Cedreo

Fast 2D and 3D home design for selling remodels

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Price band $$ — ~$100–400/mo
Rough cost Per-user plans commonly $100–$300 per user per month
Company size Solo to ~50 staff
Category Estimating, Project mgmt

What Cedreo is

Cedreo lets a salesperson or designer draw a floor plan and produce photorealistic 3D interior and exterior renderings in a couple of hours, without CAD training. For builders and remodelers selling something that does not exist yet, showing the customer the finished room is a far better close than describing it.

Best for

Home builders and remodelers who sell design-led projects

Watch out

Presentation renderings, not construction documents — you still need proper drawings for permits and build.

What it does well

  • Photorealistic renderings in hours, not days
  • No CAD skills required
  • Strong for presenting options to homeowners
  • Includes 3D furnishing and material libraries

Integrates with

Export to PDF and image formats

Integration lists change often and "integrates" can mean anything from a real two-way sync to a one-way push through Zapier. Ask the vendor which fields move, in which direction, and how often.

Before you commit

  • Decide whether you need speed (same-day quotes from the truck) or depth (line-item takeoff from plans). Tools that do both well are rare.
  • Make sure the sell price is driven by your overhead number, not a vendor default markup.
  • If it includes a cost database, ask how often it is updated and whether it covers your region.
  • Check that options and change orders survive a customer saying "what about the other finish?"
  • Confirm the quote pushes into your job management system rather than needing re-entry.

How to judge it in a trial

Run one real job through it end to end — not the demo data. Quote it, schedule it, do it, invoice it, take the payment. Then ask the only question that matters on day 400: did the people who have to use this every day find it faster than what they do now? Friction you notice in week one compounds forever, and tool-hopping costs more than any feature gap.

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