Comparison
Most AI pool visualizers are apps a designer or homeowner uses on the vendor's own site. ForgeWeb-1 runs on the pool builder's website: a homeowner uploads a photo of their own backyard, sees the finished pool, and the quote request reaches the builder with the before and after attached.
Five tools, side by side: who each one is for, where it runs, whether it sends you the lead, and what it costs. Figures are as published on each vendor's own site on October 30, 2026; anything a vendor doesn't publish says so.
| Feature | ForgeWeb-1 | MyPoolDesigner.ai | Visualizee.ai | Pool Planner AI | Canibuild ShowLot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Pool and outdoor-living builders | Pool contractors and homeowners | Designers: interiors, exteriors, cars and products | Homeowners | Builders using Canibuild's site-planning platform |
| Where it runs | On the builder's own website | Its own web app; a WordPress plugin (Premium) shows galleries of designs made in the app | Its own web app | Its own website | Inside its ShowLot quoting widget (formerly LeadConverter) |
| What the homeowner does | Uploads a photo of their own backyard and sees the finished pool in about 15 seconds | Not published | Not published | Buys 50 pool designs of their own backyard, ready in minutes | Picks a pool design on their property lot, adjusts the edge, decking and spa, and enters an email to get the image |
| Lead sent to the builder | Yes — a quote request with the before and after attached | Not published | Not published | Not published | Yes — the client's email, in the quoting flow |
| Published price | $1,500 one-time on your current site (100 renders a month included), or $50/month on a ForgeWeb build | Free 7-day trial (10 designs); Pro $29.99/month (100 images); Premium $89.99/month (500 images) | Hobby $20/month; Pro $40/month; Max $80/month (5 free, watermarked renders to try) | $15 one-time | Not published |
“Not published” means the vendor’s own pages don’t say — not that the tool can’t do it. These tools do different jobs, so the prices are not like-for-like.
ForgeWeb-1. Homeowners use it on your site, and every concept arrives as a quote request. $1,500 one-time on the site you already have.
MyPoolDesigner.ai (pool-focused, with video and a presentation maker) or Visualizee.ai (general-purpose, for designers across many fields).
ShowLot keeps the pool preview inside the quoting flow you already use.
Pool Planner AI sells 50 designs of your own yard for a one-time fee.
See it working on the AI backyard visualizer page, or read what a pool builder website built around it looks like.
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$1,500one-time · 100 renders a month included
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Checked on October 30, 2026. Prices and features change — check each vendor before you buy.
MyPoolDesigner.ai is a web app for creating pool designs, with plans from $29.99/month; its WordPress plugin (Premium) displays galleries of designs made in the app. ForgeWeb-1 is a visualizer on your own website that homeowners use themselves: they upload a photo of their backyard, see the pool, and send you a quote request with the before and after attached. It is $1,500 one-time on your current site, with 100 renders a month included.
Of the tools compared here, two collect the homeowner's details: ForgeWeb-1, which sends you a quote request with the homeowner's photo and the concept, and Canibuild's ShowLot, which asks for an email inside its quoting widget. The others, as described on their own sites, are for designing or presenting rather than collecting leads.
As published on October 30, 2026: ForgeWeb-1 is $1,500 one-time on your existing site (or $50/month on a ForgeWeb build); MyPoolDesigner.ai is $29.99 or $89.99 a month; Visualizee.ai is $20, $40 or $80 a month; Pool Planner AI is $15 one-time for homeowners; Canibuild does not publish ShowLot pricing. Prices change, so check each vendor.
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