ShrubHub alternatives

Yardzen is the best-known online landscape design service in the US. You pay a fixed fee, fill out a brief, and a licensed landscape designer delivers a custom 2D plan, 3D renderings, a plant list, and a list of local contractors who can build it. It is a one-time service, not a tool, you get a finished design, not the ability to iterate on your own.

Best for

You already know the look you want and are ready to build now

Pricing

$995 to $3,495 per project, paid up front

Speed

5 to 10 business days from brief to first design, plus revision time

Tilly was one of the main Yardzen alternatives: human designers, fixed-price packages, a turnaround in weeks. It no longer exists on its own. Bower & Branch, an online marketplace where independent growers sell trees and plants direct to homeowners, acquired Tilly in August 2024 and folded the design team into its own Design Studio. tillydesign.com now redirects there, and the packages are priced under the Bower & Branch name.

Best for

You want a finished plan from a human designer, not a picture

Pricing

Design Studio packages run $559 for a front yard, $699 for a backyard and $1,049 for a full yard; the Native & Beneficial versions, built around regional natives and pollinator planting, run $699, $839 and $1,259

Speed

Two to four weeks from brief to finished design

Home Outside is the online design arm of Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio, a well-regarded practice at the design-led, lower-volume end of the market. One thing to know before you compare it: as of late 2026 homeoutside.com is pitched almost entirely at independent garden centers, offering an in-store design tool that turns a one-plant trip into a designed bed. The homeowner design work continues through the studio, but the front door is no longer set up for you, so expect to enquire rather than to pick a package off a page.

Best for

You want a designer's judgement rather than your own directed choices

Pricing

Consultation tiers typically start in the low hundreds; full concept and design packages commonly run several hundred to a few thousand dollars depending on scope

Speed

Typically one to three weeks depending on tier and designer availability, once you have made contact

A local landscape designer is the highest-end option for most homeowners. You get a site visit, a custom plan informed by your soil and microclimate, drawings detailed enough for a contractor to build from, and (often) project oversight through the build. The trade-off is cost and turnaround.

Best for

The project involves grading, drainage, or structural changes

Pricing

Roughly $50–$150 per hour, with a full residential plan usually landing between $2,000 and $10,000, plus project management fees if they oversee the build

Speed

Usually four to eight weeks from consultation to final plan; longer if construction documents are included

Photorealistic AI redesign of your actual garden photo. Pick from fifteen distinct garden styles (modern, japanese, mediterranean, cottage, and more) and get a share-ready render in under two minutes. 3 free designs, then unlimited designs for $4.99 a week or $44.99 a year. Cancel anytime.

Best for

You want to see your own yard in several styles before paying for anything

Pricing

3 free, then $4.99/week or $44.99/year

Speed

Under 2 minutes per design

Neighborbrite is a web-based AI landscape design tool that turns a photo of your yard into a redesign, with an unusually generous free tier. It is the most direct free competitor in this category, and the main reason people arrive at a comparison page like this one is to work out whether paying for anything else is justified.

Best for

You are doing one project and do not want to pay anything

Pricing

Free tier available with no install; paid Pro and Business tiers add customisation and high-resolution export (pricing is not published on the marketing site, check in-app)

Speed

Seconds per render, in the browser