# Free alternatives to SketchUp

> SketchUp (Go) costs $129 a year. Free alternatives: FreeCAD and Blender. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/sketchup/
- Category: 3D & CAD (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/3d-and-cad/)
- Vendor: Trimble
- Plan: Go
- Price: $10.75/month, $129/year
- Billing: per user, billed annually
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Go Annual $10.75 USD per month / per user / billed annually"
- Price source: https://www.sketchup.com/en/plans-and-pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### FreeCAD

- Website: https://www.freecad.org
- Repository: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD (34,031 stars, last push 2026-10-08)
- License: LGPL-2.1
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: desktop app
- Linux: Arch extra: freecad; Flathub: org.freecad.FreeCAD
- Self-hostable: no
- Install: `sudo pacman -S freecad`, `flatpak install flathub org.freecad.FreeCAD`
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/freecad/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Blender

- Website: https://www.blender.org
- Repository: https://github.com/blender/blender (20,763 stars, last push 2026-10-08)
- License: GPL
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: desktop app
- Linux: Arch extra: blender; Flathub: org.blender.Blender
- Self-hostable: no
- Install: `sudo pacman -S blender`, `flatpak install flathub org.blender.Blender`
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/blender/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to SketchUp?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are FreeCAD (open source, LGPL-2.1) and Blender (open source, GPL).

### How much does SketchUp cost?

SketchUp's Go plan costs $10.75 a month, which is $129 a year (per user, billed annually). Source: the official pricing page at sketchup.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which SketchUp alternatives run on Linux?

FreeCAD (Arch extra: freecad; Flathub: org.freecad.FreeCAD) and Blender (Arch extra: blender; Flathub: org.blender.Blender).

### Can you self-host a SketchUp alternative?

FreeCAD and Blender are desktop apps that run on your own machine, so there's nothing to host.

### Are these SketchUp alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: FreeCAD (LGPL-2.1) and Blender (GPL).

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Source: Stop Renting (https://stoprenting.dev). Methodology: https://stoprenting.dev/methodology/