Maket AI Alternative — Plans Turned Photoreal
Generating a layout and selling a layout are two different steps.
Last updated: 1 August 2026
What Maket AI is
Maket AI works at the generative-layout end of the process: it proposes floor-plan arrangements from constraints. That is genuinely useful early, when the question is still "how could this footprint be organised?".
What it produces is a plan, not a photographic image a client reacts to.
Where Archome AI differs
Archome AI picks up where a layout leaves off. Plan & Render takes a floor plan — generated, drawn or scanned — and produces rendered room views from it, so a client sees the space rather than a diagram.
From there the same account handles interiors, exteriors, sketch-to-render, 3D export and walkthrough video. The two tools are closer to sequential than competing.
What Archome AI produces
A sketch, rendered with Archome. Demonstration image \u2014 drag the handle to compare.
Side by side
| Maket AI | Archome AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Stage of work | Layout generation | Visualisation of a layout or design |
| Output | Floor-plan options | Photographic renders, 3D assets, video |
| Input accepted | Constraints and requirements | Plans, sketches, photos, CAD and 3D viewport captures |
| Client presentation | Plan drawings | Images clients respond to without reading a plan |
Pricing and features change — check Maket AI's own site for their current plans. This page compares how the two approaches work, not this week's price list.
Price, render time & licence
| Maket AI | Archome AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | See their pricing page — sources disagree on the paid tier, reported as either $20/mo or $30/mo | $29/mo (Lite), or free to start |
| Plan generation time | Not published — confirm current speed on their site | Plan & Render: about 30 seconds per rendered room view |
| Free trial | Free tier reported with a limited monthly credit allowance rather than a one-time trial — confirm the current number on their site | 100 credits once at signup (3 renders), no card, does not renew |
| Commercial license | Export formats (DXF/PDF) reported as a paid-tier feature — confirm current terms on their site | Included on every paid plan |
Maket AI's prices change — confirm current numbers on their own pricing page before you buy.
Where Maket AI holds its own
Maket AI's generative layout step is something Archome AI does not attempt: feed it a site footprint and constraints and it proposes multiple floor-plan arrangements to choose from, which is a genuinely useful early-stage job that a rendering tool starting from an existing plan does not cover.
Choose Maket AI if
- —You are still deciding how to organise the footprint
- —You want automated layout options from a brief
Choose Archome AI if
- —The layout exists and now has to be sold
- —You need room views, elevations or a walkthrough from that plan
Try Plan & Render in Archome
Upload the floor plan — generated by Maket AI or drawn by hand — and get rendered room views in about 30 seconds, turning the layout into an image a client actually reacts to.
Compare them on your own project
Upload one photo, sketch or viewport capture and see what comes back. 100 free credits once at signup, no credit card.
Frequently asked
Can Archome AI generate floor plans?+
It does not generate layouts from a brief. It renders plans you already have — Plan & Render turns a 2D plan into rendered room views, and 2D-to-3D can reconstruct a 3D interpretation of a plan image.
Can I use both tools together?+
That is the natural workflow: generate layout options first, then render the chosen one photorealistically for the client conversation.
Is Archome AI free to try against Maket AI?+
There is a trial, not a free tier. A new account gets 100 credits once, with no card. Every free render costs 30 credits and runs on the Fast engine (Ultra is for paid plans), so the trial is three renders in total and it does not renew — enough to judge output on your own project rather than on marketing samples. Anything you publish — an MLS listing, a portal, a client presentation, marketing — needs a paid plan, which carries the commercial licence.
Can I use the renders commercially?+
On any paid plan, yes — files carry a full commercial licence. Free-plan renders are intended for evaluation and personal use.
What should I actually compare?+
Run the same input through both tools and zoom in on the parts that matter: did the window count change, is the wall line still straight, are the proportions still yours? Marketing pages do not settle this — a side-by-side on your own photo does.
Keep reading
Looking for a profession-specific breakdown? See Archome for architects, interior designers, architecture firms and visualization studios — or the plain-english guide to choosing AI rendering software.
Maket AI is a trademark of its respective owner. Archome AI is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Maket AI. Competitor details are based on their public pages as of the date above.