PRO Landscape+

PRO Landscape+ brings landscape design, presentation, estimating, material takeoffs, and proposals into one subscription platform. Users can build before-and-after concepts from property photos with a library of more than 19,000 images, or create scaled CAD drawings and material takeoffs from an object library. Estimates can be generated from photo or CAD plans using the user's prices and tax rate. CAD drawings can be converted into 3D renderings, rotated views, walkthrough movies, and flyovers. Other listed tools include terrain modeling, planting plans, irrigation design, and night and holiday lighting. CAD files can be imported or exported in DWG, DXF, or PDF formats, and the maker says its CAD tools do not require prior CAD knowledge. A Companion app transfers designs between a computer and an iPad or Android tablet. The annual subscription is $75 a month, billed annually, for one user, one computer, and one tablet. Desktop use requires 64-bit Windows 10 or 11; Mac use through Parallels is described but unsupported.

PRO Landscape+ combines visual design, CAD planning, and estimating with a tablet companion app. Check the one-user license scope and Windows requirement; the listed annual subscription is $75 a month, billed annually.

The maker describes PRO Landscape+ for landscape contractors, designers, architects, garden centers, and educators. It may suit professionals who prepare designs, estimates, takeoffs, and proposals.

Overview

PRO Landscape+ is a landscape-design platform for professionals who need to move from a customer-facing concept to a scaled plan and estimate. Its strongest case is the connection between photo design, CAD, takeoffs, and proposals; its main compromise is a Windows desktop license limited to one user.

Drafix Software has developed the product for the professional landscape industry since 1994. Contractors, designers, architects, garden centers, and educators are its intended audience, though the one-computer license makes it a better fit for an individual workflow than a shared team setup.

Key features

Photo design and presentations

Users can build before-and-after concepts over customer property photos from a library of more than 19,000 images. That makes it useful for showing a client a proposed change in context rather than asking them to imagine it from a plan. Built-in AI tools are designed to enhance presentations while preserving the original layout, design, and plant selections.

CAD, takeoffs, and estimating

The software creates scaled landscape drawings and material takeoffs from an object library. The maker says the CAD tools require no prior CAD knowledge, lowering the barrier for landscape professionals who need measured plans without a CAD background. DWG, DXF, and PDF files can be imported and exported using RealDWG; supported imports also include surveys, plot plans, and Google Earth images.

Estimates can be generated from photo or CAD plans using the user's prices and tax rate, bringing material planning into the same workflow as design. Terrain modeling, planting plans, plant libraries, and irrigation design round out the planning tools.

3D and tablet workflow

Scaled CAD drawings can become 3D renderings, with views that can be rotated and walkthrough movies created. Night and holiday lighting designs add presentation options for those projects. The included Companion app for iPad and Android tablets can transfer designs between tablet and computer, which helps when work needs to move between a desktop planning session and a tablet-based workflow.

Pricing

The PRO Landscape+ annual plan costs $75 a month, billed annually. It covers one user, one computer, and the Companion app on one iPad or Android tablet. The annual commitment is a meaningful consideration, especially because purchases are nonrefundable.

A monthly subscription is also offered, but its price is custom pricing. Both subscription options include software updates and upgrades, online training seminars, and phone or email support. The license manager supports switching between two computers, but each license remains for one user and use on one computer plus one tablet companion app; it is not a multi-seat team plan.

There is no free plan. Registered users can also receive free telephone support on weekdays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Central Time.

Platforms

The desktop application requires 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11, at least 6 GB of RAM, and 15 GB of available disk space. The Companion app is for iPad and Android tablets. Mac users may run the Windows application through Parallels Desktop with Windows 10 or 11, but that configuration is not supported, so Mac-first buyers should look elsewhere.

Who it's for

PRO Landscape+ is a strong fit for landscape contractors and designers who need to present concepts, prepare scaled plans, and turn those plans into estimates and proposals without splitting work across separate tools. Architects, garden centers, and educators are also part of its intended audience. It is less suitable for teams needing shared licenses or for buyers who require a supported Mac desktop app.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Photo design, CAD plans, takeoffs, estimating, and proposals connect visual work to project costing in one platform.
• Pro: A library of more than 19,000 images, 3D walkthroughs, and lighting designs support customer presentations beyond a flat plan.
• Pro: The tablet companion transfers designs between a computer and iPad or Android tablet.
• Con: Each license is for one user, one computer, and one tablet companion app, which constrains shared team use.
• Con: The desktop software requires Windows; Parallels use on Mac is unsupported.
• Con: The annual plan bills $75 a month annually, and purchases are nonrefundable.

Alternatives

Landscape Design Software is a useful comparison point for buyers weighing other tools in the category. For a focus on 3D options, consider the 3D Landscape Design Software list; the 3D Home Design Software list is broader and may suit buyers comparing home-design workflows.

Planner 5D is a better fit for buyers who want a freemium option across mobile, Mac, web, and Windows; its Premium plan is $59.99 a year, billed annually. Home Design 3D also offers a free plan and supports mobile, Mac, and Windows, making it an option for buyers seeking a broader device mix.

Home Outside Yard Planner is an iOS-only paid 2D landscape design app. SmartDraw is a paid alternative with Linux, Mac, web, and Windows support; its Team plan requires at least three users, so it may better suit teams that need multiple seats.

Home Designer is another paid option for Mac and Windows. DynaScape Design is Windows-only and offers CAD-based landscape design, plant and symbol libraries, and landscape-specific drafting tools in its Design plan for $1,599 a year, billed annually.

Vectorworks Landmark supports Mac, web, and Windows, and may suit buyers looking for a cross-platform alternative. VizTerra is a Windows-only paid alternative with a free trial.

Verdict

Choose PRO Landscape+ if you are a landscape professional who wants photo-based presentations, scaled CAD plans, takeoffs, and estimates to work together, and can use a Windows desktop with a single-user license. The connected design-to-estimate workflow is its clearest advantage. Look elsewhere if you need Mac-native software, shared team seats, or a nonrefundable annual commitment does not suit your buying needs.