Comparison
Three tools that look similar in a search result and do three different jobs. Here is the honest split, with every number taken from each vendor's own site.
Design service for homeowners
Human designers produce a 2D CAD plan, plant and material lists, and 3D renders on the higher tiers. Initial design within 5-10 days. $995 to $3,495 per project, paid up front. Contractor matching included; installation is quoted separately.
Render tool for homeowners
Upload a photo, pick a style, get a photorealistic picture in seconds. Free to use; paid Pro and Business tiers add magic edit, element library, plant identification and print resolution.
Working tool for the professional
Three design options plus an itemised material estimate priced from a live supplier catalog, in about two minutes, exported as a PDF under your own logo. Built to be opened in front of the client, not sent to them weeks later.
| Terenio | Yardzen | Neighborbrite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Landscaping pros, studios and material shops | Homeowners | Homeowners |
| What you get | 3 design options, an itemised estimate and a client-ready PDF | 2D CAD plan, curated plant and material lists, 3D renders on higher tiers | A photorealistic render of your yard |
| Materials and prices | Every line priced from a live catalog of a real supplier; quantities from engineering norms - layer depth, density, reserve | Curated plant and material lists; cost advisor on the higher tiers | Element library and plant identification; no prices |
| Turnaround | About two minutes | Initial design within 5-10 days | Seconds |
| Price | Pilot: the first 20 professionals get three months free, no card. Then a subscription by workload. | $995 Essential, $1,395 Classic, $1,995 Signature, $3,495 Premium - per project | Free tier; Pro and Business pricing is not published on their site |
| Whose brand is on the result | Yours - your logo on the PDF | Yardzen's | None |
| Who talks to the homeowner | You do - Terenio never contacts your client | Yardzen's designer and project manager | You, but with a picture only |
You are a homeowner without a contractor and you want a finished, professionally drawn plan - or you need 2D CAD documentation for a permit or an HOA submission. Terenio does not produce stamped construction documents, and it is not sold to homeowners.
You want to see ideas for your own yard and spend nothing. It renders fast and looks good. What it will not give you is a number - so if the next question is what the job costs, the picture alone leaves you where you started.
You are the professional standing in the yard, and the client has just asked how much it costs. You want the design and the price on the same page, under your own brand, before you leave. And if you sell materials, every estimate quotes your own catalog.
Only partly, and it is worth being precise. Yardzen sells a finished design to the homeowner. Terenio gives the professional a design and a price to show their own client. If you are a homeowner who wants the work done for you, Yardzen is the closer fit.
Quantities come from engineering norms - layer depth, material density and a waste reserve. Prices come from a live catalog of a real supplier, not from stock averages. It is a working budget for the client conversation; you add labour and delivery in your own quote.
Yes. On the Pro plan you load your own materials with your own prices and margins, and every estimate is calculated on them.
No. Terenio has no contact with the homeowner at any point. The PDF carries your logo and your contact details.
Vendor facts were taken from each company's own website on 10 August 2026. Prices and packages change - check their sites for current terms.
Three designs and a priced estimate, in about two minutes. No card.