SimpleDiagrams vs Plantyd

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SimpleDiagrams compared with Plantyd
Detail	SimpleDiagrams	Plantyd
What it does	Simple, sketch-style diagrams on your Mac	Design your garden. Watch it grow.
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	AU	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Desktop: one-time purchase via Mac App Store. Cloud (coming soon): Beginner $19/month (5 diagrams, 1 author seat, 10,000 updates/month), Pro $90/month (50 diagrams, 5 author seats, 500,000 updates/month), Enterprise $250/month (250 diagrams, 25 author seats, 5,000,000 updates/month). All Cloud plans	Free: $0 forever with 1 active project, 15 plants max, 500+ plant library, summer sun and shade analysis, Year 1 and Year 15 growth views, watermarked PDF export. Pro: $9.99/month or $79/year (34% discount annually), with unlimited projects, unlimited plants per design, 10,000+ plant library, year-r
Key features	Hand-drawn sketch style for flowcharts and diagrams Free shape libraries for AWS, Google Cloud, networks, energy and more Offline-first desktop app with one-time purchase AI agent integration for automatic diagram generation AWS Networking & Content Delivery shapes (22 shapes) Google Cloud shape library (42 shapes) Energy shapes library (batteries, solar panels, power plants) 7-day free trial	Satellite imagery import with automatic scale detection from GPS coordinates Year-round sun and shade analysis mapped to specific light conditions Plant library with 500+ plants (Free) or 10,000+ plants (Pro) filtered by USDA hardiness zone Growth timeline visualization from Year 1 to Year 15 Raised bed planner with grid-based crop layout and frost date scheduling Succession planting and crop rotation tracking PDF export of garden plans and plant shopping lists Companion and antagonist planting warnings
What makes it different	Hand-drawn aesthetic that looks intentional, not generic Works offline with one-time purchase, no subscription required Free, open-source AI skills for automatic diagram generation Specialized shape libraries for cloud architecture, networks and domain-specific work	Starts from a real satellite photo of your actual property, not a blank grid Models sun and shade across the entire year, not just summer noon Shows how every plant will look from Year 1 through Year 15 for accurate spacing decisions Frost date calculations from 6,949 US weather stations for precise planting schedules Built specifically for homeowners, not landscape architects or professionals
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	31 no change since last check	14 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	14	3
Citation Flow (Majestic)	33	14
Referring domains (Majestic)	177	6

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