Warehouse rack layout software, compared
Three honest comparisons, each of which names the case where the other tool is the better buy. FloorCast3D is $199/mo — one plan, one seat, 14-day free trial of the whole product.
FloorCast3D vs OneRack$150/mo
The closest competitor and the cheaper one. Both draw the rack and count it; the question is whether you would use the permit pre-flight and the simulation.
Their case: Choose OneRack if seismic criteria derived from the project address matter more to you than permitting or flow.
FloorCast3D vs CET Essentialsfrom $155/mo
A configuration platform with manufacturer catalogs behind it, rather than a rack-layout tool. Different shape of product.
Their case: Choose CET if the catalog ecosystem is the point, or your organisation already quotes across more than racking on it.
FloorCast3D vs AutoCAD$175/mo
The real incumbent: general CAD plus a spreadsheet. The cost is the revision cycle, not the licence.
Their case: Stay in AutoCAD if racking is one layer among many, or a contract specifies native DWG authoring.
All five at once
The same rows the individual pages use, with the enterprise simulation category included for scale — it is a category rather than one product, so it gets no page of its own.
| FloorCast3D | OneRack | CET Essentials | AutoCAD | Enterprise sim tools | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $199/mo | $150/mo | from $155/mo | $175/mo | $5k–25k/yr |
| Load-estimate BOM | Yes | Yes | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Permit pre-flight + placards | Yes | Partial | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Flow / throughput simulation | Yes | not offered | not offered | not offered | Yes |
| CAD + simulation, one tool | Yes | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
Judge it on one of your own jobs
Take a job you have already quoted, where you know what the steel cost and what the plan checker said, and run it through. The trial key is the whole product for 14 days — no card. Or judge the output first: the sample submittal package is a real one. If you are evaluating on behalf of a dealership rather than one job, rack design software for dealers is the shorter version of the same argument.