A LotWorks alternative for developers and builders who only need a lot map
LotWorks runs a whole master planned community in one system, from sales agreements to inspections. If all you need is a map on your website where buyers tap a lot and see what's left, we can draw one from your engineer's plan, and your own team marks lots sold.
We're Shida Studio, a graphic design studio in Calgary. We colour lot maps for land developers and home builders, and the map below is one of ours.
What a Shida lot map looks like
This is a community map we coloured and then made tappable. A buyer taps a lot and gets its number, block, address, frontage, home type and builder. Pinch to zoom on a phone, scroll on a computer.
What is LotWorks, and who is it for?
LotWorks is cloud software for running master planned communities, made by Blueprint Software and based here in Calgary. Its site says more than 300 developers across North America use it, with over 180,000 residential lots in the system.
It suits a developer with several communities, many builders and a team that wants sales and approvals in one system. You can start with the map alone, and LotWorks says most teams start with Maps and add the rest later.
Built for sales: a live map on your own site, with lot status, search and lead capture.
Built for operations: architectural controls, inspections, sales agreements and reporting.
Built for planning: parcels, joint ventures, CAD layers and land values.
Sources: lotworks.ca and lotworks.ca/platform, read 1 November 2026.
Why developers look for a LotWorks alternative
The first point is what a developer we work with told us, and the third is how LotWorks says its map is built. All three matter most when the community is small.
You pay for a platform to run one map
LotWorks doesn't list prices on its site. A developer we work with told us it's billed monthly for each community, and custom add ons cost extra. That adds up when all you wanted was a map on your website.
It's a lot of system for a small development
Sales agreements, approvals, inspections and reports are useful on a big master planned community. On one phase, or a builder selling a block of homes, most of it sits unused.
The map is built on Google Maps
LotWorks Maps runs on Google Maps, so a buyer sees the lots on a real map of the area. A map drawn from your plan can also match your brochure, your sign and the map on the showhome table.
What you need if you only want a lot map
For one phase or a block of homes, the job is simple. Buyers want to see which lots are left and what each one is. Your sales team wants to change the colours when something sells.
- A map that looks like your community, in your colours
- Every lot tappable, with its number, block, size and builder
- Sold, pending and available that your own team can change
- The same map on your site and on your builders’ sites
- The same artwork on the sign, in the brochure and on the showhome table
How a Shida lot map works
We're a design studio first, with over 30 years of combined graphic design experience. So the map starts as artwork, and the tapping comes after.
Send us the engineer's plan
The PDF or AutoCAD file you already have. Lot numbers and phases come straight from it, so nothing gets retyped. It doesn't need to be tidy first.
We draw it and colour it
We add the lots, phases, parks, road names and legend, then colour it in your brand colours with each housing type picked out.
Every lot becomes tappable
A buyer taps a lot and sees its number, block, frontage, address and builder. It works on a phone, and it can sit on your site and your builders’ sites.
Your team keeps it current
Mark a lot sold, pending, available or on hold, one at a time or a whole row at once. The map shows it within seconds, and every change is logged with who made it.
See which lots get attention
Every tap on the map is counted, so your team can see where buyers are looking before anyone calls. Every number comes from a real tap on your map. Where there are none yet, it says so.
- Which lots people open most
- How long they look at each one
- Who comes back for a second look
- Which lots get shared or asked about
- Which lots get attention but don’t sell
LotWorks vs a Shida lot map
The LotWorks column comes from their own site. Where they do more, it says so.
| LOTWORKS | SHIDA LOT MAP | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A software platform with three products: Maps for sales, Develop for operations, Land for planning. | A lot map drawn by a design studio from your engineer’s plan, then made tappable. |
| The map itself | Built on Google Maps. It embeds on your site with one line of code. | Drawn from your engineer’s plan in your community’s colours, then placed on your site and your builders’ sites. |
| Lot status | The map updates when a lot is marked sold, and builders can update their own lots. | Your team marks lots sold, pending, available or on hold. It shows within seconds. |
| Seeing buyer interest | Lead forms that send each enquiry to HubSpot, Salesforce or Lasso with the lot attached. Their site says you can spot your hottest lots too. | Which lots people open, how long they look, who comes back, and which lots get asked about. |
| Contracts, approvals, inspections | Yes, in Develop. Sales agreements with DocuSign, architectural controls and inspections. | We don’t do these. |
| Land and joint ventures | Yes, in Land. Parcels, joint ventures and values per acre. | We don’t do these either. |
| It isn’t one of the products they list. | The same file goes to the sign, the brochure and the showhome table map. | |
| Price | They don’t list one. You book a demo or ask for an estimate. | Priced per project. Send the plan and we’ll give you a number. |
LotWorks is the better pick if
- You run several large communities and want one system for all of them
- You need sales agreements, architectural approvals or inspections in the same place
- Your builders need to work from the same live data as you
- Leads have to go straight into HubSpot, Salesforce or Lasso
A Shida lot map is the better pick if
- You have one community, one phase, or a block of homes to sell
- You want the map drawn in your community’s own colours
- You want your own team to mark lots sold without calling anyone
- You also need the printed map, the sign and the brochure to match
LotWorks pricing, and what other lot map tools charge
LotWorks doesn't publish prices. You book a demo or ask for a price estimate, and a developer we work with told us it's billed monthly for each community, with add ons extra. Below is what seven other tools show on their own sites, in the currency each one uses. Prices change, so check the source before you decide.
| Tool | What it’s built around | Price on its site | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| LotWorks | Lot management for master planned communities, in three products: Maps, Develop and Land. Each works on its own. | They don't list one, so you book a demo or ask for a price estimate. | lotworks.ca/platform |
| Groov | One lot management platform for small and mid sized land developers, with a live map, lot sales and takedowns. | Its site doesn't list one, but says plans go by how many lots are active, with unlimited developments. | letsgroov.com |
| Streetscape | Architectural approvals, AI home renderings and portfolio data for subdivisions. | Free to $299 per user a month for its design tools, with 3 users minimum on Team, and Enterprise plans are quoted. | streetscape.ai/pricing |
| ClickPlat | Interactive plat maps with a built in CRM, click heatmaps, and HOA dues after the sale. | They don't list one, so you book a demo. | clickplat.com |
| PlotAtlas | Interactive site maps for home builders, with lead capture. | Free for 1 map of 25 lots. Then $79, $199 or $499 a month. | plotatlas.io/pricing |
| ePlatMaps | Interactive plat maps, and they can also draw the map artwork. | Map setup from $75, then $5 a month per map, paid yearly. Map artwork is quoted. | eplatmaps.com/pricing |
| Subdivision Map Maker | Self serve interactive subdivision maps you set up yourself. | $50 USD a month for 5 maps or $75 USD a month for 10, and Enterprise plans are quoted. | subdivisionmapmaker.com |
| PlatWidget | Interactive plat maps made from your site plan, with lead forms and widgets you can embed on other sites. | $59 a month per project plus setup from $189, or $39 a month for 50 lots or fewer. Map artwork is quoted. | platwidget.com/pricing |
PRICES CHECKED 1 NOVEMBER 2026
Other LotWorks alternatives and competitors
Another platform
Groov is the closest match to LotWorks. Its own LotWorks page says it’s one platform for land developers, priced by how many lots are active, with unlimited developments. Streetscape is built around architectural approvals and AI home renderings, so look at it if approvals are what slows you down.
A self serve map tool
Tools like PlotAtlas and Subdivision Map Maker let you upload a plan and set up a map yourself, with prices on their sites. Good if you have the time and the plan already looks the way you want. You still need the map artwork, and your team does the setup.
A static PDF map
It’s the cheapest way, and we can draw it for you too. The catch is that every sale means a new PDF, and buyers can’t tap a lot to see its details. Fine for a small release that sells in a weekend.
Questions developers ask us
Yes, if all you need is a lot map on your website. LotWorks is a full lot management platform. If you only need buyers to tap a lot and see its details and status, a designed lot map that your team updates does that job with far less to set up.
LotWorks doesn't list prices on its website. You book a demo or ask for a price estimate. A developer we work with told us it's billed monthly for each community, with custom add ons on top, so ask for a quote that covers every community you plan to run.
Groov and ClickPlat are full lot management platforms like LotWorks. PlatWidget, PlotAtlas, ePlatMaps and Subdivision Map Maker are interactive map tools, and all four of them publish prices. The table on this page shows what each one lists, checked on 1 November 2026.
Yes, LotWorks says each of its three products works on its own, and that most teams start with Maps. Their map is built on Google Maps. Ours starts as artwork drawn from your plan, so it looks like your community and matches your brochure and signs.
The engineer's plan as a PDF or AutoCAD file, the builders and their colours if you have them, and the date you need it by. It doesn't need to be tidy first.
Your own team does it. You mark a lot sold, pending, available or on hold, one at a time or a whole row at once, and the map on your website shows it within seconds. Every change is logged with who made it and when.
Yes, the map can sit inside a builder's site as well as yours, and it shows the same status on both.
No, it's only the map. If you need sales agreements, architectural approvals or inspections, a full platform like LotWorks is the better pick. We'll tell you that on the first call.
It's priced per project, because a clean engineering plan takes less work than a scan of a printed one. Send us the plan and we'll come back with a number.
Send us your plan
Tell us about the community and send the engineer's plan if you have it. We'll come back with a quote, or with a test project if you'd rather start small.