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SmartDraw vs SketchUp Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Create floor plans, site plans, and Gantt charts for construction scheduling. Get everything you need to create scaled CAD drawings as well as monitor project timelines, tasks, and dependencies.

SketchUp is a design and collaboration solution that helps businesses streamline AEC and interior design workflows. Its intuitive 3D modeler allows users to visualize projects, while its 2D documentation and AR/VR viewing applications keep stakeholders aligned throughout the design-build process.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

6.95

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

19.99

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.2

153

5

4

3

2

1

75

56

11

1

10

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
63%
would recommend this app

4.5

1K

5

4

3

2

1

619

347

63

8

10

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
77%
would recommend this app

Pros

“It also offers a wide range of templates for flowcharts, organizational charts, project workflows, and floor plans, making it easy to start designing without building everything from scratch.”
SS

Savya S.

Manager

“The software automatically aligns and formats shapes as they are added, which saves a lot of time compared to manually arranging elements in other tools.”
SS

Savya S.

Manager

“However, when compared to professional design tools like AutoCAD, SmartDraw feels limited in terms of precision drafting, advanced customization, and handling complex technical drawings.”
SS

Savya S.

Manager

Pros

“I have used SketchUp in many projects for past companies - primarily early concept design, such as taking ideas and business proposals and giving it a hint of real life to be able to show stakeholders what the finished project could look like.”
JP

Jack P.

Engineering Manager

“I've used Sketchup off and on for the last 15 Years, its my go to for larger visualization type projects, and more recently rendering.”
KF

Kent F.

Product and Innovation Manager

“Me and my team we use this software in regular basis for client presentation, to get 3d renders and also to get 2d drawings for execution in the site.”
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Saara P.

Interior Designer

Cons

“User interface could be more streamlined, I constantly have to hit other tabs to use tools/options that I feel should be lumped together (like editing text, all text editing and formatting options should be together, not under separate tabs).”
JH

Jensen H.

Crime scene technician

“The only thing I had difficulty with was making symbols display at a specific dimension.”
GH

Gerald H.

Owner

“I also found navigating between the lbrary and selections a bit of a pain, wish what I use the most would stay in my selections.”
NL

NANCY L.

Owner

Cons

“Trimble failed to honor the cancellation when I’d completed the project and finished using the product. If you plan to only use this product for a limited period of time then DO NOT SUBSCRIBE as you will be stuck with paying the fee for a while.”
JL

Julian L.

Personal use

“Overall the software still kicks out the drawing that works to get the job!”
RH

Rod H.

Civil Engineers III

“The learning curve on model precision was a bit steep, and it’s not free to export in some important formats.”
BT

Ben T.

Renovation Project Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review24 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 months ago

Key features

  • Total features126
  • 2D Drawing
  • 2D/3D Designing
  • 3D Design & Modeling
  • 3D Digital Asset Management
  • 3D Imaging
  • 3D Light Rendering
  • 3D Modeling
  • 3D Objects
  • 3D Texture Rendering
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Animation
  • Annotations
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Architectural Symbol Library
  • Audit Trail
  • Automatic Adjustments
  • Automatic Formatting
  • BIM Modeling
  • Bills of Material
  • Brainstorming
  • Building Information Model
  • CAD Tools
  • Change Management
  • Charting
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commercial
  • Communication Management
  • Component Library
  • Content Library
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Linking
  • Data Visualization
  • Design Management
  • Design Templates
  • Desktop Interface
  • Diagramming
  • Dispatch Management
  • Document Embedding
  • Document Generation
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drafting
  • Drag & Drop
  • Drag & Drop Editor
  • Electrical
  • Employee Photos
  • Estimating
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Floor Plans & Maps
  • Flowchart
  • For 3D Printing
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Architects
  • For Manufacturers
  • For Real Estate
  • For Residential
  • For Training/Education
  • Forms Automation
  • Freehand Sketch
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • Generative AI
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Graphical Data Presentation
  • Graphical Workflow Editor
  • Groundskeeping Management
  • Idea Management
  • Ideation
  • Image Editing
  • Image Library
  • Interactive Elements
  • Job Scheduling
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Labeling
  • Landscape Design
  • Milestone Tracking
  • Mind Maps
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Interface
  • Mockup Creation
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Multiple File Format Support
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Multiple Projects
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Network Diagram
  • Offline Access
  • One Line Diagram
  • Org Chart Creation
  • Organizational Charting
  • Panoramas
  • Parts Management
  • Planning Tools
  • Presentation Tools
  • Process Builder
  • Process Modeling & Designing
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Workflow
  • Projections
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • Quality Control Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real Time Comparisons
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Product Visualizations
  • Rendering
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reusable Designs
  • Risk Assessment
  • Roadmapping
  • Room Visualization
  • Rule-based Configuration
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Scenario Planning
  • Scheduling
  • Scorecards
  • Screen Capture
  • Search/Filter
  • Single Sign On
  • Sketching and Annotation Tools
  • Smart Chart Legend
  • Status Tracking
  • Strategic Planning
  • Succession Planning
  • Symbol Library
  • Task Management
  • Task Planning
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • UI Prototyping
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Visual Workflow Management
  • Whiteboard
  • Wiki
  • Wireframe Creation
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features61
  • 2D Drawing
  • 2D/3D Designing
  • 3D Design & Modeling
  • 3D Digital Asset Management
  • 3D Imaging
  • 3D Light Rendering
  • 3D Modeling
  • 3D Objects
  • 3D Texture Rendering
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Animation
  • Annotations
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Architectural Symbol Library
  • Audit Trail
  • Automatic Adjustments
  • Automatic Formatting
  • BIM Modeling
  • Bills of Material
  • Brainstorming
  • Building Information Model
  • CAD Tools
  • Change Management
  • Charting
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commercial
  • Communication Management
  • Component Library
  • Content Library
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Linking
  • Data Visualization
  • Design Management
  • Design Templates
  • Desktop Interface
  • Diagramming
  • Dispatch Management
  • Document Embedding
  • Document Generation
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drafting
  • Drag & Drop
  • Drag & Drop Editor
  • Electrical
  • Employee Photos
  • Estimating
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Floor Plans & Maps
  • Flowchart
  • For 3D Printing
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Architects
  • For Manufacturers
  • For Real Estate
  • For Residential
  • For Training/Education
  • Forms Automation
  • Freehand Sketch
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • Generative AI
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Graphical Data Presentation
  • Graphical Workflow Editor
  • Groundskeeping Management
  • Idea Management
  • Ideation
  • Image Editing
  • Image Library
  • Interactive Elements
  • Job Scheduling
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Labeling
  • Landscape Design
  • Milestone Tracking
  • Mind Maps
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Interface
  • Mockup Creation
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Multiple File Format Support
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Multiple Projects
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Network Diagram
  • Offline Access
  • One Line Diagram
  • Org Chart Creation
  • Organizational Charting
  • Panoramas
  • Parts Management
  • Planning Tools
  • Presentation Tools
  • Process Builder
  • Process Modeling & Designing
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Workflow
  • Projections
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • Quality Control Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real Time Comparisons
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Product Visualizations
  • Rendering
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reusable Designs
  • Risk Assessment
  • Roadmapping
  • Room Visualization
  • Rule-based Configuration
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Scenario Planning
  • Scheduling
  • Scorecards
  • Screen Capture
  • Search/Filter
  • Single Sign On
  • Sketching and Annotation Tools
  • Smart Chart Legend
  • Status Tracking
  • Strategic Planning
  • Succession Planning
  • Symbol Library
  • Task Management
  • Task Planning
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • UI Prototyping
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Visual Workflow Management
  • Whiteboard
  • Wiki
  • Wireframe Creation
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations21
  • Amazon EC2
  • AutoCAD
  • Box
  • Confluence
  • Dropbox
  • Enscape
  • GitHub
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Workspace
  • Jira
  • Lumion
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Word
  • Okta
  • OneDrive
  • Revit
  • Trello
  • Trimble Connect
  • V-Ray
  • Total integrations6
  • Amazon EC2
  • AutoCAD
  • Box
  • Confluence
  • Dropbox
  • Enscape
  • GitHub
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Workspace
  • Jira
  • Lumion
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Word
  • Okta
  • OneDrive
  • Revit
  • Trello
  • Trimble Connect
  • V-Ray

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