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ComparisonExtruda vs magicplan
Like Extruda vs CubiCasa, this comes down to a starting point. magicplan is built to capture and measure a physical space on-site with a phone — great for contractors and field teams. Extruda converts an existing 2D plan into editable CAD and 3D, and its iPhone app also scans rooms with LiDAR. Mostly capturing spaces in the field? magicplan. Converting a plan you already have? Extruda.
What magicplan is best at
On-site capture and measurement: walk a space with a phone, get a measured floor plan, and produce field documentation and estimates. Its home turf is teams working in real, physical spaces.
What Extruda is best at
Converting a plan you already have — image, PDF, or scan — into editable geometry, layered DXF for CAD and IFC for BIM, plus 3D (OBJ, glTF, .blend) and renders. Its focus is professional CAD/3D output from existing drawings. On iPhone it also scans rooms with LiDAR and has an AR ruler, but field documentation and estimates are magicplan's strength.
Side by side
| magicplan | Extruda | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Capture a real space on-site | An existing 2D plan |
| Measuring a room | Phone-based on-site measurement, its main strength | LiDAR room scan on a LiDAR-equipped iPhone or iPad, plus an AR ruler |
| Core job | Measure & document in the field | Convert & export |
| Main audience | Contractors, field teams | Architecture, RE, 3D, dev |
| CAD / 3D export focus | Field-oriented exports | Layered DXF and IFC + OBJ/glTF/.blend |
| Furnished renders | Not the focus | Yes, from the plan |
Which should you choose?
- Measuring a physical space on-site → magicplan.
- Converting existing plans into CAD/3D → Extruda.
- Both → capture with one, convert your plan library with the other.
Convert the plans you already have
Upload a 2D plan and get editable geometry, DXF and IFC, OBJ/glTF/.blend, and renders. A read usually takes a minute or two.
Get early access →Frequently asked questions
Is Extruda a magicplan alternative?
Partly. Both produce floor plans and can export files, but they start differently. magicplan is built to capture and measure a physical space on-site with a phone. Extruda converts an existing 2D plan (image, PDF, or scan) into editable CAD and 3D, and its iPhone app also scans rooms with LiDAR. Choose by what you need most: capturing spaces on-site, or converting the plans you already have.
Which is better for field measurement?
magicplan, which is designed for on-site capture, measurements, and estimates by contractors and field teams. Extruda's iPhone app can scan a room with LiDAR and has an AR ruler, but its main job is working from an existing plan.
Which is better for CAD and 3D output?
Both export files, but Extruda centers on layered DXF for CAD and IFC for BIM, plus 3D formats (OBJ, glTF, .blend) and renders from a plan. If your goal is professional CAD/3D output from existing drawings, that's Extruda's focus.
Can I use both together?
Yes. A team might capture on-site with magicplan and convert its archive of existing plans with Extruda — capture on one side, conversion and export on the other.