max will be difficult. Users who have worked with 3D software before will have an advantage.

Price: Like Revit (As they are both Autodesk products) you have 3 options:

€279 per month

€2,245 per year

€6,734 for 3 years