Creating Floor Plans for Real Estate Listings:
Zillow vs CubiCasa.
Creating floor plans for real estate listings without any manual measuring or sketching FOR FREE. Both Zillow and CubiCasa have done an incredible job in providing an easy solution affordable for any listing. Still, there are differences and one solution might fit you better than another
Comparison chart
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| Your time required | 5 minutes | around 45 minutes |
| Tools required to create the floor plan | Only a Smartphone or Tablet | Smartphone/tablet + Ricoh 360° camera + monopod (optional: floor marker). |
| Method of capture | Scan the entire property at once (simply walk through the property holding phone at chest height) | Using a compatible Ricoh 360-degree camera, take at least one panorama for each room and connecting hallway, and shoot from the middle of the space |
| Accuracy | The average dimensional accuracy has been tested to be 95-97%. For LiDAR devices is higher - 97% | No official information available |
| Turnaround time | within 24h or 6h rush orders for +$10 | No official information available. 3D tour comes typically within a few hours and the floor plan is added to the virtual tour within 1-3 days |
| Costs to create a 2D floor plan | Free (US customers); 9.99 $ for global customers | Free (but only available in selected US location) + additional costs for Ricoh 360° camera, monopod |
| Add-ons available | Add fixed furniture (+$15); Add GLA report (+$15) | The floor plan can be added with the 3D tour (For no extra charge) if it was scanned with 360 camera |
| Styling and Custom branding of floor plans | Yes: add your own colors and logo | Not available |
| Availability | Globally (Free in all 50 US states) | Available in selected states in US |
| Devices | iOS + Android | iOS + Android |
| Formats | Floor plans in JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF formats | 3D tour, and interactive floor plan available on Zillow and Trulia. You will get a link to share it to MLS, and social media |
The Top Reasons Why Companies create floor plans using CubiCasa vs Zillow 3D Home Tour
No need for additional hardware and tools to create beautiful digital floor plans for real estate marketing
Zillow 3D Home tour app allows you to create a 3D tour of the property and as a byproduct, it can derive a 2D “interactive” floor plan (=synced view with virtual tour) from it. However, if you want to create a 3D tour AND a floor plan with Zillow 3D Home app, you have to purchase a Ricoh Theta V, Z1 SC2, or SC2 for a Business camera and other additional tools ( tripod or monopod, floor marker).
If you want to create a digital floor plan for real estate listings with the CubiCasa app instead, all you need is already in your pocket. Only your smartphone is required, nothing else!
It takes only 5 minutes to scan all the property AT ONCE. No need to capture each room separately
Scanning a digital floor plan for your real estate listings with CubiCasa app is straightforward and fast. It only takes 5 minutes to scan the entire property and you only need to hold your smartphone steady while walking through the property. On the other hand, to create a 3D Home tour and the floor plan that comes with it, you will need to use a compatible Ricoh 360-degree camera to take at least one panorama for each room and connecting hallway, and shoot from the middle of the space.
Even if it’s so easy and fast to create a floor plan with CubiCasa, the end result is a professional and accurate floor plan – The average dimensional accuracy has been tested to be 95-97%. For LiDAR devices is higher – 97%. In addition to floor plans, CubiCasa provides a quick edit tool and a home report from the property.
Allows branding and the floor plans come in several different formats ready to download
If you use the CubiCasa app to create floor plans for real estate listings, you can choose to brand them with your own logo, wall color, and floor color and everything will be automatically applied to each floor plan you scan. In addition, before you submit the order, you can choose to add fixed furniture and GLA for an extra charge. Currently, Zillow does not offer a branding option for their floor plans or similar add-ons.
Once delivered, CubiCasa floor plans will be available for download in various formats including JPG, PNG, and SVG file formats. You can even make further edits to the SVG floor plan in any vector graphics editor. We follow the RICS and ANSI standards with the floor plans and label the rooms automatically for you.
On the other hand, ZIllow will upload the 3D tour and floor plan to your listing, hence they will appear on Zillow and Trulia. You can share your tour to your MLS, social media and other sites using a link or embed code, however, it is not possible to download just the floor plan on your devices.
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