Khroma vs ArcSite
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Khroma and ArcSite.
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Verdict: ArcSite wins
ArcSite scores 4.1/5, edging out Khroma at 3.6/5. Field contractors and sales teams in trades like fencing, foundations, windows and security who need to measure, draw and price a job on site.
Khroma AI color palette generator trained on you | ArcSite CAD & offertes op tablet | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.6 (1 review) | 4.1 (1 review) |
| Pricing Model | free | paid |
| Starting Price | Free | Pricing varies |
| Best For | Individual designers who want an endless stream of colour pairs biased to their personal taste, with accessible-by-default contrast ratings. | Field contractors and sales teams in trades like fencing, foundations, windows and security who need to measure, draw and price a job on site. |
| Free Tier | ||
| API Access | ||
| Team Features | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Tags | free tier | — |
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Khroma
Pros
- + Personalisation is genuine: my warm and cold trained profiles produced visibly non-overlapping colour streams across hundreds of generated pairs
- + WCAG contrast ratings sit next to every saved pair and changed my picks several times in testing — the most decision-useful feature in the tool
- + Four preview formats (palette, gradient, typography, custom image) let me judge a pair in context without leaving the browser
- + Search by hex/RGB plus hue, tint and value filters let me generate around a fixed brand colour instead of starting from nothing
- + Completely free with no paid tier or account wall (khroma.co)
Cons
- - No direct export to Figma, Sketch, Canva or design tokens — values are copied by hand or via the downloaded data file
- - Favourites live in browser storage; I lost one library to cleared site data before I started downloading the data file each session
- - Colour pairs only — no team sharing, no brand locking, no shared model for a brand palette
- - Accessibility check covers text-pair contrast only, not colour-blindness or wider WCAG criteria
- - Free indie project with feedback-form support only; no SLA, no published maintenance cadence
ArcSite
Pros
- + Tablet sketching with snapping and live dimension fields: I produced an accurate room plan in under ten minutes without a keyboard
- + DWG and DXF export preserved layers when I opened the files in desktop CAD
- + AR room scanning on LiDAR iPads gave floor outlines within a couple of inches per wall in my test, fine for quoting
- + Takeoff plan's price book turned a 60-foot fence run into a priced PDF proposal in about five minutes once configured
- + Chat and phone support on Draw Pro and above, plus SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR credentials listed on the pricing page
Cons
- - 2D only: no 3D modeling, rendering or structural analysis anywhere in the product
- - Estimating lives on the $99/month Takeoff plan; Draw Pro gives drawings and measurements but no material or price logic
- - No preloaded trade catalogs for every industry, so product library and price book setup is your time
- - Web pricing (Draw Basic $10/month) and iOS subscription pricing (from $14.99) disagree at time of writing
- - No live multi-user co-editing of a single drawing in the documentation I reviewed
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better, Khroma or ArcSite?▼
ArcSite scores higher at 4.1/5 vs 3.6/5 for Khroma, making it the better-rated option in our comparison.
What is the difference between Khroma and ArcSite?▼
Khroma: Khroma is an AI-powered design tool for creating color palettes and design systems. ArcSite: ArcSite is a tablet-based CAD and quoting app for field contractors, producing drawings, material takeoffs and priced proposals on site.
Is Khroma or ArcSite more affordable?▼
Khroma starts at €0/mo, ArcSite starts at €0/mo. Check the comparison table above for current pricing.
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