2020 Design alternative · 2020 Flex
The 2020 Design alternative that needs no license.
Before you buy or renew a 2020 Design seat, consider skipping the software entirely. Hand each project to a team already working in native 2020 Flex (2020 Design) and get a finished design back by 9 AM. Flat $100 per room, the native .kit file included, no license to learn or maintain.
Designed in
2020 Flex by Cyncly
The alternative, explained
What is the alternative to 2020 Design?
The alternative to buying 2020 Design software is to outsource the design itself. Instead of paying for a 2020 Flex (formerly 2020 Design) license, training a designer, and maintaining manufacturer catalogs, you send Fast Kitchen Design a brief, sketch, photos, or measurements and receive a complete, catalog-accurate design. The package includes the native .kit file, photoreal renders, a LiveSpace 3D walkthrough, dimensioned floor plans, and elevations, delivered by 9 AM the next business day.
The price is a flat $100 per room with unlimited revisions and no contract. You never buy a 2020 Flex seat, pay a subscription, train staff, or run render hardware. A 30+ designer team has produced 15,000+ designs for 200+ cabinet businesses since 2018, at a 4.9-star average across 180+ verified reviews. If you later bring design in-house, the .kit files open directly in 2020 Flex, so the work is never locked to us.
Who it's best for
Made for people weighing up a 2020 Design alternative.
If you are researching whether to buy, renew, or replace 2020 Design, you probably recognize yourself in one of these. Outsourcing the design is built for exactly these situations.
- Just getting started
You have landed your first few kitchen jobs and a full 2020 Design license is hard to justify when you are not sure how steady the work will be yet. You pay $100 per design and grow the cost only as the projects come in.
- Staring at a renewal
Your 2020 Design subscription is coming up and you are asking whether another year is really worth it. You keep delivering finished 2020 Flex designs without paying for a seat you only use part of the time.
- You design once in a while
You are a remodeler, builder, or small shop who needs a kitchen drawn now and then, not every day. Owning software you rarely open makes little sense when you can simply order a design when a job lands.
- No time for the learning curve
You would rather design rooms, run your showroom, or sell cabinets than spend weeks learning 2020 Design. You hand over a brief and skip the training, the updates, and the render PC entirely.
- Comparing the software
You have weighed Cabinet Vision, Mozaik, and ProKitchen against 2020 Design and realized you would rather not buy, learn, and maintain any of them. This is the option where you run no software at all.
- Want pro renders, not overhead
You want photoreal, client-ready renders but cannot justify a designer's salary, a license, and the hardware behind them. A 30+ designer team produces that work for you at a flat $100 a design.
Honest answer: if you design dozens of kitchens a month in-house, owning a 2020 Design seat can pay for itself. We lay out the exact break-even in our 2020 Design vs outsourcing breakdown.
Made for designers starting out
A design department before you can afford one.
If you only have a handful of projects in hand, a 2020 Design license is a heavy fixed cost to carry. Outsourcing flips that: no software to buy, you pay per design, and your quotes look like an established studio from your very first job.
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$0to start
No license, subscription, or render PC. Your first design costs $100, not thousands in software before a single sale.
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1project minimum
Send one design or fifty. There is no contract and no monthly fee, so the cost matches the work you actually win.
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9 AMnext-day delivery
Quote like an established studio from day one. Briefs in by end of day come back finished by 9 AM the next business day.
Why FKD
A Full Design Department. Without the Overhead.
NKBA Standards. State Code.
Accurate, Client-Ready Work
Built Around Cabinet Sales
Scale Up Or Down, Anytime
Fast, Reliable, Communicative
What $100 looks like
Real 2020 Flex studio renders.
Every kitchen below was produced in native 2020 Flex for a flat $100. Tap any render to open the full project.
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Warm Wood Shaker Kitchen with Marble Island -
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Charcoal Shaker Kitchen with Brass Hardware and Island -
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Cream Shaker Kitchen with Marble Island -
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Cream Shaker Kitchen with Cherry Wood Island -
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Cream Slab Kitchen with Charcoal Island -
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Dark Walnut Coffee Station Niche
Do you actually need the software?
Three ways to get a design, one without a license.
- Buy a 2020 Design seat
License + training
A recurring 2020 Design (2020 Flex) subscription, plus weeks of training, a render-capable PC, and catalog upkeep before your first finished plan.
- Switch tools entirely
Start over
Cabinet Vision, Mozaik, or ProKitchen each mean a new license, a new learning curve, and rebuilding your catalog library from scratch.
- Outsource to FKD
$100/ design
Skip the software. Send a brief, get a complete 2020 Flex design with the native .kit file by 9 AM next business day. Unlimited revisions.
If your design volume is variable or growing, outsourcing usually wins on cost and speed. See the full 2020 Design vs outsourcing breakdown.
Side by side
Own the software, switch tools, or outsource it.
| Factor | Run 2020 Design | Other software | Outsource to FKD |
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| Upfront cost | Paid license + subscription | New license per tool | $0 to start |
| Cost per design | Your designer's time | Your designer's time | Flat $100, any room |
| Time to first finished design | Weeks of setup + training | Weeks to relearn | By 9 AM next business day |
| Learning curve | Significant | Significant | None, we run it |
| Cabinet catalogs | You load and update | You rebuild your library | 55+ maintained, new in 48h |
| Hardware | Render-capable PC | Render-capable PC | None needed |
| Who does the work | You or your staff | You or your staff | 30+ designer team |
| Native .kit file | Yes | Varies by tool | Yes, included |
"Other software" covers Cabinet Vision, Mozaik, and ProKitchen, each bought, learned, and maintained in-house.
When you only have a few projects
Pay for the designs you actually win.
Your cost grows only as you sell. There is no license, subscription, or render PC to pay for before your first project.
In every flat $100 design
$100
- Photoreal 3D renders
- LiveSpace 3D walkthrough link
- Dimensioned floor plans
- Cabinet elevations
- Priced items list
- Native 2020 Flex .kit file
Freelancers often charge $300 to $500 per room and bill for each change. Here every revision is included until you approve.
What Our Clients Say
Trusted by 200+ kitchen businesses.
"Their team became the design backbone of our showroom. We doubled our quote throughput in 90 days without hiring a single designer. The 9 AM delivery is the real deal. Every morning, every job, on time."
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Sarah Reynolds
Owner, Reynolds Cabinet Co.
Asheville, NC
2x
Quote throughput in 90 days
"We tried two other outsource services before FKD. Neither matched the turnaround or quality. Exclusively FKD for 18 months now."
"The white-label option was the game changer. Our clients see our brand on every design. They don't know FKD exists. Exactly how it should be."
LiveSpace 3D
Hand your client the kitchen, in 3D.
Every 2020 Flex design ships with an interactive LiveSpace 3D walkthrough. Your client opens a single link and orbits their new kitchen on any device, no app required.
- Full 360° orbit, explore from any angle
- One link, any device, no app to install
- Included free with every flat $100 design
Live 3D
Drag to orbit
Simple, transparent pricing. Flat $100 per design.
Flat rate
$ 100 / design
Any size. Any room. Same price.
- 3 + 2 Full house? Get 2 rooms free with every 3 paid rooms.
- −60% High volume? Custom bulk pricing, up to 60% off standard rates.
What's included
- Unlimited revisions
- Next-morning revisions
- Photorealistic 3D renders
- LiveSpace 3D walkthrough link
- Native 2020 Flex (.kit) file
- Floorplans and elevations
- Dedicated white-label team
- Easy-to-use online portal
- 200+ Businesses
- 15K+ Designs delivered
- 4.9 Avg rating
2020 Design alternative questions
Common questions about the 2020 Design alternative.
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What is the alternative to 2020 Design software?
The main alternative is to outsource the design instead of owning the software. Rather than buy a 2020 Design license, learn the tool, and maintain catalogs, you send a brief to a team that already runs 2020 Flex and get back a finished design. Fast Kitchen Design does this for a flat $100 per room.
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Do I actually need 2020 Design software?
Only if you design enough kitchens in-house to justify the license, training, and hardware. If your volume is variable, seasonal, or growing, outsourcing each design for $100 is usually cheaper and faster than running a seat. You still receive the native .kit file, so you are never locked out of the work.
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How much does 2020 Design software cost?
2020 Design (now 2020 Flex, owned by Cyncly) is sold as a recurring subscription that varies by seat, region, and add-ons, on top of training time and a capable computer. Outsourcing avoids all of it: you pay a flat $100 per finished design with no ongoing license. See our full cost breakdown for the math.
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Is there a free alternative to 2020 Design?
Free kitchen tools exist, but they lack the real manufacturer catalogs and dimensioned output that cabinet ordering needs, so the drawings are not order-ready. Outsourcing is the practical alternative: no free trial to manage, just a complete, catalog-accurate design for a flat $100 when you need one.
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How does outsourcing compare to Cabinet Vision, Mozaik, or ProKitchen?
Those are all software you buy, learn, and maintain yourself. Outsourcing removes that entirely. Instead of choosing and mastering a tool, you send the project and receive a finished 2020 Flex design overnight. It suits shops that would rather not run design software at all.
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Will I still get an editable file without the software?
Yes. Every design ships with the native 2020 Flex .kit file alongside renders, plans, elevations, and a priced item list. If you ever bring design in-house later, the files open directly in 2020 Flex, so nothing is locked to us.
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Is outsourcing reliable enough to replace a license?
For many cabinet businesses, yes. A 30+ designer team has delivered 15,000+ designs to 200+ companies since 2018 at a 4.9-star average. With a 9 AM next-day turnaround and unlimited revisions, it covers the same work a single in-house seat would, without the fixed cost.
Get started
Start your kitchen design in 2020 Flex with Fast Kitchen Design
Tell us about your space. We'll send your custom 2020 Flex design, usually delivered by 9 AM the next morning.