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Head-to-head · Landscape Design Software

Vectorworks Landmark vs Pool Studio

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Vectorworks Landmark #1 in Landscape Design Software 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Vectorworks
Pool Studio #6 in Landscape Design Software 7.6/10 From $125/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Pool Studio

Vectorworks Landmark leads on 0 checks, Pool Studio on 1, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreVectorworks Landmark · 9.3/10
  • Most featuresPool Studio · 3 of 3

Vectorworks Landmark scores higher on our rubric for landscape design software: 9.3 against 7.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #6.

Pool Studio offers hardscape library; Vectorworks Landmark doesn't publish it.

Vectorworks Landmark is the better fit for landscape firms needing full professional design workflows. Pool Studio is the better fit for pool and outdoor-living design specialists.

  • Vectorworks Landmark fits best

    Landscape firms needing full professional design workflows

  • Pool Studio fits best

    Pool and outdoor-living design specialists

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Side by side

Feature Vectorworks Landmark 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Pool Studio 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 7.6
Ranking #1 in Landscape Design Software #6 in Landscape Design Software
Best for Landscape firms needing full professional design workflows Pool and outdoor-living design specialists
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan Not published —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Desktop, Mobile Desktop
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS Windows
Support Email, Phone, Docs Phone, Email, Docs
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Vectorworks Landmark 2/3 · Pool Studio 3/3
Plant library ✓ ✓
Hardscape library Not published ✓ (best)
Terrain modeling ✓ ✓
Specs
Design mode Not published 2d and 3d
Rendering Not published Basic
Mobile platforms Not published None
Our review
Pros
  • Terrain, planting, irrigation, hardscape, and documentation tools in one workflow
  • Automated estimates, quantity takeoffs, schedules, and plant lists
  • DWG, IFC, RVT, RFA, SketchUp, Rhino, GIS, cloud, and mobile support
  • Combines pool, spa, water-feature, landscape and hardscape design
  • Converts 2D drafts to 3D and models terrain slopes and elevations
  • Creates construction calculations, 3D measurements, 8K images and video
Cons
  • Paid product may not suit teams seeking a free landscape design tool
  • Desktop support is listed for Windows and macOS, not Linux
  • Its professional breadth may exceed the needs of basic 2D drafting projects
  • Pool-centric scope may not suit general-purpose landscape work
  • Runs on Windows desktop, with no mobile platform listed
  • Starts at $125 per user monthly when billed annually
Our verdict

Vectorworks Landmark is professional landscape design and BIM software for landscape architects, designers, and site-design teams. It covers work from pre-design and schematic design through design development and construction…

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Pool Studio is Windows desktop software from Structure Studios for pool designers, landscape designers, pool builders and outdoor-living professionals. It brings pool, spa and water-feature design together with landscape and hardscape…

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  1. Vectorworks LandmarkLandscape Design Software 9.3Paid
  2. Pool StudioLandscape Design Software 7.6From $125/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Vectorworks Landmark — where it wins

    • Terrain, planting, irrigation, hardscape, and documentation tools in one workflow
    • Automated estimates, quantity takeoffs, schedules, and plant lists
    • DWG, IFC, RVT, RFA, SketchUp, Rhino, GIS, cloud, and mobile support

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid product may not suit teams seeking a free landscape design tool
    • Desktop support is listed for Windows and macOS, not Linux
    • Its professional breadth may exceed the needs of basic 2D drafting projects

  • Pool Studio — where it wins

    • Combines pool, spa, water-feature, landscape and hardscape design
    • Converts 2D drafts to 3D and models terrain slopes and elevations
    • Creates construction calculations, 3D measurements, 8K images and video

    Where it doesn't

    • Pool-centric scope may not suit general-purpose landscape work
    • Runs on Windows desktop, with no mobile platform listed
    • Starts at $125 per user monthly when billed annually
  • Vectorworks Landmark9.3/10 · Paid

    A full landscape workflow spanning terrain, planting, irrigation, documentation, and GIS.

    Visit VectorworksFull verdict →
  • Pool Studio7.6/10 · From $125/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial

    A Windows design tool for pool-led outdoor projects, with terrain modeling and 8K output.

    Visit Pool StudioFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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