Is our Grasshopper script and IP protected?

Yes. Users only see the parameters and outputs you expose in the app. The .gh definition stays on ShapeDiver's servers and is never downloaded to the browser. Models can be kept private and embedded only on the domains you whitelist.

Which Grasshopper plugins are supported?

More than 40 popular plugins run on ShapeDiver, including Karamba3D, Kangaroo and Human, on Rhino 7 and Rhino 8 backends. Enterprise customers can also install their own proprietary or custom plugins on a private system.

Can we run ShapeDiver on a private server in our own region?

Yes. The Enterprise plan provides a dedicated private system in the location you choose, with single sign-on, custom plugin installation, unlimited computation time and an optional 99.9% SLA.

How do credits and pricing work?

Every plan includes a monthly credit allowance: 2,000 on Startup and 10,000 on Business. Credits are used by app sessions, output requests, exports and longer computations, and extra usage is billed at €0.04 per credit. You can test everything with a 14 day free trial, no credit card required.

Can ShapeDiver build the app or configurator for us?

Yes. ShapeDiver's projects team builds configurators, engineering apps and design to production automation for companies that want a turnkey solution. Projects start with a paid Specification Stage that defines scope, timeline and a fixed fee. Write to contact@shapediver.com to start.

ShapeDiver pricing, case studies, alternatives & more

ShapeDiver Overview

Turn Grasshopper scripts into web apps your whole firm and your clients can use

Computational design teams build powerful Grasshopper tools, but most of them stay on one expert's machine. ShapeDiver hosts those definitions in the cloud and turns them into browser apps that engineers, architects, clients and fabrication partners can run without a Rhino licence and without ever seeing the underlying script.

What AEC teams build with ShapeDiver

Internal design tools: structural optioneering, truss, slab and shear wall micro apps, facade and panel rationalisation, massing and feasibility studies, shared across every office.
Client and partner facing configurators for building products, timber structures, prefab and modular systems.
Design to production automation: drawings, PDF reports, DXF, STEP and 3DM files generated straight from the model.

How it works

Upload a .gh file and publish it. App Builder creates the interface directly from Grasshopper, with no front end code required. For custom products, the Viewer API, the Platform and Geometry Backend APIs and the TypeScript, Python and .NET SDKs connect your models to your own UI, ERP, CPQ or e-commerce stack.

ShapeDiver runs on Rhino 7 and 8, supports more than 40 Grasshopper plugins including Karamba3D, and integrates with Speckle, Autodesk Forma and VIKTOR.

Built for enterprise

Private server systems in the region you choose, single sign-on, custom plugin installation, unlimited computation time and an optional 99.9% SLA. Your IP stays protected because users interact with the app, never with the definition.

Results from AEC teams

Thornton Tomasetti's CORE studio has deployed more than 30 tools firm wide with ShapeDiver and cut structural optioneering from days to hours. A European concrete panel manufacturer automated the engineering of highway noise walls, generating all 180 production PDFs for a single wall without depending on specialist staff.

Who uses it

Engineering and design firms such as Thornton Tomasetti, Ramboll, Haskoning and Walter P Moore publish Grasshopper tools with ShapeDiver, alongside building product manufacturers and fabricators who sell configurable products online. Start with a 14 day free trial, no credit card required.

Turn Grasshopper scripts into web apps your whole firm and your clients can use

Computational design teams build powerful Grasshopper tools, but most of them stay on one expert's machine. ShapeDiver hosts those definitions in the cloud and turns them into browser apps that engineers, architects, clients and fabrication partners can run without a Rhino licence and without ever seeing the underlying script.

What AEC teams build with ShapeDiver

Internal design tools: structural optioneering, truss, slab and shear wall micro apps, facade and panel rationalisation, massing and feasibility studies, shared across every office.
Client and partner facing configurators for building products, timber structures, prefab and modular systems.
Design to production automation: drawings, PDF reports, DXF, STEP and 3DM files generated straight from the model.

How it works

Upload a .gh file and publish it. App Builder creates the interface directly from Grasshopper, with no front end code required. For custom products, the Viewer API, the Platform and Geometry Backend APIs and the TypeScript, Python and .NET SDKs connect your models to your own UI, ERP, CPQ or e-commerce stack.

ShapeDiver runs on Rhino 7 and 8, supports more than 40 Grasshopper plugins including Karamba3D, and integrates with Speckle, Autodesk Forma and VIKTOR.

Built for enterprise

Private server systems in the region you choose, single sign-on, custom plugin installation, unlimited computation time and an optional 99.9% SLA. Your IP stays protected because users interact with the app, never with the definition.

Results from AEC teams

Thornton Tomasetti's CORE studio has deployed more than 30 tools firm wide with ShapeDiver and cut structural optioneering from days to hours. A European concrete panel manufacturer automated the engineering of highway noise walls, generating all 180 production PDFs for a single wall without depending on specialist staff.

Who uses it

Engineering and design firms such as Thornton Tomasetti, Ramboll, Haskoning and Walter P Moore publish Grasshopper tools with ShapeDiver, alongside building product manufacturers and fabricators who sell configurable products online. Start with a 14 day free trial, no credit card required.

Specs

Integrations

Rhino Grasshopper Speckle Autodesk Forma VIKTOR.AI Karamba3D

Platforms

Cloud, SaaS, WebWindowsMac

Supported project type

Residential Healthcare Commercial/Corporate Educational Hospitality Sports/Entertainment Urban Design Transportation/Infrastructure Cultural Mixed Use Installation/Furniture Personal/Student Project Landscape Architecture Interior Design

Supported lifecycle phase

Planning and Programming (Pre-Design)Schematic Design (Conceptual Design)Design Development Construction Documentation Bidding and Negotiation (Procurement)Construction Phase

Target industry

Architecture & Design Engineering (Structural, MEP, Civil)Construction & Contracting Manufacturing & Building Products

Ideal for company size

Small (1-50)Mid-size (51-500)Large (501-5,000)Enterprise (5,000+)

ShapeDiver Pricing

FREE TRIAL

Yes, 7-30 days

PRICING PLANS

STARTUP|€199/mo|From €199/mo billed annually (€299 billed monthly). 2,000 credits per month, up to 30 s computation time, 2 seats, App Builder, Viewer API, Rhino 7 and 8 backends on the EU system, forum support and one onboarding session per month.

BUSINESS|€499/mo|From €499/mo billed annually (€799 billed monthly). 10,000 credits per month, up to 60 s computation time, 5 seats, EU, North America and Asia systems, Geometry Backend and Platform APIs, TypeScript, Python and .NET SDKs, high computation priority, email and video support, unlimited onboarding.

ENTERPRISE|On request/yr|Custom quote. Private server system in the region you choose, unlimited computation time and seats, custom credits, single sign-on, custom plugin installation, advanced organisation features and an optional 99.9% SLA.

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Case studies

See the real projects teams have delivered with ShapeDiver.

Ukraine Villages by balbek bureau: rebuilding rural homes that keep regional heritage

Dampere: online configurators that turn perforated metal orders from weeks into minutes

PENTAURA by CODA: a timber shell configurator from design to robotic fabrication

Code to Concrete: automating kilometres of highway noise walls

Thornton Tomasetti CORE studio: computational design tools for every engineer

Customers

These are the firms already using ShapeDiver on their projects.

Thornton Tomasetti

Consulting & Professional Services, Engineering (Structural, MEP, Civil)

Walter P Moore

Consulting & Professional Services, Engineering (Structural, MEP, Civil)

ShapeDiver Frequently asked questions

No. Grasshopper definitions run on ShapeDiver's cloud servers, so engineers, clients and partners only need a web browser. Rhino and Grasshopper are only needed by the person who builds and uploads the definition.

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