A practical decision guide
Choose EasySitePlan when you want to inspect and correct a supported preliminary permit plan yourself. Hire a professional when the project needs judgment, custom scope, or credentials that software cannot provide.
No payment until you see the plan.
The short answer
EasySitePlan is built for the common residential case. A professional is the better buy when the work is unusual or another party requires licensed or custom input.
standard clean-PDF price
Current launch offer: code TEXAS takes $15 off ($9 total).
common online starting point
Provider pricing and scope vary. Ask whether revisions, easements, and expedited delivery are included.
Side-by-side
| Compare | EasySitePlan | Professional drafter |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | A fence, shed, or pool at a supported Texas address where the applicant may prepare a preliminary plan. | A custom or complex project, or any case where your city, lender, title company, or project team asks for professional work. |
| Price | Free to generate, edit, and preview. $24 for the clean PDF. | Online professional drafting commonly starts around $99. Custom local work may cost more. |
| Turnaround | Your first draft is generated in minutes, then you review it on screen. | Depends on the provider and project. The work is scoped, assigned, and returned on the drafter's schedule. |
| Corrections | Move the project, correct building outlines, and redraw before or after purchase. | Send your corrections back and wait for a revised file, unless the provider includes a live editing tool. |
| Before you pay | Inspect the actual watermarked plan and its measurements before checkout. | Usually review samples and the service scope before ordering. The plan arrives after work begins. |
| Professional status | Not a certified survey, engineering document, or permit-submission service. | Varies. A drafter is not automatically a licensed surveyor or engineer, so confirm the credential your project needs. |
The $99 starting point reflects currently observed entry pricing from online drafting services. It is not a quote for your property.
Choose EasySitePlan when
Hire a professional when
Current coverage
EasySitePlan supports fence, shed, and pool projects in Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, and San Antonio. Enter your address and project first. If the known rules make it ineligible, we tell you before checkout.
What the $24 purchase includes
Questions before you choose
No. EasySitePlan creates a preliminary site plan from public records and aerial imagery. It is not a boundary survey, and it is not signed or sealed by a licensed surveyor or engineer.
Hire the professional your project requires when a city asks for a signed or sealed document, the property boundary is disputed, a lender or title company needs certified work, or the project falls outside EasySitePlan's supported locations and project types.
Yes. Generation, the guided editor, local checklist, and watermarked preview are free. You pay only when you want the clean, print-ready PDF.
EasySitePlan currently supports fence, shed, and pool projects in Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, and San Antonio, subject to the address and project eligibility check.
No option should promise universal approval. Permit requirements vary by address, project, and reviewing office. EasySitePlan checks known eligibility rules before generation and refunds purchases when a rejection is caused by something that check should have caught.
Start with the free address check, guided editor, and watermarked preview. If your project needs professional work, you will know before buying the PDF.
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