DynaSCAPE Comparison October 2026 · 9 min read

DynaSCAPE vs Hadaa: You Drew the Plan — Now Show the Garden

DynaSCAPE draws a landscape plan that clients like to look at: CAD precision with a hand-drawn look, coloured with Color. But a coloured plan is still a plan, seen from above, and DynaSCAPE’s own road to 3D runs through SketchUp. Hadaa’s CAD ↔ Photo takes that drawing as a .dwg, reads the file’s own geometry, builds the garden in 3D, house included, and renders it as a photograph of the finished garden, checked against the drawing. No other landscape tool renders the DWG file itself.

A photorealistic render of a round stone-paved fire pit area from above. A dry-stone fire pit with burning logs sits in the centre, a curved low stone seat wall runs round the back, and five white wooden Adirondack chairs and two small round tables are set in an arc. Stepping stones lead away across the lawn. Behind are a swing set, a sandpit and a trampoline on wood chips, and a brick boundary wall. A 3D model of a round paved fire pit area from above. A stone fire pit sits in the centre with its embers glowing, a curved low stone seat wall runs round the back, and five white wooden Adirondack chairs and two small round tables are set in an arc. Stepping stones lead away across the lawn. Behind are a swing set, a sandpit and a trampoline on a wood-chip play area, and a brick boundary wall. 3D model Render
The fire pit circle: stone pit, seat wall and five chairs.

A real render beside the view drawn from its DWG. Drag the handle to compare.

Quick Answer

  • From the plan to a photograph: Hadaa wins — it reads the .dwg and builds the 3D garden itself. DynaSCAPE’s 3D path, Sketch3D, works through SketchUp.
  • Checked against the drawing: Hadaa wins — every view is measured against the drawing it came from and made again until it matches, up to 3 times.
  • Drawing the plan: DynaSCAPE wins — fast, precise drafting in a hand-drawn look. Hadaa doesn’t draft.
  • Estimating and the business side: DynaSCAPE wins with Manage360.
  • Best together: draw and colour in DynaSCAPE, save the .dwg, render it in Hadaa.
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CAD ↔ Photo is in Signature Studio: $199 a month or $1,990 a year, 2,000 credits a month, on the web.

Disclosure: Hadaa is our product. DynaSCAPE is a landscape design tool we respect, and our engine reads its drawing conventions — we’ve described it as honestly as we’d want them to describe us.

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Comparison Table How Hadaa Renders the DWG Where DynaSCAPE Wins 5 Key Differences Pricing Who Should Use Each FAQ Verdict

Comparison Table

Scroll horizontally on mobile. DynaSCAPE takes the rows about making and selling the plan; Hadaa takes the rows about showing it as a photograph.

What you get Hadaa (CAD ↔ Photo) DynaSCAPE
Photograph of the finished garden βœ… From the .dwg itself Sketch3D with SketchUp, modelled there
Coloured presentation plan The plan view, rendered as a photograph βœ… Color, in a hand-drawn style
3D model of the garden βœ… Built from the file’s layers, blocks and levels Built in SketchUp
Plant callouts read βœ… Species shape each plant’s look βœ… Written on the plan
Render checked against the plan βœ… Every view made again until it matches, verdict shown ❌ No
The design in your own site photo βœ… Walk Around ❌ No
Drafting the plan ❌ Not a drafting tool βœ… CAD precision, hand-drawn look
Estimates and proposals ❌ No βœ… Manage360
Price Signature Studio $199/mo or $1,990/yr Design $158/mo or $1,599/yr

How Hadaa Renders the DWG

Our Product

Hadaa CAD ↔ Photo — The Plan, Built and Photographed

βœ… Reads the .dwg βœ… 3D model, house included βœ… Checked against the drawing βœ… Walk Around βœ… Signature Studio
A photorealistic aerial render of the whole property from a high corner. The house with its grey shingled roof fills the near edge. The walled garden beyond it holds a round stone landing, a pergola, a fire pit circle, a play area, a long evergreen hedge, a swimming pool with umbrellas and a pool house at the far end, with trees along the boundary and long afternoon shadows. A 3D model of the whole property from a high corner. The house with its dark roof fills the near edge. The walled garden beyond it holds a round landing, a pergola, a fire pit circle, a play area, a long evergreen hedge, a swimming pool with umbrellas and a pool house at the far end, with trees along the boundary. 3D model Render
The whole site from the air.
A photorealistic render of the garden seen straight down like a plan. The house with its grey shingled roof is at the left. The garden shows a round stone landing, a pergola with a dining table, a fire pit circle, a play area with a trampoline, a long hedge, a pool with umbrellas and a pool house, flower beds and trees, inside a boundary wall. A 3D model of the garden seen straight down like a plan. The house with its dark roof is at the left in the 16:9 picture and at the bottom in the portrait one. The garden shows a round landing, a pergola with a dining table, a fire pit circle, a play area with a trampoline, a long hedge, a blue pool with a pool house, flower beds and trees, inside a boundary wall. 3D model Render
The plan, straight down.
A photorealistic render of a cedar pergola on three round brick pillars, seen from a raised angle. Under its slatted roof stands a long timber dining table with chairs. A dark granite-topped outdoor kitchen counter with a steel grill runs along the left side, and square planters sit at the pillars' feet. A hedge, a brick wall and an autumn maple surround the pale paved terrace. A 3D model of a cedar pergola on three round brick pillars, seen from a raised angle. Under its slatted roof stands a long timber dining table with chairs. A dark-topped outdoor kitchen counter with a built-in grill runs along the left side, and square planters sit at the pillars' feet. A hedge, a brick wall and an autumn maple surround the paved terrace. 3D model Render
The pergola, its pillars, the dining table and the kitchen counter.

A screenshot is a picture of your design. The .dwg is the design itself: real units, a layer for every kind of thing, every tree placed by name. Hadaa CAD Engine builds the garden straight from it, and lists every height and roof it chose before you spend a credit. From it, Hadaa builds the garden — beds, paths, walls, fences, trees and the house — as a 3D model you can turn, slide and zoom from 20Β° above the ground to straight above. A plant’s callout decides what it looks like, and what each thing is made of is read from the drawing’s labels and hatches; you can change any of it by clicking the model.

Then it renders: five recommended views — the plan and all four sides — or a shot you frame yourself, and Walk Around puts the design into a photo you took on site. Every view is measured against your drawing β€” 27 kinds of thing, among them the roof, paving, trees, fence, water and lawn β€” and made again, up to 3 times, until it matches. The verdict is shown under every render.

Reading the drawing, the 3D model, edits and materials are included in Signature Studio. Credits go on the images: 9 an image, 15 in high detail, and a checked view takes 1–3 images. A view we can’t make costs you nothing.

The honest boundary: Hadaa doesn’t draft, estimate or edit the DWG. Everything that makes and sells the plan is DynaSCAPE’s ground, covered below.

Bottom line

DynaSCAPE shows the client the plan. Hadaa shows them the garden that plan will build, from the same file, checked against it.

See Your DWG Rendered →

Where DynaSCAPE Wins

✏️ Landscape CAD, hand-drawn look 🎨 Color presentation plans πŸ’Ό Manage360 estimating πŸ’° From $158/mo

Credit where it’s due: DynaSCAPE is built for landscape professionals and it shows. Design gives “all the technical capabilities of CAD with an artistic hand-drawn look”, Color adds realistic colouring, shading and texture to the plan, and Manage360 carries the design into sales, estimating and running the business. For drawing a residential plan quickly and presenting it well, it is hard to beat.

Its 3D road is Sketch3D, which works with SketchUp to turn a two-dimensional design into a 3D rendering — so the garden is modelled in SketchUp before it is seen from the ground. As listed on DynaSCAPE’s pricing page in October 2026: Design $158 a month or $1,599 a year, Design with Color $195 a month or $1,999 a year, the Sketch3D add-on $59 a month or $600 a year, and the Manage360 Design bundle $394 a month or $4,000 a year.

Where DynaSCAPE fits — and where it doesn’t

  • Genuinely better: drafting the plan, fast, in a hand-drawn look
  • Genuinely better: coloured presentation plans
  • Genuinely better: estimates, proposals and the business side with Manage360
  • Not built for: a photograph of the finished garden straight from the plan
  • Not built for: checking a render against the plan it came from
  • 3D runs through SketchUp, so the garden is modelled again

5 Key Differences

Five things that change what you end up with — three where Hadaa comes out ahead on showing the design, and two where DynaSCAPE genuinely wins.

1

A photograph, not a coloured plan

Color makes the plan look real from above. Hadaa builds the garden in 3D from the same file and renders it from where people will stand in it, from the sides, or from above. The consequence: the client sees the patio from the kitchen door, not just its outline.

2

No second model

Sketch3D takes the design into SketchUp, where it is modelled. Hadaa reads the .dwg’s layers, blocks, callouts and levels and builds the 3D garden from them. The consequence: the plan you drew is the only thing you make.

3

The render is held to the plan

Each Hadaa view is measured against the drawing it came from and made again until it matches, and the verdict is shown under the render. The consequence: a tree that went missing is named, not discovered by the client.

4

Drawing the plan: DynaSCAPE wins

Credit where it’s due. Drafting the design, labelling the plants and colouring the presentation plan are DynaSCAPE’s work, and Hadaa does none of it.

5

Running the job: DynaSCAPE wins

Manage360 carries a design into estimates, proposals and the business behind them. Hadaa stops at the picture.

Pricing Comparison

Tier Hadaa DynaSCAPE
Entry Pro Studio $39/month β€” photo and sketch engines; CAD ↔ Photo is not included Creator $119/mo (entry-level designer)
The plan Not a drafting tool Design $158/mo or $1,599/yr
The presentation Signature Studio $199/month or $1,990/year β€” CAD ↔ Photo, 2,000 credits a month Design + Color $195/mo or $1,999/yr
3D Included: reading, the 3D model, edits and materials; credits go on images (9, or 15 in high detail) Sketch3D add-on $59/mo or $600/yr, with SketchUp
The business Not offered Manage360 Design bundle $394/mo or $4,000/yr

DynaSCAPE prices as listed on DynaSCAPE’s pricing page, October 2026, in USD; monthly figures are paid monthly, yearly figures paid annually.

Key pricing observation: these aren’t competing line items. DynaSCAPE is what the plan is drawn and sold with; Signature Studio is what turns the finished drawing into photographs for the client, with 2,000 credits a month paying for the images. What it saves is the second model a SketchUp rendering would need.

Who Should Use Each

Use Hadaa if…

  • β†’ Your plans are drawn and you want clients to see the finished garden
  • β†’ You don't want to model the design again in SketchUp
  • β†’ You want every render checked against the drawing
  • β†’ You want to put the design into a photo of the client's own site
  • β†’ You already save your plans as a .dwg

Use DynaSCAPE if…

  • β†’ You need to draw the landscape plan itself
  • β†’ You like a hand-drawn look with CAD precision
  • β†’ You present coloured plans to clients
  • β†’ You want estimating and proposals tied to the design
  • β†’ You run a design-build business on one system

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Hadaa render a DynaSCAPE drawing? β–Ό
Yes, as a .dwg. CAD ↔ Photo in Signature Studio reads the file's own geometry β€” its layers, symbol blocks, plant callouts, colour fills and levels β€” builds the garden in 3D, house included, and renders photographs from it. No other landscape tool renders the DWG file itself.
Is DynaSCAPE or Hadaa better? β–Ό
They do different jobs. DynaSCAPE is where a landscape plan is drawn, coloured and, with Manage360, estimated and sold. Hadaa takes the finished drawing and shows it to the client as a photograph of the built garden, checked against the drawing. A designer who draws in DynaSCAPE would use Hadaa beside it, not instead of it.
How much do DynaSCAPE and Hadaa cost? β–Ό
As listed on DynaSCAPE's pricing page in October 2026: Design $158 a month or $1,599 a year, Design with Color $195 a month or $1,999 a year, and the Sketch3D add-on $59 a month or $600 a year. Signature Studio is $199 a month or $1,990 a year with 2,000 credits a month; credits go on the images, 9 an image, 15 in high detail. Pro Studio at $39 a month does not include CAD ↔ Photo.
Doesn't DynaSCAPE already do 3D? β–Ό
Its Sketch3D add-on works with SketchUp to turn a two-dimensional design into a 3D rendering, which means modelling the design in SketchUp. Color makes the plan itself look realistic, seen from above. Hadaa builds the 3D garden from the drawing itself and renders it from the ground, from the sides or from above, and measures each render against the drawing it came from.
What does DynaSCAPE do that Hadaa doesn't? β–Ό
It draws the plan. DynaSCAPE Design drafts with CAD precision in a hand-drawn look, Color turns the plan into a coloured presentation drawing, and Manage360 handles sales, estimating and the business around the design. Hadaa starts from the plan DynaSCAPE draws, and leaves your DWG exactly as you drew it.
How does Hadaa handle a DWG that isn't perfect? β–Ό
It reads the file's own geometry, and where the file is silent it tells you: every height, roof and unrecognised layer is listed before you spend a credit, and you can set heights and materials yourself on the 3D model. Each render is measured against the drawing it came from and made again until it matches, up to 3 times; the closest is always delivered, with its verdict shown.
Can I use both? β–Ό
Yes, and that is the natural fit. Draw and colour the plan in DynaSCAPE, save the .dwg, and render it in Hadaa so the client sees the garden as it will look, next to the plan they will sign.

Verdict

Keep drawing in DynaSCAPE. For drafting a landscape plan, colouring it and running the business behind it, DynaSCAPE is built for the job.

Show the client the garden with Hadaa. Save the plan as a .dwg and CAD ↔ Photo builds it in 3D, house included, renders it as a photograph and checks it against the drawing, with every height and roof it chose listed first. The coloured plan says what will be built; the photograph shows what it will look like.

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