Comparisons & alternatives
Side-by-side comparisons and alternatives, with each vendor's published price checked on a stated date. Where a competitor is genuinely the better choice, we say so.
- Updated Aug 29, 20265 min readInterior design presentation software: choose for the decision, not the deckCompare interior design presentation software for visual decks, mood boards, specifications and live client approvals. A practical guide to Canva, DesignFiles, Programa and NYA.
- Updated Aug 29, 20265 min readGoogle Sheets vs interior design software: the point where a studio should switchGoogle Sheets is excellent for an early FF&E schedule. Learn the exact signs an interior design studio has outgrown it and how to migrate without disrupting a live project.
- Updated Aug 29, 20266 min readInterior design project management software: connect the work, decisions and moneyA practical guide to interior design project management software: the records it must connect, which workflow to prioritise and a 30-minute trial test.
- Updated Aug 3, 20268 min readBest affordable interior design business software for small firms in 2026Eight affordable interior design business software platforms compared for small firms of one to five people, with verified prices, best-fit use cases and one honest limitation each.
- Updated Aug 3, 20267 min readHouzz Pro alternatives for interior designers in 2026Seven realistic Houzz Pro alternatives, from Planify and NYA to Studio Designer and Gather, with each vendor's price checked on 2026-08-03.
- Updated Aug 1, 20264 min readHouzz Pro vs NYAHouzz Pro at $249 plus seats versus NYA's flat tiers: pricing, contract length, marketplace leads and ceiling-plan output, checked 2026-08-01.
- Updated Jul 31, 20263 min readStudio Designer vs NYAPer-user billing versus flat per firm, and where each one genuinely wins. Studio Designer prices from its own page, checked 2026-07-31.
- Updated Jul 30, 20265 min readStudio Designer alternatives for studios of one to ten peoplePer-user pricing gets expensive fast at small-firm headcounts. The alternatives, with each vendor's published price checked on 2026-07-30.
- Updated Aug 3, 20266 min readDesign Manager alternatives in 2026, priced at your real headcountSeven alternatives to Design Manager's $79-per-user rate, each with a price taken from the vendor's own page on 2026-08-03, who it suits, and the one thing it does worse.
- Updated Jul 30, 20266 min readMydoma Studio alternatives after the Studio Designer acquisitionMydoma is now part of Studio Designer, whose pricing is per user. If you are deciding where to go next, here is the field with prices checked 2026-07-30.
- Updated Aug 1, 20265 min readIvy is closed to new members — where interior designers are going insteadIvy's pricing page now redirects to Houzz Pro and migration is one-way. The realistic alternatives, with Houzz Pro's $249 price checked 2026-08-01.
- Updated Aug 3, 202611 min readInterior design software with no per-seat pricingPlanify and NYA do not charge per seat. Here is how their flat models compare with per-user tools at three and five people, using prices checked 2026-08-03.
- Updated Aug 1, 20268 min readPrograma alternatives, priced at your real team sizeWhy designers leave Programa — from Capterra reviews, not guesswork — and five alternatives with prices from each vendor's own page, checked 2026-07-30.
- Updated Jul 30, 20269 min readReflected ceiling plan software in 2026: the honest comparisonAutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Rayon, EdrawMax, ArcSite and NYA compared for reflected ceiling plans, with prices verified July 2026 and honest fit notes.
- Updated Aug 12, 20266 min readClient portal software for interior designers: which ones let a client approve without an accountSix interior design client portals compared on the question their marketing pages usually skip: does the client have to create an account to approve, and whose approval gets recorded.
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