Ryan Shed Plans vs MyBoatPlans vs TedsWoodworking: Which Plan Library?

Which plan library is best: Ryan Shed Plans, MyBoatPlans or TedsWoodworking?

On our scores MyBoatPlans (7.6) comes first, then Ryan Shed Plans (6.9) and TedsWoodworking (6.6). The right pick still depends on what you want to build.

These are three digital libraries of building plans, each sold for a single payment. We audit the offer, not the plans: we read the sales page and the order form, and we have not bought or used any of them. So the scores tell you how clear, honest and checkable each offer is, not how good a given plan is.

MyBoatPlans is the only one of the three rated Worth it. Ryan Shed Plans and TedsWoodworking are Worth a look. Our verdict guide explains why a score of 6.9 can still land at Worth a look when one subscore is low.

How do the three compare on price, refund and score?

All three are one-time payments. TedsWoodworking costs most and has the longest refund window (180 days); the other two offer 60 days.

The table below is generated from our review data as of October 2026. A fourth offer, Ultimate Small Shop, is added as a reference point because it is a woodworking guide rather than a plan library, at the lowest price of the group ($29).

Refund windows as recorded on the order forms: Ryan Shed Plans 60 days, MyBoatPlans 60 days, TedsWoodworking 180 days (ClickBank's return-policy field for this vendor). Ultimate Small Shop is treated as 60 days; its form mentions 180 days in one sentence, while its page, FAQ and refund field all say 60.

Does a bigger plan count mean better value?

Not by itself. The counts are 12,000, 518 and 16,000, but a count says nothing about quality, and none of the three lets you preview a full plan before paying.

Ryan Shed Plans says it holds over 12,000 shed plans with materials lists and CAD drawings. TedsWoodworking claims over 16,000 woodworking plans with cut lists and diagrams, a figure our review says cannot be verified from the page alone. MyBoatPlans lists 518 boat plans by name, plus 40-plus how-to videos and CAD tools.

Divide the price by the claimed count and the big libraries look absurdly cheap: about $0.003 per plan for Ryan Shed Plans, $0.004 for TedsWoodworking and $0.09 for MyBoatPlans. That arithmetic is only a curiosity. You will build one or two projects, so the useful question is whether the library has a plan you actually want, and whether it can be refunded if it does not.

MyBoatPlans has the clearest answer to the first question because it names its designs. A large unnamed library means more browsing before you know whether your project is in it.

Claimed contents, as of October 2026

• Ryan Shed Plans: over 12,000 shed plans, materials lists, CAD drawings, 4 bonuses not described in detail.
• MyBoatPlans: 518 named boat plans, over 40 how-to videos, CAD design tools.
• TedsWoodworking: over 16,000 woodworking plans with cut lists, materials lists and diagrams.

Who is behind each offer?

MyBoatPlans names its builder with a US mailing address. Ryan Shed Plans and TedsWoodworking name a person but no company or address.

This is the widest gap between the three. MyBoatPlans scores 8 on vendor transparency: Martin Reid is named, with a mailing address in Hudson, Wisconsin on the contact page. Ryan Shed Plans scores 4.5: Ryan Henderson is named, but beyond a support ticket system there is no company name, address or phone. TedsWoodworking also scores 4.5: our review found no company name, address or contact page, only the personal name Ted McGrath.

A named person without an address is not proof of anything bad. It does mean you have less to hold on to if the download is wrong or a refund is disputed. For more on this pattern see offers with no named author.

What should you watch for on the sales pages?

Ryan Shed Plans leans on hype about rival sellers, and TedsWoodworking opens with off-topic technical jargon. MyBoatPlans scores best on claim discipline (7.5).

The Ryan Shed Plans page frames other shed-plan sellers as dishonest ghostwriters. Our review calls that hyperbole rather than a checkable fact, and it scores 5.5 on claim discipline.

TedsWoodworking scores 4 on claim discipline, the lowest of the three. Its page opens with a dense paragraph about content provenance and benchmarks that has nothing to do with woodworking and reads as aimed at automated readers rather than buyers. The page also tells a founder story and claims each plan was built and tested; neither can be checked from the page.

For a plain look at what a clean page looks like, read what an honest sales page looks like.

How do the refund windows and prices work?

Each charges once and matches its page. Ryan Shed Plans is $37 with 60 days, MyBoatPlans $47 with 60 days, TedsWoodworking $67 with 180 days.

On pricing honesty the three score 8.5 (Ryan Shed Plans), 7.5 (MyBoatPlans) and 8.5 (TedsWoodworking). The Ryan Shed Plans form charges $37.00 with no shipping. The TedsWoodworking form charges exactly the $67.00 shown, with no upsells at checkout. MyBoatPlans charges $47.00 to a US buyer and EUR 49.09 including VAT to a German buyer.

The 180-day window is a real advantage of TedsWoodworking, since it gives six months to open the library and test it. A long window only helps if the refund is honored, so keep your order confirmation. Our guide to what a money-back guarantee actually covers explains the limits, and the refund windows across the catalog shows how common 60 days is.

Which one fits which builder?

Boat builders should look at MyBoatPlans, first-time shed builders at Ryan Shed Plans, and general woodworkers willing to test a huge library at TedsWoodworking.

Our review data gives each a best-for line. For MyBoatPlans it is hobbyists who want a large, named library of boat plans and video tutorials for a one-time $47. For Ryan Shed Plans it is first-time shed builders who want many plans and materials lists cheaply. For TedsWoodworking it is woodworkers willing to test a large, cheap plan library and use the 180-day window if it disappoints.

If you only need to set up a small workshop, Ultimate Small Shop ($29) is a tool-buying guide rather than a plan library. See the wider ranking of woodworking, boat and shed plans for the other offers in this niche.

What should you do before you buy a plan library?

Decide the project first, then check the seller, the refund window and the checkout total before you pay.

Before you pay

1. Write down the one project you want to build and check that the page shows that type of plan.
2. Look for a named seller with an address; if there is none, rely on the refund window.
3. Confirm the total on the order form matches the page, including VAT and shipping.
4. Note the refund window on your own order form and set a reminder before it ends.
5. Open the download within the first week and check one plan against your project.

A short checklist keeps a $37 to $67 purchase from becoming a drawer of unused files. Read how we score in our methodology if you want to weigh the subscores yourself.

Frequently asked questions

More from our sister sites

Related reading on other independent sites we publish. Each one has its own editors and its own catalog.

• Como costurar corset e vestido com moldes prontos, etapa por etapa (Ebook360, in Portuguese)
• Schreiben lernen und Autorenkurse im Vergleich: Welche Angebote lohnen sich? (Klarurteil, in German)