planbase.app

What It Is

Planbase is an architecture portfolio builder for architects and designers. Its core goal is to turn scattered drawings, renderings, photos, and project descriptions into a professional portfolio that can be searched, shared, and exported. Beyond personal presentation, it also offers project discovery, an inspiration gallery, and design community features, positioning it as a more vertical product than general website builders.

Core Capabilities

Based on the available content, Planbase has a fairly clear workflow: users upload project files, add descriptions and tags, and the platform helps organize the portfolio according to industry standards. The Standard plan states that portfolio organization can be completed within 24 hours. Features include project management, filtering by style / building type / design method, a templated Portfolio Builder, shareable links, PDF export, and distribution through channels such as Instagram, Pinterest, WhatsApp, Telegram, and X/Twitter. In terms of format compatibility, the site explicitly mentions support for major architecture file formats including DWG, PDF, JPG, and PNG.

Pricing and Collaboration

Pricing is divided into Free, Standard, and Enterprise tiers. The Free plan is £0/year but supports only 1 project. Standard costs £65/year and includes unlimited projects, PDF downloads, community access, and Orbi AI. Enterprise costs £1950/month and includes custom portfolios, a custom Dashboard, and a scheduled demo. Collaboration features are currently mainly available in Custom/Enterprise plans, allowing multiple users to work on shared portfolios and projects. Team collaboration for other plans appears to be planned for a future release.

Pros and Cons

The main advantage is its clear vertical focus: it is designed for architecture portfolios rather than generic design showcases. It supports common architecture formats and PDF output. The Standard annual price is relatively approachable, and there is a free trial entry point. The downsides are that copyright licensing, payment methods, refund policy, storage limits, and similar details are not fully disclosed. The Enterprise plan is expensive and requires further clarification on service scope. The website also contains a lot of repeated content and a few spelling issues, so the product’s maturity still needs to be observed.

Who It’s For and Access from China

Planbase is suitable for architecture job seekers, architecture students, freelance architects, and design studios that want to build a project archive. If the goal is simply to create a Chinese-language presentation page, domestic users may consider alternatives such as Notion, Feishu Docs, Yuque, Canva, Wix, Squarespace, Behance, or a self-built Framer/Figma page. Access and payment availability from mainland China are not stated in the main content, so they should be considered unknown. If users rely on overseas social sharing channels, actual reach may be partially limited.