--- title: "Lumion Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra" description: "Is Lumion the right 3D Architecture solution for you? Explore 158 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/174874/Lumion/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" publication_date: "2026-10-21" --- Lumion 4.7 (157) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/174874/Lumion/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated October 21st, 2026 # Reviews of Lumion Ease of use 4.5 Customer Service 4.3 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews JS John S social media consultantMarketing and Advertising, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Its intuitive menu structure makes it easy to learn the basics in no time at all. Plus, with an array of tools at your disposal such as real-time editing, advanced lighting effects, and beautiful materials – you can get started creating beautiful visuals in minutes!“ February 4, 2023 KW Kiernan W Project ManagerArchitecture & Planning, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It gets expensive to upgrade your subscription every year. When a new version comes out, you can continue to use your current version, but you will not get any of the updates from future versions.“ January 20, 2023 BA Bishnu A Project EngineerConstruction, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “That makes the job way easier.“ January 5, 2026 Gayathri V StudentArchitecture & Planning, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Complex projects take too long to process and make the softwares lag.“ February 18, 2023 HB Harrison B Interior DesignerDesign, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It is very easy to use and I love how realistic the renders are.“ January 27, 2025 AS Amedee S DesignerArchitecture & Planning, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The technical service is quite expensive, 500 usd / year.“ January 8, 2023 Zorana E ArchitectArchitecture & Planning, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Lumion is very easy to use, with capability to create super fast lot of different scenes in up to 8k resolution.“ December 27, 2023 Deni H FreelancerInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Unfriendly prices and software versions that change too quickly make it difficult for me to deal with old files.“ October 18, 2022 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 157 available reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Sayed A. Architectural Draftsman Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Super fast for exterior & landscape rendering, but needs a strong GPU" November 2, 2026 4.0 I use Lumion regularly for my freelance architectural and landscape rendering projects. Before this, getting realistic exterior lighting used to take me forever, but now I can render client presentations and short walkthrough animations pretty fast. Even though my GPU struggles a bit on heavy scenes, lowering the editor resolution helps me get the job done. Pros Honestly, the LiveSync feature with SketchUp and AutoCAD is what saves me the most time. When I design custom 3D landscapes or exterior models, I can update the model and see the changes immediately in Lumion. The built-in nature library (especially the 3D grass, water effects, and trees) is huge, so I don't have to waste hours hunting for external textures online. Also, adding weather effects like rain or real skies takes just a couple of clicks. Cons The hardware requirement is definitely the biggest headache. I am currently running it on a PC with an Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti (4GB), and while smaller residential models run fine, the viewport starts lagging badly when I place too many high-poly trees or add heavy lighting to a large landscape site plan. Also, the software takes up a massive amount of disk space on my drive. Review Source R Reviewer Project Engineer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Lumion: More than Satisfactory!!" January 7, 2026 4.0 Experience with Lumion is more than satisfactory. I can easily get the render view as per the requirement whether its exterior or interior. Also, video creation for me is so much fun and effective in Lumion. Just easy to go with software! Pros The ease of visualization. Whenever the file is uploaded to Lumion we can immediately see how it would shape. That makes the job way easier. It's like playing the video game, it's so easy to get used to with commands. Cons It takes a lot of storage in PC. For a normal user with least PC space, Lumion can be problematic which requires strong graphics as well. It could be costly. Review Source Zorana E. Architect Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Power of Lumion" December 28, 2023 4.0 I am using Lumion for over 6 years now, mostly in my landscape designs. Lumion has great plant library, and i am very happy with an outcome it provides. Pros Lumion is very easy to use, with capability to create super fast lot of different scenes in up to 8k resolution. Cons It does not achieve the great quality with lighting as other softwares on the market. Review Source Chanaka A. Civil Engineer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Most common and easy 3D rendering and visualization software" September 24, 2021 5.0 If you are expecting a high-quality, fast rendering for the designs, Lumion is the option you should choose. It’s faster and has many preloaded elements which will aid in designing a perfect simulation. But you got to have a device with high performance to use Lumion and Lumion works only on Windows operating system. Pros Lumion has the best output quality of renderings considering all the software out there. And from my personal experience, most professional designers use Lumion due to easiness and effectiveness. And with preloaded elements, the rendering and creating final output becomes quite professional and attractive. Also, it is equipped with many user-friendly features such as drag and drop, compatibility with many other application outputs. Usually, I create the model in SketchUp and use Lumion for rendering. The elite effects in Lumion such as 360 view, virtual reality function, make the rendering life-like and quite helpful when presenting the final design to clients. Most importantly out of all the rendering software, Lumion had the fastest rendering speed and enhanced output options to users which is vital in rendering software. Cons Although Lumion is a good application for rendering, it takes quite a heavy processing power in doing the rendering. You got to have a device with higher performance to use Lumion effectively. And this is only available for Windows users. That’s quite a disadvantage for Mac and other operating system users. Review Source R Reviewer Project Architect Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Lumion for Fast Rendering" September 13, 2018 3.0 For fast renderings, especially early on, Lumion is great. Additionally, the plants and trees render fantastically. The only downside is the potentially cartoonish nature of the final product. We have found that some materials do this more than others, but it’s hard to know which will work without a lot of wasted time doing test renders. Pros For architectural rendering, the program is really good about allowing you to set up scenes and get lots of renderings out fast. We used it a lot to do multiple renderings of different design options early on in SD. Cons The other program we use in our office is Vray. The materials in Vray are much easier to get right. Whenever we did Lumion renderings, there was always a slight cartoonish-ness to the actual buildings. Review Source R Reviewer Architect Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Easy Learning curve" December 16, 2021 5.0 Genuinely user friendly and produces one the best renders. Pros When i first started designing, the prof recommended this software and i have never looked back. It has been my to-go software for the past 7 years. Learning it took me less than a week on basics and getting my first render done. Over the course of years i have discovered new and updated tools and ways of doing things. The layout is pretty much simple and my best software when it comes to production of semi-realistic photos and videos. Cons Of course you need a good PC to operate Lumion and for a very international software this limits some users. The fact that i have to pay for every new release is not the best pocket friendly option. Review Source Betre M. Civil Structural Engineer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Lumion is the ultimate tool for exterior renders" September 16, 2019 5.0 Overall, I would say Lumion made our Jobs easy by making Final image renders easy and effective. It doesn't require deep knowledge of rendering and graphics design. And it creates amazing Quality pictures for showing to clients, posters and all printable media. Pros Lumion comes with preloaded environment maps to insert your final design for buildings(3D Models) to get your picture perfect final product image. It is very easy to use, drag and drop menu, with very optimized and realistic rendering process and video walk through production tools. It also has vehicles, people and other objects packed library that adds great details to your final image. The redering is seamless and very quick. Overall, it provides you with all the quick fix ups to finalize your final render. Cons Though the process is very easy, at times the lumion engine is quite processing power intensive that it crashes background apps. And the final product varies on the Quality of your graphics card and PC processing power. Review Source Verified Reviewer Projecteur Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Best for 3D rendering" December 20, 2022 5.0 It's been exactly two years now that I use lumion for my renderings Pros Lumion is the best when it comes to 3D rendering of drawings. I love the way he makes 3D rendering clear and the way he performs for video rendering Cons Lumion weighs too much. Its does not adhere to all computers, especially those with low capacities. Its handling is very complex Review Source R Reviewer Project Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Great for detailed, hyper-realistic renderings" January 23, 2023 5.0 Lumion allows us to efficiently produce high-quality renderings for our clients. The interface is easy to use and quick to produce the final product. The cost to upgrade annually hardly seems worth it but at least you can continue to use prior versions with limited impact. Pros The asset library is incredible and they are constantly updating and adding more, regardless of your version. Cons It gets expensive to upgrade your subscription every year. When a new version comes out, you can continue to use your current version, but you will not get any of the updates from future versions. Review Source R Reviewer Architect and 3D modeler Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Lumion for renders" July 13, 2021 5.0 It is very easy to use and there are a lot of tutorials to learn using it. Pros It is a powerful software to render scenes that are modeled in a different program. Cons The product is very expensive and the pc requirement are quite high. Review Source R Reviewer Interior Designer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Lumion Review" January 28, 2025 5.0 It is easy to use. Fun to use especially world building (placing trees, cars etc.) and creating scenes with different lighting, camera effects such as depth of field and using the near clip plane to get great perspectives on interiors. Pros It is very easy to use and I love how realistic the renders are. They are so realistic it is sometimes hard to differentiate between our renders and a photograph. Cons It can be slow sometimes especially if we have SketchUp models imported that have a lot of detail. Review Source R Reviewer Architect/ Graphic Designer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Lumion Review. The Best 3D Rendering Software" November 21, 2022 5.0 My overall experience in Lumion is extraordinary. It gave me a lot of good reviews and feedbacks for my designs from my clients. They were able to see a nice visualization and presentation of my designs. Not to mention you can create them within 10 to 15 minutes. Thanks to Lumion! Amazing product! Pros I enjoy Lumion because it is a very user friendly 3D rendering software, you can create a masterpiece in just minutes. It has all you need to be able to create a stunning 3D visualization of your project. I love every feature of it from importing to exporting your project. Cons There is no bad thing about this software, everything is amazing! Review Source Verified Reviewer Architect/Structural Engineer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "One of The Best Rendering Engines For Architects" February 8, 2022 5.0 Lumion make it easy to present to clients and discuss project with the team due to it's close to realistic walk-through. Pros Lumion is easy to start making 3d, axonometries, and plan view renderings. It has a huge vegetation library and especially the realistic vegetation that stepped up the rendering results. The live sync is the best feature for all architects and designers, even though it doesn't work on all popular 3d software such as 3ds max, Lumion still easy to use and very friendly to start rendering. Cons Lumion needs a lot of computing power, even my RTX gpu struggles a bit in fairly medium to large projects. Lumion is very expensive and the update fees are expensive. Review Source R Reviewer Chief Architect Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Life saver for architects." November 17, 2022 5.0 It's a life saver. Pros It has given flexibility at its best to make presentations without much skill and knowledge in comparison to the 3D max and it’s day-by-day sound and strong. Cons Need to get more depth in renders. The material library needs to get more realistic. Review Source Frank C. Designer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Best Rendering software on the market" May 28, 2018 5.0 Pros Easy animation tool kit, fast rendering, pre set of people, car , tree to use. Which can sell your client for your design concept Cons Wish they come out for True VR experience software, since other software are catching up. wish they can come out soon. Review Source R Reviewer Student Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "The Top Notch yet Powerful Rendering Tool!" September 3, 2019 5.0 Anyway, the rendering experience has never been this easy before compared to any other rendering software on the market. the UI is interactive and easy to understand and learn, it has a tons of library of materials or models (human figure, trees, vehicles) that can be added to your building design project to make it eyes catching and more realistic. if you're looking for incredible photorealistic rendering software and smooth architectural videos, this is the app! Pros Lumion is one of the most powerful rendering program especially for Architecture engineering , either for professional or student. if you're happen to be a student, this tool will help your project become more realistic looking and enhanced the way you present the final project poster! Because 3D is one of the most effective means of communication between architect and the client as well as the way to explore and feel the spatial relationship between human and building. however, this program will take the 3D design into the next level! Cons it takes time for rendering very complex building design with plenty of objects, especially for middle end or outdated laptop or PC processor and graphic card. It's also limited for Windows OS only (unavailable for Mac/apple devices) and you gotta spend much money for getting the software. Review Source R Reviewer 3d modeler Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Great software for animations" July 23, 2019 5.0 I have used this tool for almost 2 years and I think this is the best tool for rendering very quickly Pros This is a tool that I use for creating animations very quick, incredible rendering speed and awesome results for using vegetation that comes inside the software. Also it is very intuitive and easy to use Cons The quality of the render engine is not the same as others in the market, but the results can also be nice. Also you need good graphic card Review Source R Reviewer Architect Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Rating Lumion from employee eye" November 1, 2023 5.0 Pros Beautiful lanscapes and all flora assets. Of course tempo of rendering high quality views is irreplaceable Cons I don't have any issues with Lumion. Maybe selection of imported models could be easier eventually. Review Source Cody S. Architectural Designer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Lumion - Rendering Ease" June 11, 2019 4.0 Lumion is an incredibly fast and easy in-house architectural rendering program that has enormous potential. If looking for professional quality renderer, Lumion might not be the right fit, but it will certainly take less time than whatever else is being used and still produce great looking images. It fits it well in today's fast paced design process to turn around iterations of renderings very quickly. Pros Lumion is a tremendous tool for creating high quality images. Importing models from different programs into Lumion is quick and simple. The library of entourage is full of all the general things one could think of. The rendered images have a very simple workflow as well as high quality editable settings for lighting and reflections. Now, the Livesync feature is also a great real-time renderer to help the design process all the way through. Cons As Lumion runs a video game renderer the interface might be different than what most architectural users are familiar with and might come with a learning curve. Controlling the majority of tools with sliders can be less precise than desired. Review Source R Reviewer urban planner Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Must have software for rendering for all players in the built environment" June 16, 2021 5.0 Pros Different materials one can render with the exteriors creating an amazing visualization Integration of the software with other softwares such as sketch up enabling importation of 3d models from the BIMs.This is critical for designers to enable rendering easily. Cons Lagging of the software especially with low performing computers Review Source R Reviewer ARCHITECTE Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Nice job, I hope for more success" February 5, 2020 4.0 It is a wonderful and fast program that does not cost much time, although there are some shortcomings. I wish for more success and development Pros I like it very much ,Because it easy to use and I spend a lot of time , comparison with other programs . Cons Forms site that we import ,I cannot put it precisely in place I must put digital coordinates . It bothers me that he cannot model. Review Source R Reviewer Civil engineer Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Best tool for realistic 3D rendering" April 28, 2020 5.0 If you want to create multiple realistic scenes but you only have a basic 3D drawing in hand, then this is the software for you. Pros Lumion has certainly helped me to create produce high quality,realistic images of 3D drawings .Also, drawings from Revit,AutoCAD,SketchUp can easily be imported which make things easier. Cons Although, basic rendering process is quite easy to perform, you will have to spend a considerable time learning different features to be an expert . Review Source R Reviewer Director Architecture Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Excellent Program for Architects" July 30, 2019 5.0 Pros It has an incredibly huge library with many features, which helps you save time when working on a project, it is very easy to use. The results of the Renders are the best and its graphics are very real. Cons You need a very good computer with an excellent video card to process all the renders. Review Source R Reviewer Engineer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Easy and excellent program for rendering" February 12, 2020 5.0 Pros Excellent program, very easy to use and learn! There are tons of semi professional rendering options available! Cons It has no particular flaws, but it needs a good computer to function properly! Review Source R Reviewer Junior architect Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Best quality renders" August 18, 2023 5.0 Pros The most thing i like about lumion is the rendering quality, both in images and videos. It is by far the easier to use and highest quality i have used for video rendering of the projects Cons its large size, it takes up so much space when installed Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.