Site plan drawing or floor plan sketching application - DIY. Need recommendations
Does anyone have any experience with easy to use programs where I could design a site layout/concept for potential developments? Preferably one with the ability to create simple floor plans as well. Anything that you don’t have to understand CAD for.

Willing to consider paid options if they offer good value. Open to all recommendations, thank you.
[{"id": "ia8sxf1", "text": "I would use sketchup because I find it easy, but I'll admit it's not floorplan software per se.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ia8twvw", "text": "I\u2019ve not personally used it, but I\u2019ve heard good things about Chief Architect.", "replies": [{"id": "iaa4tvf", "text": "Seems like it\u2019s more for residential", "replies": [{"id": "iabqe8n", "text": "Agreed. I was wanting to design my own floor plan for a house so I researched several programs and that\u2019s how I landed on it. I still have the free trial download sitting in my inbox so I haven\u2019t actually tried it, but it seems to fit the bill for being reasonably priced and actually powerful enough to make real plans (e.g., you can export in CAD format, create MEP plans, etc). \n\nIt *should* work for sketching basic commercial plans, but it probably isn\u2019t powerful enough to make usable commercial plans.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ia8u4rc", "text": "2nd for sketchup, you can actually drop in pre-built objects from their \"3d warehouse\".", "replies": [{"id": "ia8yqzm", "text": "Thirded sketch up is great", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ia9fd9v", "text": "If you\u2019re not willing to shell out money for a software subscription yet, I\u2019ve used floorplancreator.net to map out the layout of my personal residences in the past. It\u2019s free, no learning curve, and does the very basics of floor plan construction, so if you\u2019re only designing on a conceptual level it might work for you.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ia9lfw8", "text": "Chief Architect", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ia9ww08", "text": "You are better off just shelling out some money for Autocad, or preferably Civil3D for plotting in parcel descriptions.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iabahcs", "text": "I use smartdraw. Cloud based. Not nearly as robust as autocad or similar, but it gets the job done. Has templates you can start from.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ibuk0ix", "text": "Honestly, AutoCad LT will be the best way for you. Considerably cheaper than AutoCad and only does 2D.\n\nYou won\u2019t be doing anything fancy in it, but it\u2019s the best drafting software. Take a bit of time to tinker in it. You input your measurements and you\u2019re good to go.\n\nI use CAD every day, but it really is not that hard if you have any kind of computer literacy. I taught myself. Google is great.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]