A modular cabin is a cabin that is designed by you and then constructed in a climate-controlled manufacturing facility to then later be delivered, in sections, to its final destination. Typically, they are then outfitted with the electricity and plumbing you need to occupy it as your home.A modular building is a prefabricated building that consists of repeated sections called modules. Modularity involves constructing sections away from the building site, then delivering them to the intended site. Installation of the prefabricated sections is completed on site.

Portable cabins are prefabricated structures manufactured for uses such as site office, security cabin, accommodation, storage, toilets etc. Portable cabins are a cheaper alternative to traditional buildings and are useful when accommodation is required for an uncertain period of time.A portable building is a stand-alone, self-contained building that is delivered in one piece by road and installed on site ready for immediate use. A modular building is constructed from two or more individual building modules.Portable Architecture comprises structures that are intended to be erected with ease at places distant from its place of manufacture.