The Vanspace 3D alternative that runs in your browser
Try before you buy, keep your work in the cloud, and get the planning maths — weight, power, cost — that a layout picture alone can't give you.
| VanPlot | Vanspace 3D | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39 lifetime (founding), then $59 | $27 first year / $57 lifetime |
| Platform | Browser — nothing to install | Windows / Mac download |
| Try before buying | Free plan, no card, saves your work | No free trial |
| Refund policy | 14 days, keep your exports — even after logging in | 14 days; logging in voids the refund (their published terms) |
| Where files live | Cloud — versioned, on any machine | Local files on one computer |
| Weight, axle split & balance | Live, with centre-of-mass marker | Not included |
| Power planning | Battery + solar vs. appliance draw | Not included |
| Cost planning | Itemised budget, materials, running costs | Not included |
| Cut list | Stud-by-stud, from your actual framing | Not included |
| Van templates | 27 vehicles, 159 variants from manufacturer specs | 170+ van templates |
| First-person walkthrough | Orbit camera + photo mode | First-person interior view |
Prices from vanspace3d.com checkout; rating from trustpilot.com/review/www.vanspace3d.com; both checked August 2026. Vanspace 3D is a trademark of its owner.
The honest verdict
Vanspace 3D proved this market exists: it has sold van-layout software for around seven years at up to $57 lifetime. But it is a desktop download with no trial, local-only files, and a refund policy that its own customers describe as a trap — its Trustpilot rating stands at 2.5/5 from 289 reviews, 67% of them one-star (checked August 2026).
VanPlot is built as the answer to exactly those complaints: it runs in the browser so you try the full editor before paying a cent, your projects live in the cloud with version history, and the refund promise is the opposite of a trap — 14 days, keep your exports, even if you've logged in.
And where Vanspace stops at the picture, VanPlot does the planning maths: payload and axle loads, power autonomy, an itemised budget, and a cut list you can take to the saw.
Where Vanspace 3D is ahead
Vanspace claims 170+ van templates to our 159 variants (27 vehicles) — the counts are close, so check your exact van and length in both before deciding.
It also offers a first-person interior view; VanPlot currently uses an orbit camera and photo mode.
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