The short answer
- The best provider is the one that answers ten questions well, starting with whether buyers see a flat drawing or the community in 3D.
- Check that lot status and prices come from your own data, and that buyers can see which floor plans fit each lot.
- Ask what arrives with an inquiry, and whether buyer analytics are included or sold as an add-on.
- Ask what changes cost, what the contract commits you to, and what happens to your maps if you stop.
- Then open each provider's live demo on your phone before you book a call.
Ten questions to ask any provider
These are the questions that separate one interactive site plan from another. Each comes with why it matters, and with how Horizon360 answers it, so you can compare.
1. Is it a 2D drawing or the community in 3D?
A drawing shows where the lots are. A 3D community shows what living there looks like.
Horizon360: The whole community in 3D: streets, lots and homes.
2. Where does lot data come from?
Maps that someone updates by hand drift out of date, and a sold lot shown as available costs trust.
Horizon360: Status, prices and plans come from the lots you manage in the Bryto portal.
3. Can buyers see the floor plans that fit each lot?
The question every buyer has after choosing a lot is which homes they can build on it.
Horizon360: Each lot lists the plans that fit, and buyers can place one on the lot in 3D.
4. Does it run on your website, on any phone?
Buyers shop on their phones, from your community pages.
Horizon360: It lives on your own community pages, in any browser, with nothing to install. The same Horizon360 can also run on a screen in your sales center.
5. What arrives with an inquiry?
A name and an email start a cold call. The lot and the home a buyer chose start a sales conversation.
Horizon360: Inquiries arrive with the lot and the home the buyer chose, by email, in the Bryto portal, and in your CRM if you use one.
6. Are analytics included, or an add-on?
Knowing which lots and plans draw buyers is half the value, and some providers charge for it separately.
Horizon360: Horizon Cortex buyer intelligence is included with Horizon360 and Horizon Model Home, with an intent score for every buyer.
7. What do changes cost?
Communities change: prices, phases, plans. Ask how updates are made and what each kind costs.
Horizon360: Lots, prices and plans are yours to change in the portal. A phase unknown at the start is quoted when you add it.
8. What are the contract terms?
Ask about deposits, the length of the commitment, and what happens to your maps if you stop.
Horizon360: One setup per community and an annual subscription, quoted in writing.
9. What do you have to provide?
Some providers need your team to redraw plans or learn new software.
Horizon360: The site plan and floor plan files you already have. Bryto does the 3D work.
10. Can you try it first?
A live demo on your own phone tells you more than any sales deck.
Horizon360: The Windmill Creek demo is open now, with no sign-up.
Comparing the cost
Put every provider's quote on the same basis: setup, the yearly subscription, what each kind of change costs, and any add-ons, over the length of the contract. See how Horizon is priced.
If all you need is a simple 2D site plan for your website that shows each home's status, price and lot premium, Bryto includes one at no extra cost with Map Mods: see the 2D site plan.
Questions builders ask
What is the best interactive site plan provider?
It depends on what you need it to do. For a builder that wants the whole community in 3D, lots and prices kept current from its own data, the floor plans that fit each lot, and buyer analytics included, Horizon360 by Bryto is built for exactly that.
What should an interactive site plan cost?
Providers price differently, so compare the total over the contract, including setup, the subscription, change fees and any add-ons such as analytics. Horizon360 has one setup per community, whatever its size, plus an annual subscription.
How long does it take to launch?
It depends on the provider and on what they need from you. Ask what files they need, who does the work, and what happens when your plans change.
Put Horizon360 to the same questions
Open the Windmill Creek demo on your phone, then book a demo and ask us anything on this list.
Rather talk it through? Call (708) 840-1128 or email hello@bryto.com.